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I started out on Day 3 with the intention of visiting a couple of the workshops that some of the artists do throughout the festival. My first port of call was to see Indigenous artist, Richard J Frankland, and I then followed up by seeing Bab L’ Bluz after having caught Julian Belbachir play a …

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Day 2 was the first of the full days, beginning at noon. I took the chance to see Justin Adams & Mauro Durante early on in the day doing a music workshop, explaining how and why they made the music that they do. I was soon to go on to realise what an influential figure …

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by Lara Eidi. January 24 ,2021 “Have you lost your mind yet ? To get free tonight..” Picture this : Richie Havens walks into a bar, Lead Belly playing some acoustic, raw , soul wrenching guitar. Hendrix is a 15 year old loner, because he’s watching Lead Belly with a curiosity only quenched by his …

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As, so as we live through these divisive socio-political days with polarising political figures at the helm and the rights of everyone at the forefront of people’s minds and protests, so art reflects that. In the same way, in differing times but similar unrest came the likes of (amongst others) Sam Cooke singing ‘A Change …

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