Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton – Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2020) Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton is a fine album of…
Unearthed Old Time Gem featuring Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton
Category: Album reviews
Make Your Move, Innovation Rooted in Estonian Folk
Trad.Attack! – Make Your Move (Trad.Attack!, 2020) Make Your Move is the fourth album from innovative Estonian band Trad.Attack! The trio plays a sizzling mix…
Joyful and Forward-Thinking Transglobal Underground
Transglobal Underground – Walls Have Ears (Mule Satellite Recordings, 2020) The masters of global fusion are back with a gem titled Walls Have Ears. Transglobal…
Niemi’s Peaceful Setting
Niemi – Spiraalit / Spirals (Bafe’s Factory, 2020) Finnish singer-songwriter Inka Niemi takes walks throughout the forests to escape stress. She also uses traditional lullabies…
Brilliant Portuguese Folk Recreations from Supergroup Companhia do Canto Popular
Companhia do Canto Popular – Rebento (Sons Vadios, 2019) Companhia do Canto Popular brings together some of the finest musicians in the Portuguese traditional and…
Guitarra Portuguesa Virtuoso Performs Fado Masterworks
Custodio Castelo – Amália Classics on Portuguese Guitar (ARC Music, 2020) Custódio Castelo, one of the great masters of guitarra portuguesa (Portuguese guitar) has been…
The Infectious Energy of Djibouti’s Groupe RTD
Groupe RTD – The Dancing Devils of Djibouti (Ostinato Records, 2020) This is the first full studio album from Djibouti that has come across our…
Appealing Modern Cape Verdean Songs from Ceuzany
Ceuzany – Ilha D’Melodia (Lusafrica, 2015) Vocalist Ceuzany is one of the rising talents of Cape Verdean music. Ilha D’Melodia is her second album. She…
Azwan, Alluring Guitar Inspired by Nature and Connectivity
Pierre Bensusan – Azwan (3DADGAD Vision/MVD Audio, 2020) Azwan is the 15th album from French-Algerian guitarist, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan. The masterful fingerstyle guitarist…
Deliverance with Musical Accompaniment
Unless you’re living so far off the grid that the likelihood of you even coming across these words is non-existent, you know what’s on…