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The Imagined Village: Empire & Love

Read "Empire & Love" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


The English ensemble The Imagined Village fuses the logic of American folk troubadour Woody Guthrie who was quoted as saying “What Goes Around Comes Around." A similar inspiration and motivation drove legendary English folk bands such as Fairport Convention to reinterpret historical ballads and the Incredible String Band to delve into cross-cultural experimentation back in the late 1960s. This ensemble updates and recharges some old and surprisingly recent gems from the rich English folk songbook in a much more multicultural ...

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Empire & Love

Emmerson Corncrake Constantine
2010

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