The Unthanks | live music review

Union Chapel, LondonNear the middle of their set, Northumbrian sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank step away from their microphones to sing unamplified, taking advantage of the airy acoustics of the semi-sacred space of north London's Union Chapel. The tune is "John Dead", a sea song "collected" – as they say in folk circles – from St Vincent in the Windward Isles. It was handed down to the Unthanks by shanty singers the Keelers, who count Rachel and Becky's father, George, in their number.You ...

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