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Nowt as queer as folk
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ANDY MIAH advocates the use of AI to assist people by expanding access to global literature and culture
EWAN KOTZ relishes a veteran Glasgow band that have lost none of their verve for live performance
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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