ALY Bain's duo with his Swedish near-namesake, mandola player Ale Möller, is not yet as well-known as his collaboration with Phil Cunningham, but musically it is on a similar level, and is unmistakably the sound of two masters at work. Bain's playing on both fiddles and viola is simply superb, whether on up-tempo reels and jigs or achingly lovely slow airs. His highly expressive melody playing, impeccable phrasing, acute rhythmic sense and his signature nuances of bowing and accenting all combine in peerless fashion, and Möller is an ideal partner in their jointly-arranged explorations of the selected tunes. There is not a weak offering on the album. Most of the material has its origins in the Shetland tradition (some of it in the shape of Shetland versions of Scottish tunes), with sideways excursions into over-lapping Scandinavian tunes and diversions into the Scottish and Irish traditions.....Scotsman 25th May 2007 Review http://living.scotsman.com