To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
IT HAS been another good year for fans of folk music with interesting albums from some newer artists as well as veteran performers often with specific themes.
The Rosie Hood Band explored themes of nature and struggles for women’s rights in A Seed of Gold, including a stirring version of Bread and Roses. Honey and the Bear’s Away Beyond the Fret looked at the history of their home county of Suffolk and famous residents like Elizabeth Garrett Anderson.
The history of struggle in the Highland Clearances is also told by Mairead Green and Rachel Newton in Anna Bhan.
New releases from Ninebarrow, Amit Dattani, and Lonan
STEVE JOHNSON salutes the mellifluous tones and clear-minded political message of a uniquely relevant Birmingham-born singer-songwriter
STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over
April 9 1928 – July 26 2025


