STEVE JOHNSON recommends a protest album with a harder edge than many in the genre
Folk medicine
STEVE JOHNSON applauds an inspired combination of folk music and political theatre
Debbie and Stu Hanna
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MEGSON, the Teesside folk duo Stu and Debbie Hanna, have spent the last 20 years developing their own distinctive sound and songs that look at different aspects of the human condition.
Having just recorded a new album What Are We Trying to Say? they have teamed up with playwright and actor Kieran Knowles to produce a touring show, The Herald, which looks at the role of the media and the impact it can have on people’s lives.
Backed by John Parker on bass guitar, the show is part concert and part narrative theatre. Opening with the title track from the new album, this is followed by an older song, Generation Rent, which looked at the housing crisis for young people.
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