Richard Hawley: 'The gloves are off. This is my angry record'

Sheffield's gentle troubadour turns tough with an impassioned state-of-the-nation albumWe meet in a bustling cafe at Forge Dam in Fulwood, where the western suburbs of Sheffield give way to woods and rolling hills that are still white from a recent fall of snow. This is where Richard Hawley begins many of his regular walks with his dog, a mischievous collie called Fred which has tagged along today and keeps me busy throwing a slobbery stick while his owner poses for the Observer photographer i...

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