MARIA DUARTE, JAMES WALSH and ANDY HEDGECOCK review The Invite, My Father’s Island, Nirvanna: the Band, the Show, the Movie, and Oh My Goodness!
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Horizons which stretched too far
Chris Bartter reviews Horizons at the Celtic Connections festival
PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Horizons, Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
3/5
The musical talent of these islands deserves more concerts like this, with an outstanding line-up of Karine Polwart, Lewis and Leigh, Nell Ni Chroinin, Macanta, Declan O’Rourke, Damien O’Kane and Kate Rusby representing artists from all the countries of the British Isles.
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