MAYER WAKEFIELD has reservations about the direction of a play centered on a DVLA re-training session for three British-Pakistani motorists
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2021 folk albums round-up with STEVE JOHNSON
Memorable and edifying voices of dissent and resistance
Jimmy & Sid
New releases from Steve Knightley, Jupiter & Okwess, Jason Palmer, Lisa Knapp and Gerry Driver, Kin'Gongolo Kiniata, Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey, Dan Sealey, Simin Tande, PAZ
JOHN GREEN relishes photography that unfolds a longstanding and poetic relationship with Leeds
A uncomfortably misogynistic authorial voice that sometimes seems to lack insight troubles FIONA O’CONNOR
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production that panders – if inadvertently – to Western prejudice against China
JOHN GREEN is fascinated by a history that excavates the enormous role played by agricultural workers in recent times
ALEX HALL recommends a book that places empirical evidence at the heart of understanding racism
DESPITE the trials and tribulations of the pandemic and uncertainty about live performances 2021 proved to be an interesting year for folk fans with some inspiring albums from artists both old and new to the scene.
Lincolnshire-born Mossy Christian made an impressive start to what looks like a promising career with his debut album Come Nobles and Heroes. Stemming from the musical traditions of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, the album referenced historical events like the 1827 Red Barn murder.
Another interesting debut album came from Joe Danks with Seaspeak, a collection of songs about the sea and its role in history culminating in a beautiful rendition of Ewan MacColl’s Sweet Thames Flow Softly.
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