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Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
Lisa Hannigan has that too – that different take on the world. I like her perspective when she writes, and it all feels utterly effortless. The lyrics of ‘Ocean And A Rock’ are so intimate, how she’ll keep you in the pocket of her overcoat, and carry you all day. She’ll eat your words with a spoon. She paints pictures. The best songwriters paint pictures, strange pictures, moving pictures.
Marry Waterson might have been born into a folk dynasty but that didn't stop her becoming a biker. With a new LP out and her mother and uncle's Bright Phoebus LP recently reissued, she guides Jude Rogers through 13 favourite LPs from The Beatles to The Band and Billie Holiday
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