Mary Flower and Leon Cotter make great music on guitar and clarinet: A new album. Coffeeshop Conversations #454

By TOM D'ANTONI  Produced by PAUL K WARD //

A lovely and clever new album from a new duo, Mary Flower and her guitar with Leon Cotter and his clarinet. Just out and worth it. Listen to two tracks here.

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Simply brilliant. Listen to him tell us all about it.

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