Here's a sample of the dozens of reviews that appear in every issue of Dirty Linen. Ireland This is the third album by an Irish sextet that has been favorably compared to the legendary Irish six-piece group of the 1970s, the Bothy Band. Judged solely on the merit of its recordings in general, and this disc in particular, Dervish is clearly one of the best traditional Irish music ensembles operating today.
Few groups can match the consistent energy of Dervish's jig and reel medleys.
Jordan's vocals in English and Gaelic are equally effective, and the instrumental backing for the intelligently selected and interesting songs always frames her singing nicely and doesn't overpower her. Let's face it, it's hard not to love Malagasy music. It's like having the best of Africa and the Pacific rolled into one attractive, melodic passage, rolling rhythms topped off by the zither-like cascades of notes from the valiha and marovany. But on Son Egal Tarika have topped all their previous work. One hundred years ago the French took control of Madagascar, using African troops known as Tirailleur Senegalais.