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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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Hiewy, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Brighton Argus
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Stuart, Chortle
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Idrie, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube