Finished copies of the following CDs and DVDs were received in the fRoots office during June, July and August 2018. Please note that we do not list or review from advance CDRs or music outside fRoots’ remit (see FAQ pages). Inclusion in these listings does not automatically mean that a printed review will follow, though it is more likely.
10 String Symphony Generation Frustration (Tasty Note)
a’Nish Way Of The Gull (Purt Sheearan)
Aallotar Ameriikan Laulu (Nordic Notes)
Estrella Acosta Mujeres De Luna (eStar)
Aeyther Into The Forest (Unplugged) (Aeyther)
Airu Mosaik (Airu)
Alba Griot Ensemble The Darkness Between The Leaves (Riverboat)
Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith Many A Thousand (Many A Thousand)
Assynt Road To The North (Garthland)
Duck Baker Les Blues Du Richmond: Demos & Outtakes 1973-1979 (Tompkins Square)
Belouga Quartet Quator De Galoubets-Tambourins (Buda)
Bob & Gill Berry Echoes Of Alfred (WildGoose)
The Bevvy Sisters This Moment (Interrupto)
Anandi Bhattacharya Joys Abound (Riverboat)
Deben Bhattacharya Waves Of Joy: Bauls From Bengal (ARC)
The Breath Let The Cards Fall (Real World)
Stanley Brinks Peanuts (Fika)
Martin Carthy An Introduction To… (Topic)
Catalena Clvak Ni Zver (Zolozba Pivec)
Chalaban Gleimim (NaRator)
Olivia Chaney Shelter (Nonesuch)
Cimbaliband Balkan Project (Fono)
Christine Collister Christine Collister (Fledg’ling)
Dalinda Dalinda (Fono)
Danotam En Csizmadia Anna 25 Eves, Kupuszina (Fono)
Danu Ten Thousand Miles (Danu)
Paul & Liz Davenport Shadows In The Mist (Hallamshire Traditions)
Deep Cabaret Fivesongs (Deep Cabaret)
Jacken Elswyth / Laurel Uziell & David Grundy Betwixt & Between 1 (Betwixt & Between Tapes)
Entourage Ceremony Of Dreams: Studio Sessions & Outtakes, 1972 – 1977 (Tompkins Square)
Esszencia Elindultunk A Nagy Utra (Fono)
FLO La Mentirosa (Soundfly)
Freschard & Stanley Brinks Midnight Tequila (Fika)
Gabacho Maroc Tawassol (10H)
Steph Geremia Up She Flew (Blackbox Music)
Eliza Gilkyson Secularia (Red House)
Gilmore & Roberts A Problem Of Our Kind (GR!)
Per Gudmundson & Bengan Janson Hjeltamos (Country & Eastern)
Buddy Guy The Blues Is Alive And Well (Silvertone / RCA)
The Hooky Mat Project Songs Of Ed Pickford (Hooky Mat Project)
Zakir Hussain The Rough Guide To Zakir Hussain (Rough Guides)
Juuri & Juuri The Raven’s March (Nordic Notes)
Matti Kallio Waltz For Better Times (Matti Kallio):
Angelique Kidjo Remain In Light (Kravenworks)
Kinnaris Quintet Free One Kinnaris Quintet)
Sfetsas Kryiakos Greek Fusion Orchestra Vol. 1 (Teranga Beat)
Jimmy LaFave Peace Town (Music Road)
Seth Lakeman The Well-Worn Path (Cooking Vinyl)
Lonesome George Flat As The Earth (Lonesome George)
Ron Macfarlane The Celtic Lute (Sonu Luminius)
Rachael McShane & The Cartographers When All Is Still (Topic)
Katie Lou McCabe The Golden Green (Katie Lou McCabe)
Kitty Macfarlane Namer Of Clouds (Navigator)
Stuart Masters Union Chapel & Elsewhere (Hi4head)
Andrew Mill Wandering Albatross (Brechin All)
Mizgin Lorin (KOM Muzik)
Esteban Murillo Mi Verdad (Home )
Rachel Newton West (Shadowside)
Rab Noakes Welcome To Anniversaryville (Neon)
Ann O’aro Ann O’aro (Buda / Cobalt)
Damien O’Kane & Ron Block Banjophony (Pure)
Eamon O’Leary All Souls (Reveal)
Oi Diponi Pontos (NarRator)
Kelly Oliver Botany Bay (Kelly Oliver)
Fulya Özlem & Akustik Kabare Mânidar Bosluk / The Conspicuous Abyss (Z Muzik / Kalan)
Grace Petrie Queer As Folk (Grace Petrie)
Phantom Voices Peace By Peace (Wyre)
Brigid Mae Power The Two Worlds (Tompkins Square)
Raintown Seers The Mermaid’s Pool & Other Stories (Raintown Seers)
Gwenifer Raymond You Never Were Much Of A Dancer (Tompkins Square)
Gwilym Bowen Rhys Detholiad O Hen Faledi (Recordiau Erwydd)
Mehdi Rostami & Adib Rostami Melodic Circles (ARC)
Los Ruphay A Cry For Revolution (ARC)
Jess Sah Bi & Peter One Our Garden Needs Its Flowers (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
Nathan Salsburg Third (No Quarter)
Sans Kulku (Cloud Valley)
Sokratis Sinopulos Under The Rose Tree (Saphrane)
John Smith Hummingbird (Commoner / 30 Tigers)
Solasta A Cure For The Curious (Solasta)
Bill Spence & Fennig’s All-Star String Band The Hammered Dulcimer Rides Again (Front Hall)
Sreta The Balkan Autimn (Snail)
The Staple Singers The Staples Singers Collection 1953-62 (Acrobat)
Svang Svang Plays Tango (Galileo)
Svatja Vatra (Nordic Notes)
Sam Sweeney The Unfinished Violin (Island)
Ta Ki Dum Ta Ki Dum (Ahenk)
Ten String Symphony Generation Frustration (Tasty Note)
Richard Thompson 13 Rivers (Proper)
Steve Tilston Distant Days (Riverboat)
Tormis Quartet Tormisele (Nordic Notes)
Toto La Momposina Toto La Momposina (Astar Artes)
Toure Kunda Lambi Golo (Soulbeats)
Trail West From The Sea To The City (TW)
Letitia Van Sant Gut It To The Studs (Letitia Van Sant)
Dave Van Ronk The Dave Van Ronk Collection 1958-62 (Acrobat)
Various Artists Small Island Big Song (Small Island Big Song)
Various Artists Songhive (Songhive)
Very Be Careful Daisy’s Beauty Salon (Downtown Pijao / Steady Beat)
Vingefang Tidens Ekko (GO’)
Loudon Wainwright III Years In The Making (StorySound)
Jeff Warner Roam The Country Through (WildGoose)
Helen Watson Helen Watson (Fledg’ling)
We Banjo 3 Haven (We Banjo 3)
Steve Wharton Lake District Songs & Poems (Cumbrian Songs)
Young Waters Young Waters (Young Waters)