DOUGLAS FIELD relishes the hard-boiled language, satire and humour of the third and last of the Harlem trilogy
Kate Rusby
Philosophers, Poets and Kings
Pure Records
★★★★
PAYING tribute to her musical heritage and family upbringing in Yorkshire, Kate Rusby’s 17th studio album is a combination of traditional songs, covers and her own compositions which reflect different musical memories, among them singing with her parents and attending folk festivals at an early age.
Traditional songs like Bogey’s Bonnie Belle sit alongside innovative covers of Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick’s Crazy Man Michael and, somewhat unexpectedly, Noel Gallagher’s Don't Go Away.
New releases from Old Spot, Chris Marksberry, and Clementine Lovell
New releases from Laura Veirs, The Waterboys, and Yard Act
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


