Music Reviews

Music has always been important to me, and i enjoy publishing about it when time permits.

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Music Reviews by Christopher Deliso:

Christopher Deliso, “Catrin Finch and Aoife Ni Bhriain, the ‘Double You’ Album Review,” Traveller’s Literary Supplicant, November 22,2023.

-This review, which appears alongside a review of a scholarly book about the travel writing of Irish dramatist Synge, provides a deep view into the new offering (Oct. 2023) from Britain’s leading modern harpist and an equally accomplished Irish violinist, who come together to create an evocative and heartfelt sonic tapestry of traditional and classical sound.

Christopher Deliso, “Khasi-Cymru Collective: Gareth Bonello in India,” Wales Arts Review, May 19, 2021.

-This combination of album review and ethnographic essay investigates a very unique synergy between Welsh musician Gareth Bonello and the Khasi population of India, who shared a historic bond with Wales going back to the times of the British Empire, and have now collaborated on a groundreaking new record bringing together folk traditions of both peoples

Christopher Deliso, “Tro by Gwyneth Glyn, Wales Arts Review, June 26, 2018.

-This incisive review of the Welsh folk artist Gwyneth Glyn’s lyrical, evocative album Tro was commended by the Wales Arts Review‘s editors as having been one of the publications best reviews for the year 2018.