Arturo Jorge y El Cuarteto Tradición – Finca Santa Elena (Tumi Music, 2017) Finca Santa Elena is the international release from Cuba’s Arturo Jorge y…
Arturo Jorge y El Cuarteto Tradición’s Rural Charm
Category: Album reviews
David Virelles’ Afro-Cuban Piano explorations
David Virelles – Gnosis (ECM Records, 2017) Gnosis is a multifaceted avant-garde album featuring a extensive series of musical illustrations by Cuban pianist David Virelles.…
Screaming Orphans in the Taproon
Screaming Orphans – Taproom (The Screaming Orphans, 2017) Screaming Orphans is a talented all-sister quartet from Donegal, Ireland that plays a mix of traditional Celtic…
Nordic fingerstyle Virtuosity
J-P Piirainen – Twined ((Bafe’s Factory / Nordic Notes, 2017) Twined is the new release by Finnish fingerstyle guitarist J-P Piirainen. The guitar virtuoso is…
Alluring Moravian Folk Music
Jitka Šuranská Trio – Divé Husy (Indies Scope Records, 2016) Czech ensemble Jitka Šuranská Trio are Moravian folk music renovators. On Divé Husy (Wild Geese),…
Belgian Americana
Big Sun – Big Sun (Homerecords, 2016) After reading a book featuring illustrations and pictures, three Belgian musicians got together to form Big Sun. It’s…
Pappila’s Successful Wedding Night
Enkel – Pappila Hääyö (Kansanmusiikki-instituutti, 2016) Enkel is a Finnish folk music band featuring four female vocalists and instrumentalists that enjoy making music together. Their…
The Piano Art of the Possible
Fer Isella – The Art of the Possible (Limbo, 2017) The Art of the Possible is a solo piano album by Argentine musician and…
Rising Celtic Fiddle Talent Matt Tighe
Matt Tighe – Matt Tighe (Greentrax Recordings, 2017) Matt Tighe is an excellent fiddler from South London in the UK. On his self-titled album he…
The Green’s Marching Orders
The Green – Marching Orders (Easy Star Records, 2017) The Green, one of the most popular crossover reggae bands in the USA, has released Marching…