MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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Young'uns go for it in inimitable style
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
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To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
THE Young’uns have long been an unmissable live act thanks to their heady brew of full-throated harmonies, crackling energy, political passion and easy wit.
The Teesside trio’s fourth album Strangers (Hereteu Records) not only confirms their class as singers and arrangers but catapults Sean Cooney into the front rank of folk songwriters.
In a leap forward for Cooney, all but one of the songs here flow from his pen. To mark an era of refugee crisis, terrorism and resurgent fascism, the album finds the usually rambunctious trio in uncharacteristically reflective mood, taking as its theme outsiders, wanderers and everyday heroes.
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