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Lady Maisery, Cecil Sharp House London
10th anniversary of top folk trio marked in style
INSPIRED BY WOMEN: Lady Maisery
SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bln_c37TCIU
CELEBRATING their 10th anniversary, Lady Maisery — Hazel Askew, Hannah James and Rowan Rheingans — have been working on adapting songs by other women that have inspired them over the years.
Not all have yet been given a public airing but on this night they provided space for compositions from two of their heroes, Tracy Chapman and Bjork.
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