Reviews
Chico & Rita
The animated feature film Chico & Rita was released last year to rave reviews. Directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Cecil Sharp Project
Earlier this year, a remarkable ‘Who's Who’ of the new British folk scene assembled in London's Cecil Sharp House. Lined...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Daybreak
Between Sarah Jarosz and Sierra Hull, there seems to be a surfeit of teenaged mandolin-strumming-singer-songwriter prodigies on the acoustic/bluegrass scene...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Straum, Stille
Recorded by the Norwegian mini¬malist chamber-folk trio in Oslo’s Sofien¬berg Church, you can pretty much get the hang of Straum,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Pìob Is Fidheall
When you have renowned piper Iain MacDonald stating an album is ‘as good as it gets’ then you know you...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Salsa Mundo: Colombia – Music Born of Conflict
While the Colombian tourist board is intent on fostering an image of the country as a safe haven for visitors...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Ceilidh
Ceilidh, the third album from the self¬proclaimed enfants terribles of the English folk-dance scene, is a curious beast. Opening with...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Symphonique
Le Vent du Nord have quickly established themselves as one of Quebec's leading tradition-based music groups, and rightfully so. Their...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Songs of Happiness, Poison & Ululation
Over the last decade, as ageing baby boomers took stock of their past and waxed nostalgic about the pop, soul,...
Reviewed by Alastair Johnston in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Dos
Los Fabulocos featuring Kid Ramos
Los Angeles’ pop¬ulation is now more than 50% Mexican. Yet if you follow the mainstream media you would believe that...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
