Originally written by Elizabeth Cotten and recorded with her great-granddaughter in the 1960s, Shake Sugaree has always been a song that lives between generations.

Muireann Bradley brings a new generation’s voice to it here at only 18 years old. Filmed in St Giles’ Church, Camberwell, Muireann fills the room with her performance and the spirit of this song. You can hear the care, clarity and deep love Muireann Bradley truly has for the music.

Muireann’s music is truly rooted in early American blues and folk, but never feels stuck in the past. This is one of those performances that doesn’t try to reinvent anything. It just gets it right.

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