Reviews
Bërbili
Situated at the nexus of the Romantic and Slavic worlds, yet with their roots in Albania, the songs of the...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Hether Blether
Named after one of the vanishing islands from his native Orkney's folklore, the final album in composer Erland Cooper's trilogy...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
The Path of Stones
A member of Solas, Usher's Well and the crack trio of McCusker, McGoldrick and Doyle, as well as an assured...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Make Your Move
Trad.Attack! are a phenomenon in Estonia, their homeland, where since their inception in 2013 the trio have swept the board...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
George Sansome
One third of BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award nominees Granny's Attic, Sansome releases his solo debut. This self-titled album...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
RDS-202
KermesZ à l'Est are not only the wildest Balkan band in Belgium, but probably on the planet. I first encountered...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
Strovilos
This is another winner from the class act that brought us the great albums Zivo and Samás. Here they are...
Reviewed in issue July/2020
The Singer of Tales
The sevdah of the western Balkans, especially associated with Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies a space between folk and art music,...
Reviewed in issue June/2020
All is Not Forgotten
All is Not Forgotten follows on from Miller's 2018 release Mercury, and a very pleasant follow-up it is too. New...
Reviewed in issue June/2020
Sabotage and Tradition
This is Lakvar's debut album and it demonstrates the full range of their folk and musical credentials. The first track,...
Reviewed in issue June/2020
