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WHAT are three young German jazz musicians doing recording an album in west Cork, Ireland, including tunes like What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?
The answer is, creating beautifully singular music in a setting foreign to their life experiences, yet full of love and empathy for the soundscapes and traditions of Ireland.
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