Reviews
Ballad Lines
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
That odd beast – a folk concept album – takes shape in Ballad Lines, a new Scottish folk musical by...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
As It Comes
Belgian composer and multi-instrumentalist Ward Dhoore has made fairly regular appearances in these pages as a member of such forward-thinking...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Aloud
Raymond Antrobus & Evelyn Glennie
Poet Raymond Antrobus and percussionist Evelyn Glennie reconvene for a second album of percussion and poetry, made in one afternoon,...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Songs for Nina and Johanna
Scottish singer-songwriter James Yorkston’s latest release doesn’t tinker with his winning formula of gently absorbing compositions set against lush, but...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
De salige
Norwegian fiddle player, singer and composer Susanne Lundeng returns with a fascinating project – a time-bending collaboration with folk musicians...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Living Being IV (Time Reflections)
Vincent Peirani | Vincent Peirani
It’s French accordionist Peirani whose name is on this album, however, it should be joined by another: soprano saxophonist Emile...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Guajiro Chic
Following a four-year studio album silence, famed Cuban singer Raúl Paz returns with a good-natured set that leans into themes...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Lost Measures
Leveret (Sam Sweeney on fiddle and viola, Andy Cutting on button accordion/melodeon and Rob Harbron on English concertina) return with...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Underwater Cairngorms
Mhairi Hall & David de la Haye
A collaboration between composer Mhairi Hall and field recordist David de la Haye, Underwater Cairngorms combines sounds captured from below...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
Norwegian Electronic Folk Music
Kenneth Lien & Center of the Universe
Norway has a thriving and intriguing experimental folk scene, and multi-instrumentalist Kenneth Lien is one of its key exponents. I...
Reviewed in issue December/2025
