Van Morrison, protest and pipes: Belfast embraces the BBC Folk awards

The tentatively political ceremony saw artists avoiding Brexit and borders, instead making subtle statements about gender inequalityNorthern Ireland, of all places, has provided rich pickings for a musical genre whose halcyon years were built on strident political comment and the darkly dramatic narratives naturally associated with traditional song. You might have thought that the BBC Folk awards – an event not unaccustomed to controversy – might have had a field day raging over Br...

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