Songbook: ‘Long Lankin’ with Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver | Songlines
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Songbook: ‘Long Lankin’ with Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver

By Tim Cumming

On their latest album, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver have recorded one of the darkest child ballads of all time. Tim Cumming looks for the motive

Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver © Rosie Reed Gold 2024

Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver (photo: Rosie Reed Gold)

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