Mick Abrahams’ Early ’70s Blues-Rock Returns On 2CD Set
Mick Abrahams – Seasons – The Recordings 1971-1972 (Esoteric, 2026) Seasons – The Recordings 1971–1972 is a 2CD remastered collection that combines Mick Abrahams’ first…
Rachel Groves Wins Young Traditional Musician 2026
(headline image: Rachel Groves – Photo by Alan Peebles) Rachel Groves, who plays lever harp, won BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2026. BBC Radio…
Project Smok Reveal New Single Drop “Continuum”
“Continuum” is the latest single from Scottish neo-trad trio Project Smok. The group features Ali Levack (pipes and whistles), Ewan Baird (bodhrán), and Pablo Lafuente…
Harp Virtuosa Ailie Robertson Revives 1800s Torloisk Tunes
Harp player Ailie Robertson has released Echoes From Torloisk: Music From The Maclean Clephane Manuscripts. The Maclean Clephane manuscripts were compiled by Anna-Jane and Margaret…
Charming Traditional Songs of Gatagara, Rwanda
Ababeramuco Ensemble – Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda (Antonovka Records, 2022) Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda presents field recordings of traditional Rwandan music…
“A Matilde Coral” Introduces Flamenco De Cuartito Vol. 3
“A Matilde Coral” is a new single and a preview of Volume 3 in Flamenco De Cuartito Volumen 3, the ongoing project from flamenco guitarist,…
Tangerine Dream Reconstructs ‘Phaedra’ 50 Years Later
Tangerine Dream – 50 Years Of Phaedra: At The Barbican (Kscope, 2026) The current version of Tangerine Dream has released 50 Years Of Phaedra: At…
Mallorca Updating
The U.K.’s ever-inventive Periscopi Invertit has another winner in “L’amo de son carabassa,” a folk tune from the Mediterranean island of Mallorca that’s been seasoned…
Divine Interventions: Juanjo López Channels Faith and Migration in ‘Above, Beyond, Within’
Juanjo López – Above, Beyond, Within (Desafío Candente Records, 2025) Mexican guitarist and composer Juanjo López’s Above, Beyond, Within is a three-part suite of original…
Jazz Fusion Guitarist Ossi Maristo Impresses with Solo Debut, Arc
Ossi Maristo – Arc (Eclipse Music, 2021) Finnish guitarist Ossi Maristo released a superb solo album in 2021 titled Arc. The album draws clear inspiration…