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Nowt as queer as folk
STEVE JOHNSON applauds a new and exciting trio that explore traditional songs to explore gender non-conformity

Tarren
Outside Time
(Many a Thousand Records)
FOLLOWING their debut album Revel, this new album by folk trio Tarren establishes them further as a new and exciting act on the folk scene with their own unique sound.
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