CONRAD LANDIN thrills to the voice of 79-year-old Emmylou Harris, that is enriched rather than compromised by the gravel of experience
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Film review: Unquiet Graves
Unquiet Graves reveals the British state's role in the sectarian killing spree in 1970s Armagh and Tyrone, says PHIL MILLER
The debut novel by Uruguayan Eugenia Ladra, and poetry by Gerardo Diego
RICHARD MURGATROYD appreciates a study that urges us to think about water differently, as a living entity with its own logic and intelligence
New releases from Zulu Guitar Blues, Fela Kuti, and Amadou & Mariam
IAN SINCLAIR revels in the reissue of great recordings by one of the most recognisable and radical voices in British music
SIMON PARSONS applauds an original, visual and movement-based take on the birth and death of a relationship
IN 1973, Margaret Campbell saw her trade unionist husband Pat gunned to death on their doorstep as she stood by his side.
When Margaret attended an identity parade, she told the police where her husband’s killer was standing in the line up.
This was not good enough for the police, who insisted Margaret place her hand on him. She collapsed.
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