Tennessee

Homesick for Tennessee: The Newer World, by Sebastian Barry, reviewed

24 October 2026 9:00 am

After many adventures touring with the Fisk Jubilee singers, the former slave Tennyson Bouguereau longs to return to his roots

Panning for music gold: The Catchers, by Xan Brooks, reviewed

12 October 2024 9:00 am

They were known as song catchers: New York-based chancers with recording equipment packed in the back of the van, heading…