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Jim Causley: The Greys, Brighton, February 27 2017
I drove back to Brighton from Devon on Monday, and immediately headed to The Greys, where the singing of Jim Causley made me feel, rather reassuringly, like I was still in the Westcountry. Causley’s...
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Emily Portman & The Coracle Band: Ropetackle Centre, Shoreham, March 23 2017
Fans of Emily Portman will be used to seeing and hearing her work with long-time trio partners Lucy Farrell and Rachel Newton by now – both on her own albums and in partnership with Alasdair Roberts in...
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Jon Boden, Laura Hockenhull & Dan Edwards: Komedia, Brighton, May 10 2017
With apologies for mentioning them in the first sentence, can you believe it’s been a year since Bellowhead split up? We miss them, but the group’s various members have been keeping busy, not least...
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Kaia Kater: The Met, Bury, May 20 2017
There’s an indescribable feeling in the air when the audience is excited about a support act. Perhaps it’s the ‘we saw her first’ competitive streak, or maybe it’s the collective crossing of fingers...
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Shirley Collins: Green Man Festival, near Abergavenny, August 18-20 2017
This year marked the 15th anniversary of Green Man Festival and, accordingly, there was an extra buzz about the site: the genre-busting headliners; the live broadcasts on BBC 6 Music; even the green...
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Eliza Carthy & the Wayward Band: St George’s Church, Brighton, December 8 2017
December feels an appropriate time for Eliza Carthy to take the massed ranks of the Wayward band on a celebratory tour. On a Friday night in a cavernous church in Brighton, with a big Jesus suspended...
View ArticleGreg Russell & Ciaran Algar: Ropetackle Centre, Shoreham, April 25 2018
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar’s opening tune set, Warwick Road, showcases a rare instrumental chemistry. Earthy guitar and silky fiddle combine sweetly before the pair up the pace – and the volume –...
View ArticleStick in the Wheel: Ham Marquee, Sidmouth, August 6 2018
Stick in the Wheel singer Nicola Keary’s on-stage chat is the deadest deadpan you’ve ever heard. She elliptically mutters about being “challenged” as one audience member struggles to see her, dedicates...
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Hadestown: National Theatre, London, until January 26 2019
First conceived as a DIY community theatre project by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell in 2006, Hadestown, a contemporary American reworking of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, was turned into an...
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Eliza Carthy, Lisa Knapp, The Oldham Tinkers: Cecil Sharp House, London,...
Topic Records is 80! Almost certainly the world’s oldest independent record label marked its auspicious anniversary with a small, informal party in Cecil Sharp House’s Trefusis Hall, for the night a...
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