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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.
It followed some...
Rachel Chinouriri, Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow review - a...
It appears Rachel Chinouriri has a good memory. “I remember you!” she yelled excitedly to one fan early on, highlighting that she currently sits...
Bob Dylan, Royal Albert Hall review - cracked ritual from ro...
Will Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour ever come to an end? Two years on from the last UK tour, he’s returned, with substantially the same band, once...
Bach Brandenburg Concertos, OAE, QEH review - forever young
Victims of their own success in the postwar era of well-recorded sound, the Brandenburg Concertos first arrived in the ears of listeners from my...
Paris Has Fallen, Prime Video review - Afghan war veteran wr...
You might assume that the “Has Fallen” in the title of this Anglo-French thriller connotes the presence of Scottish lunk Gerard Butler (as in ...
Album: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens - American Ra...
Conceived in 1998 by the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to remind the world of the benefits of globalisation in bringing people together, Silkroad is a...
Interview: Roy Haynes, Jazz Drumming Giant (1925-2024)
Roy Haynes, who had begun to seem immortal, has died aged 99. In this extensive Arts Desk interview from 2011, one of the greatest jazz drummers...
First Person: Alec Frank-Gemmill on reasons for another reco...
One former teacher of mine said of their recording of the...
Album: Dolly Parton & Family - Smoky Mountain DNA - Fami...
This is almost too much to bear. This sprawling 37-track collection begins with the sainted 78-year-old Dolly Parton providing a jaunty spoken...