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Mike Norris of ‘The Wireless’ devoted the whole of a two-hour long broadcast to an interview with Shirley, playing many of her songs. It was on Monday 25th February from 7pm – 9pm on www.ageuk.org.uk/thewireless

On Thursday 17th January at the Royal Oak in Lewes Shirley was presented with the Froots Critics Poll award for Best Compilation Album of 2012 -"I'm a Romany Rai" - and here she is with the ceramic artist who made the award, Marion Brandis. Ben Mandelson made the presentation.

On Saturday 2nd February Shirley gave a lecture The Outskirts of Culture at the Purcell Room in the QEH on the South Bank, as part of The Rest Is Noise - the rise of nationalism weekend, and was afterwards in conversation with Malcolm Taylor of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Morris dancing courtesy of the Belles of London City.

Recently come to light - an extract from a BBC film of the Cottesloe 'Lark Rise' production with Shirley and Martin Carthy singing The Bonny Labouring Boy

Shirley has done a voice-over for an enchanting short film, ‘Ekki-Muk’ by Nicky Abrahams, featuring Aidan Gillen, and the music of Sigur-Ros. It won Best Short Film at the Short Film Festival in London this year. Take a look on www.sigur-ros.co.uk/valtari/videos/ekki-abrahams