In late August, the town of Wadebridge in north Cornwall is teeming with Morris dancers, and pub gardens are alive with song. The occasion is the Cornwall folk festival, and in the late summer haze, everyone gets very merry.
Nevertheless, “merry” isn’t the right word for Angeline Morrison’s performance on Friday night. Standing alone, alternating between accompanying herself on autoharp, mountain dulcimer and mbira and singing a cappella, she previews her new album, The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience.
