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Hello, my name is James Acaster, and in 2017 I had a breakdown, and I dealt with that breakdown by buying as much music in 2016 as was humanly possible.

As a result, I now own over 600 albums that came out in 2016, and I'm convinced that it's the greatest year for music of all time.

But it's not enough me being convinced.

I also want to convince each and every single one of you.

And a guest every week.

Why not?

I'll be sending them an album in advance.

We'll talk about that album and see if they'll agree with me.

This week, my guest is Jen Brister,

and we're talking about Joanna Gamila's album,

Folk's souvenir.

Joanna Gamila's album, Folk Svaniya. Joanna Gamila is an artist from Mioka,

and Folk Souvenier was years in the making of her performing traditional songs from

Mioka in Catalan, and over the years, it built and built into this record.

This is very dear to my heart this album.

It's like watching a story unfold, the whole thing.

You've got three jazz influences in there, improvisation within the traditional music field recordings that

Gamila's made herself through her childhood

but also that Alan Lomax

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