MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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Albums: Folk
The latest from Joshua Burnell, Clair Hastings and Kim Richards
New releases from Mountain, Soul Asylum and Michael McDermott
ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
Joshua Burnell
The Road to Horn Fair
(Mister Valley Records)
★★★★
JOSHUA BURNELL is fast becoming one of the rising young voices on the British folk scene, with he and his six-piece band having made an impression at some of the smaller folk festivals in 2018 –and they’re about to embark on their first headline tour.
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