Helene Cronin – Maybe New Mexico (self-release, 2025) Helene Cronin’s Maybe New Mexico is her most personal album to date, presenting an intimate, acoustic-driven sound.…
Helene Cronin’s ‘Maybe New Mexico’: A Roadmap of Reflection
Category: Album reviews
Frigg – Dreamscapes: A Silver Anniversary
Frigg – Dreamscapes (Bafe’s Factory, 2025) Remarkable Finnish folk ensemble Frigg is celebrating 25 years with the release of Dreamscapes, an album that expands their…
Homeward Sound: Lullahush Reimagines Irish Tradition in “Ithaca”
Lullahush – Ithaca (Future Classic, 2025) Athens-based Dublin artist Lullahush is set to release Ithaca, his new album, on April 11, 2025. The record meshes…
Rooted in Galician Tradition: Darío Moreira’s Man Raíz Bridges Past and Present
Darío Moreira – Man Raíz (Self-Released, 2025) Spanish composer Darío Manuel González Moreira, better known as Darío Moreira, reinterprets traditional Galician cantigas through an intimate…
Kamini Natarajan Unveils “Meera” – A Tribute to Hindu Mystic Poet Meera Bai
Kamini Natarajan – Meera (self-release, 2023) Renowned Indian classical vocalist Kamini Natarajan celebrates the enduring legacy of the 16th-century Indian saint and mystic poet, Meera…
Fernando Ferreira’s Tempo: A Reflective Passage Through Time
Fernando Ferreira – Tempo (AVM Music Editions, 2024), Fernando Ferreira’s Tempo (time) is a thought-provoking exploration of time’s influence on human experience. The album gracefully…
Dancing Through Time: Novalima’s Deluxe Edition of La Danza
Novalima – La Danza (Deluxe Version) (Six Degrees Records, 2025) Novalima, the pioneering Afro-Peruvian collective, expands their acclaimed La Danza project with a Deluxe Edition…
Blossoming Traditions: Chuvash Folk Songs from Orenburg
Narspi Ensemble – Bird Cherry Blossom: Chuvash Songs from Orenburg Region (Antonovka Records, 2025) The Narspi Ensemble, founded in 1978, represents the musical heritage of…
A Musical Picnic With A Finnish Twist
Uusikuu – Piknik (Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup, 2025) Finnish band Uusikuu returns with Piknik, their sixth album, offering a joyful, nostalgic and charming mix of…
Scene It All: Seldom Scene Returns With Remains to Be Scene
Seldom Scene – Remains to Be Scene (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2025) Seldom Scene, a pioneering force in progressive bluegrass since 1971, returns with Remains to…