Reviews

Roda Amaranta

Saveria Margiola & Mikis TheodOrakis

Composer-conductor Mikis Theodorakis, aged 95 this July, is a Greek national institution. While classically trained, since 1958 his compositions and...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Makedonissimo

Simon Trpceski & Friends

Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski has made a name for himself through bravura solo readings of Rachmaninov and Chopin, but appears...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

RELAY Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This is the second volume of an ongoing series of download albums launched during the COVID-19 lockdown by The Little...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Songs of the Summer Realm

Jessica Victoria

In 1960, Lerner and Loewe brought Camelot to the Broadway stage. In 1975, Rick Wakeman gave King Arthur the prog-rock...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Hold Fast

Stick in the Wheel

‘This record is about working hard in the face of adversity, focusing on the positive, questioning the canon and making...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Stormweere

Spilar

Formed around the voices of sister and brother Eva and Maarten Decombel with the mandolin and synths of Trio Dhoore’s...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Famous Fados on Portuguese Guitar

Custódio Castelo

Famous Fados is the latest instalment in a series of discs showcasing Custódio Castelo’s talent as a solo artist (his...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

The Spectrum Project

Marie Fielding

Award-winning fiddler Marie Fielding’s fourth album is a curious, but engaging, experiment. Exploring the organic nature of the creative process...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Live at the Old Fruitmarket

RURA

Live at the Old Fruitmarket marks an incredible ten years for the band, a decade that has seen many changes...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Mãe

Liana

Mãe (Mother) is Liana’s take on motherhood in our present age of anxiety. It’s her fourth solo album (she has...

Reviewed in issue October/2020