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
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Folk heroes
James Miller lends an ear to some outstanding new radical releases from artists Martha Tilston, Jennifer Crook’s, and the Willows
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
Martha Tilston may be steeped in the folk tradition but it’s taken her a surprisingly long time to make an unabashedly trad album.
Daughter of Steve Tilston, stepdaughter of Irish traditional singer Maggie Boyle, she’s spoken of her desire to challenge the modern world with songs about the environment and the corporate grind instead of “maids on the moor.”
But on The Sea (Squiggly Records) she jumps in at the deep end with an ocean-themed collection, drawing heavily from the tradition and from her family connections. Boyle, father Steve and brother Joe pop up as well as her uncle Kevin Whately — yes, Lewis from Inspector Morse — who proves a fine singer in his own right.
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New releases from Kneecap, Sam Blasucci, and Juni Habel
New releases from Ninebarrow, Amit Dattani, and Lonan
STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over
TONY BURKE revels in the publication of previously unreleased tracks by the great US folksinger