MATTHEW HAWKINS applauds a psychotherapist’s disection of William Blake
2021 folk albums round-up with STEVE JOHNSON
Memorable and edifying voices of dissent and resistance
Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsith
New releases from Christina Alden and Alex Patterson, Odette Michell, Clementine Lovell
JOHN GREEN is fascinated by a very readable account of Britain’s involvement in South America
Strip cartoons used to be the bread and butter of newspapers and they have been around for centuries. MICHAL BONCZA asks our own Paul Tanner about which bees are in his bonnet
GORDON PARSONS acknowledges the authority with which Sarah Kane’s theatrical justification for suicide has resonance today
RON JACOBS welcomes a timely homage to one of the IWW and CPUSA’s most effective orators
DESPITE the trials and tribulations of the pandemic and uncertainty about live performances 2021 proved to be an interesting year for folk fans with some inspiring albums from artists both old and new to the scene.
Lincolnshire-born Mossy Christian made an impressive start to what looks like a promising career with his debut album Come Nobles and Heroes. Stemming from the musical traditions of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, the album referenced historical events like the 1827 Red Barn murder.
Another interesting debut album came from Joe Danks with Seaspeak, a collection of songs about the sea and its role in history culminating in a beautiful rendition of Ewan MacColl’s Sweet Thames Flow Softly.
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