Simon Emmerson’s Imagined Village seek a rapprochement between the English folk tradition and post-colonial world music.
Their third album finds sitars and tablas alongside the pedigree vocals of Jackie Oates and an especially majestic Eliza Carthy, and Get Kalsi and The Guvna mix devotional sincerity with an arch meditational lounge muzak.
Perhaps Bending The Dark’s a sometimes too immaculate conception, without the arresting rough edges its star contributors leave on their own work, and Martin Carthy’s stately guitar part scythes tellingly through the perfumed garden of the epic title track, but this daring cross-cultural fusion rarely sounds forced.
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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World Without End, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brighton Argus
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Stuart, Chortle
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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John Robins, Comedian
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube