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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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
IT SEEMS impossible that Eliza Carthy has been around long enough for a comeback, let alone a 21st anniversary celebration.
But her latest release is a bit of both. The Wayward Tour (Scarlet Records), a live DVD and CD of Carthy’s 2013 gigs alongside Jim Moray, doesn’t just celebrate her performing career, it also showcases her return from the throat problems that have dogged her in recent years, resurfacing in 2012 and forcing her to put this tour back by a year.
She writes in the liner notes of suffering some “very dark” times but there’s no trace of that in this rollicking ramble through the highlights of her back catalogue.
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