Biography
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Born
20 February 1971
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Died
14 September 2022 (aged 51)
Paul Sartin (born 1971) is an English singer, instrumentalist, composer and arranger, specialising in oboe and violin. He is best known for his work with the English folk band Bellowhead. He also plays with three-piece Faustus and the folk/comedy duo Belshazzar's Feast.
Sartin studied at the Purcell School, a music specialist school in London, and after a couple of years touring as oboist with the Gloria Theatre Company took up a place to read music, and a Choral Scholarship, at Magdalen College, Oxford. After graduation he became a Lay Clerk with Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, where he spent five years singing for services, recording and touring the world. During that time he formed the duo Belshazzar's Feast and quartet Dr Faustus, freelanced, and began his recording career and a little light teaching.
Awards
2008 Best Live Act (Bellowhead), BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
2007 Best Live Act and Best Group (Bellowhead), BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
2007 75th Anniversary Award, English Folk Song and Dance Society
2005 Best Live Act (Bellowhead), BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
2004 Horizon Award nomination (Dr Faustus), BBC Radio 2 Folk
Qualifications
2005 MMus in Traditional Music, University of Newcastle (Distinction)
1996 Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music
1994 Advanced Certificate of the Royal Schools of Music
1994 B.A. Hons, Magdalen College, Oxford (2:1)
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