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The bard of middle England
WILL STONE applauds the maestro of freak-folk
INSPIRED: Richard Dawson
[Kuba Ryniewicz]
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
Richard Dawson
St George’s Church, Brighton
GEORDIE singer-songwriter Richard Dawson has been stretching the boundaries of folk music over the last decade or more.
His brand of experimental music, a form of deconstructed freak folk that’s at times uncompromising, has seen him explore the social histories of north-east England, from the medieval period to the present day, with each new release entering fascinating unchartered territory.
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