The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Sebastian, Four Mothers, Restless, and The Most Precious of Cargoes
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Robb Johnson
Your Affectionate Son
Irregular Records
★★★★★
Minimum Wages
Irregular Records
★★★★★
CONTINUING his reputation as one of Britain’s foremost political songwriters Robb Johnson has recently released two albums with themes relevant to today’s world.
The first of these, Your Affectionate Son, was commissioned by Hartlepool Folk Festival in 2019 and is based on the letters of a local resident, Private George Gower, during World War I.
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