Rolf Lislevand – Jul I gammel tid (Christmas in the days of old) (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2005) I received many Early Music Christmas recordings this year.…
Songs of the Old World
Category: Album reviews
Charming Cross-Cultural Teamwork, Chicago Immigrant Orchestra’s ‘Sanctuary’
Chicago Immigrant Orchestra – Sanctuary (Wahdude Music, 2025) Chicago Immigrant Orchestra has released Sanctuary, an eclectic, boundary-blurring album focused on preserving folk songs rooted in…
Celtic Woman Unwrap Nollaig – A Christmas Journey For 2025
Celtic Woman Nollaig – A Christmas Journey (Celtic Collections, 2025) Celtic Woman’s Nollaig – A Christmas Journey presents a 13-track Christmas studio album that brings…
Mandé Sila Lights The Way: Habib Koité Unveils Acoustic Supergroup
Mandé Sila – Live @ Levon Helm Studios (Contre-Jour, 2025) Mandé Sila, a new acoustic project led by Malian guitarist and singer Habib Koité, brings…
Kyrgyzstan Jaw Harp Sessions Leap Across Time Zones
11 Hours – Kyrgyzstan Sessions (self-released, 2025) Jaw harp collective 11 Hours gathers virtuoso players from Russia, the United States, Kyrgyzstan, and Sakha (Yakutia) for…
Precious Midnight Melodies In Nidaros Cathedral
Iver Kleive & Knut Reiersrud – Vidunderligst av alt på jord (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2025) Vidunderligst av alt på jord (The most wonderful thing on earth)…
Dean Mueller Teams With John Prine Alums For Wishes Never Gone
Dean Mueller – Wishes Never Gone (Ripping Glass Entertainment, 2024) Americana singer-songwriter Dean Mueller released Wishes Never Gone last year. It features production by Grammy…
Latin Jazz Spark: Ron Rieder Unveils Dia Precioso! with Boston All-Stars
Ron Rieder – Dia Precioso! (2025) Ron Rieder’s Dia Precioso! is an eight-track set developed during a year-long collaboration with producer andarranger Ricardo Monzón. The…
Mehrnam Rastegari’s Debut ‘Dislocated Pulse,’ A Persian Psych-Rock Set
Mehrnam Rastegari – Dislocated Pulse (self-release, 2025) Mehrnam Rastegari is set to release Dislocated Pulse in November. This is her debut album as a composer,…
At Dawn with the Saglios
Matthieu & Camille Saglio – Al Alba (ACT Music, 2025) Al Alba (at dawn in Spanish) presents an exquisite, lovely, and intimate collaboration between two…