If you’ve walked down Bold Street at some point you would have heard the heartfelt voice filled with melancholy twinned with poignant acoustic guitar ringing out amongst the shops and restaurants. The singer recently recorded this album of traditional Bulgarian and Macedonian folk songs after being helped by Liverpool record producer Joe Wills after facing eviction from his flat over Christmas. Although you’ll likely not be able to understand what Mehmet is singing there’s something in the songs he sings that resonates with you, songs of love loss and such vibrancy that you can’t but help feel a connection to the songs. You can find Mehmet’s album on Bandcamp or buy a CD from him on Bold Street, and I cannot recommend enough that you listen to him play and support him.
Originally published in Kirkby Extra, March 2018.
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Martin Summerfield
Monthly music columnist for the Kirkby Extra, sometimes article writer for Get Into This. Freelance writer/artist/maker. Archives
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