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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jude Rogers

Angeline Morrison: The Brown Girl and Other Folk Songs review – precision and poetry

Angeline Morrison
Fascinated by ancient traditions … Angeline Morrison Photograph: Publicity image

Multi-instrumentalist and singer Angeline Morrison has long been fascinated with ancient traditions. At 16, she fell in love with the Padstow May Day tradition of the Obby Oss after travelling to see it from her home town of Birmingham. It inspired her to move to Cornwall, where she now works as an academic. Her back catalogue shivers with her interests in psych and folk horror, but her main focus now is on the place of people of colour in British folklore. That will culminate later this year in a project produced by Eliza Carthy, The Sorrow Songs – but first, this collection introduces Morrison’s many talents.

Angeline Morrison: The Brown Girl and Other Folk Songs album cover
Angeline Morrison: The Brown Girl and Other Folk Songs album cover Photograph: Publicity image
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