Megson: When I Was a Lad – review

(EDJ/Proper)A welcome return for the most original husband-and-wife duo on the British folk scene. Megson are Debbie Hanna, a classically trained singer and accordion player, and Stu, a former punk turned multi-instrumentalist, singer and record producer. Their last two albums matched Victorian songs from the north-east UK with angry and thoughtful self-written pieces, but here they switch direction to celebrate the arrive of their baby girl with a collection of children's folk songs. Wisely, th...

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