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Roots | Folk review

Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with performances from contemporary celebrities, new collaborations and Âunexpected reunions.The emphasis from the start was on innovation and variety, with newcomer Ian King reworking traditional songs with dub effects and a brass section, and Canadia...

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22:30 on January 25 2010

Roots | Folk review

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slic... more info

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22:30 on January 25 2010

Roots | Folk review

Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slic... more info

Devon Sproule Jim Moray Martin Simpson Lou Reed Joy Division Patti Smith John Peel John Lydon Billy Bragg

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