Graeme Thomson

Invention and irreverence: Lankum, at The Queen’s Hall, reviewed

Plus: at Edinburgh's Festival Hall Mariza delivered fado-deluxe

There was sawing and droning and whirring and creaking, and Lankum also had a very big drum, which John Dermody sometimes deployed with the brutal efficiency of a contract killer. Image: ©Jess Shurte 
issue 02 September 2023
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    The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh

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    Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

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