The bard pays homage to his two muses: his wife and his football club
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Cultural cargo
STEVE JOHNSON applauds a fascinating transatlantic exploration of English folk songs that migrated to the US and the Caribbean
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by an incoherent show that fails to question stereotypical assumptions about the Soviet Union
JOHN McINALLY welcomes a rigorous class analysis of the history and exploitation of sectarianism by the Scottish ruling elite
WILL STONE, JAMES WALSH and MARIA DUARTE review Souleymane’s Story, Sunlight, Good Fortune, and After The Hunt
ALEX HALL recommends an exhaustive investigation of the means by which the Starmer faction assassinated the left
DAVID MORGAN recommends a refreshingly inspiring novel that features encounters with some tremendous women
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Play Up The Music!
(Grimdon Records)
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Folk album reviews with Steve Johnson