Cornwall may be famous for its coast, sunshine and laidback lifestyle – if you are a surfer with sufficient funds,...
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Moira Smiley has cemented her status as a musical polyglot with her latest release alongside her female choir Voco. Not...
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Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Robert Plant refreshingly continues to refuse to be defined by his past. Backed by his eclectic live band the Sensational...
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The title of this album, meaning ‘Landless’ or ‘Without a Homeland’ in Spanish, chimes with the era we are living...
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Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
“What would it sound like,” pondered Wu Man, “if I played folk songs from around the world such as ‘Frère...
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The compilation market is over-crowded; genuinely valid albums offering anything new are so rare that it is hard to suppress...
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Bored on tour, singer and concertina player Ben Nicholls idly picked up a book called The Missionary Trail. He grew...
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A Harvard student of Latin American studies and ethnomusicology, Kavita Shah has released an album on which the influence of...
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Vincent Segal is a cellist who had a hit five years ago with Chamber Music, his beautiful, understated duo collaboration...
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