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Album reviews with Steve Johnson: January 8, 2020
Latest releases from Andy White, Hannah James and the Jigdoll Ensemble and Martyn Joseph

Time Is a Buffalo in the Art of War
(andywhite.com)
★★★

BELFAST singer-songwriter Andy White’s career spans 30 years, including collaborations with artists such as Peter Gabriel.

Following on from themes on his previous album The Guilty and the Innocent, the album’s subtitle is: “It’s Our World and This is How I See It” and, without being overtly political, the nine tracks attempt to come to terms with the bigger picture we are all faced with.


Hannah James and the Jigdoll Ensemble
The Woman and her Words
(jigdoll.co.uk)
★★★★★


Martyn Joseph
Days of Decision: A Tribute to Phil Ochs
(Pipe Records)
★★★★

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