An Evening of Political Song | Pop review

Royal Festival Hall, London"I don't really like politics that much, so it doesn't get much of a look-in," says Neil Hannon before proceeding to play a moving song about the Good Friday agreement. Poor old political songwriting: so often held at arm's length even by those who practise it, lest they seem too serious, worthy or smug. But the aim of Richard Thompson's eclectic lineup seems to be to redraw the parameters of political song.There is next to nothing from the familiar protest-song canon...

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