The last dinner party

Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage

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With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, “hopefully there will be some surprises”.

From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on

shouting forever into the receiver Anne Denholm (harp), Louise McMonagle (cello), Jonathan Morton (violin) et al NMC NMC D285 61:56 mins Tackling social themes and reckoning with history is part of wh