Category: Traditional
Superb violinist and singer Seonaid Aitken’s latest album Chasing Sakura ?? is an absolute delight. Here’s a review FM (of Scottish Jazz Space) did for London Jazz News.
https://londonjazznews.com/2022/05/04/seonaid-aitken-ensemble-chasing-sakura/
Jemima Thewes’ debut album ‘Calling’, due out this July, is dark and delicate Scottish avant-folk – except for the final track which would sit wonderfully well in Cafe OTO! Here’s our review for New York-based Doobeedoobeedoo and a YouTube of one the tracks, ‘Moon’.
https://doobeedoobeedoo.info/2022/03/09/album-review-jemima-thewes-calling-dark-scottish-avant-folk-from-the-uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzOjUyuVLXk&ab_channel=JemimaT
Evelyn Laurie’s latest, completely charming album My Scottish Heart is a beautiful fusion of jazz and Scottish folk song. Here is Scottish Jazz Space’s review in US music zine Doobeedoobeedoo NY.
https://doobeedoobeedoo.info/2021/12/25/cd-review-evelyn-laurie-my-scottish-heart-scottish-jazz-folk-from-the-uk/
Scotland continues to produce great albums that successfully meld Jazz and Scottish Trad idioms. Fergus Hall’s debut album ‘Shores’ – which as a bonus features words of revered Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean – is one such. Here is Scottish Jazz Space’s (under my name, FM) review of ‘Shores’ in London Jazz News.
https://londonjazznews.com/2021/05/08/fergus-hall-shores/
10/12/19 Album Review which appears in Songlines Jan/Feb 2020 issue: Louisa Lyne & Di Yiddishe Kapelye – “LUST”.
Maestro Music (35 mins) Winning Der Yiddisher Idol 2019 with fifth track, the keening ‘Trern’ (Tears), has brought Louisa Lyne…
10/12/19 Album Review which appears in Songlines Jan/Feb 2020 issue: Petreikis – “Jūrėse”
Self-released (38 mins) With its New Agey, Celtic feel, at times Jūrėse (meaning ‘In the Lagoon’, referencing his home region)…
CD Review: Daniel Tarrab “Otra Mirada”. As appeared in DooBeeDooBeeDoo – NY on 14/6/19.
Genre: Tango Music available from: Silva Screen Records; Amazon; Spotify Buenos Aires based, award winning film composer and double bassist…
5 Miles From Town by The Ebony Hillbillies 11/3/19
Artist: The Ebony Hillbillies Title: 5 Miles From Town Label: EH Music Genre: String Band Music available on: itunes, Amazon…
Trikala by Simon Thacker 24/1/19
CD Review, 24/1/19: Trikala, by Simon Thacker’s Svara-Kanti, which appeared in March 2019 Songlines magazine. Simon Thacker’s Svara-Kanti Trikala…
Two Hands To Tango by Hakon Skogstad 10/9/18
CD Review, 10/9/18 : Two Hands To Tango, by Hakon Skogstad. Artist:…