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Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
five stars
INTERNATIONAL collaboration may be crucial to the success of Celtic Connections, not least as the first non-Edinburgh event to attract support from the Scottish Government’s Expo Fund, but partnerships forged more locally can be just as valuable and inspiring. The 9th edition of the Roaming Roots Review, hosted as ever by Roddy Hart with his superb band The Lonesome Fire, never strayed that far from home in its recruitment policy, but the mix of guest talent and diverse repertoire made this programme of “Songs for Survival” a vintage year for this troubled one.