The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway
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Podcast
Music at Marrowbone Books: the Oxo Boys
Listen to the Oxo Boys talk about the bands they’ve been in, the legacy of old-time music in the Liberties, and more – and play a few tunes.
Listen to the Oxo Boys talk with Martin Cook about the bands they’ve been in, the legacy of old-time music in the Liberties, and more – and play a few tunes.
If you missed their performance at Marrowbone Books last week, you can always catch the next evening of music at the shop: they happen the third Thursday of just about every month.
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