Reviews
The Secret Sisters
Vintage dresses? Check. Joyful, springwater-fresh voices? Check. A determination to sidestep the plasticised sound of contemporary country? Check. The Secret...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: June/2011
Folk Awards 2011
Twenty-seven tracks selected from nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011 makes for a compelling compilation. It includes...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
Band of Gypsies 2
Taraf de Haidouks & Koçani Orkestar
Ten years ago Romania's super fast Gypsy fiddling stars Taraf de Haidouks teamed up with Macedonian brass band the Koçani...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2011
The Brilliant Irish Flute: The Inish Turk Beg Sessions
The privately owned island of Inish Turk Beg in Clew Bay off the wild Atlantic coast of Ireland produces its...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2011
The Rough Guide to African Guitar Legends
After a recent spate of successes in the Indian department (the revisited Rough Guides to Bhangra, Bollywood and Music of...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: June/2011
Countryman
Considered by many to be one of Australia's most expressive indigenous voices, Pitjantjatjara singer-songwriter Frank Yamma, has never enjoyed the...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2011
Lágrimas Mexicanas
Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell
Having made his name sprudng up bossa nova alongside New York's avant-garde set, this isn't the first time Brazilian ex-pat...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Apr/May/2011
Systema Solar
Colombia continues to be one of the most exciting music-producing nations in Latin America. The birthplace of cumbia, the country...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Apr/May/2011
Annwn
Catrin Finch was a child prodigy. She started learning the harp at the age of five, scored the highest marks...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2011
