Amy Kakoura and Andrew Craig Sharpe at the Wild Boar

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Amy Kakoura and Andrew Craig Sharpe at the Wild Boar

by The Gig, 07 Mar 2016

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Appearing at Matt Hernandez's fine Night of the Musicians for an excellent set of traditional songs delivered with elegant vocals and a laconic jazz-blues sensibility. And who knew St James Infirmary Blues started life as an English folk song? Catch them again at the Warwick folk festival as part of the amazing Steamchicken.

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