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April 2012 News
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon's restless muse refuses to let her sit still. Having led her into past collaborations with such towering figures as Shane MacGowan and Steve Earle, her latest cohorts are the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, within whose warm embrace her dextrous accordion playing is applied to ten new tunes on her new album "Flying Circus". Sharon played some tracks on BBC Four's 'Transatlantic Sessions'.
Jon Allen
Jon Allen's album 'Sweet Defeat' is being released this
April in the U.S. on OK Good Records. Americana, folk,
and blues influenced, Sweet Defeat seamlessly transitions from solo acoustic,
finger picked songs to upbeat and instantly memorable band anthems.
Susheela Raman
Susheela Raman and guitarist/producer Sam Mills are bringing the Mian Mir Qawals, the Sufi powerhouses of Lahore, to London for the Southbank Centre's Alchemy Festival. The Qawals, who are known for their ecstatic devotional singing, will perform live on stage with Susheela's band, which also includes two master musicians from Rajasthan, Nathulal Solanki and Kutle Khan on April 16.