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John Kirkpatrick
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John Kirkpatrick (born 8 August 1947) is an English player of free reed instruments. He is well known in folk music circles not only for hi… read moreJohn Kirkpatrick (born 8 August 1947) is an English player of free reed instruments. He is well known in folk music circles not only for his own music, but for his work with such greats as Steeleye Span, Albion Band, and Richard Thompson… read moreJohn Kirkpatrick (born 8 August 1947) is an English player of free reed instruments. He is well known in folk music circles not only for his own music, but for his work with such greats as Steeleye Span, Albion Band, and Richard Thompson among others. He is an accomplished singer, songwriter, acc… read more -
Peter Bellamy
8,565 listeners
Peter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition b… read morePeter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition but also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls… read morePeter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition but also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls. He committed suicide in 1991. Early years Peter Bellamy sp… read more -
Frankie Armstrong
4,973 listeners
Frankie Armstrong (born January 13, 1941 in Workington, Cumbria, England) is a singer and voice teacher. With a repertoire ranging from tra… read moreFrankie Armstrong (born January 13, 1941 in Workington, Cumbria, England) is a singer and voice teacher. With a repertoire ranging from traditional ballads to music-hall and contemporary songs, often focusing on the lives of women, and i… read moreFrankie Armstrong (born January 13, 1941 in Workington, Cumbria, England) is a singer and voice teacher. With a repertoire ranging from traditional ballads to music-hall and contemporary songs, often focusing on the lives of women, and involved with folk and political songs from the 1950s, she ha… read more -
Waterson:Carthy
19,599 listeners
Waterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar, their daughter Eliza Car… read moreWaterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar, their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and Tim Van Eyken on melodeon. Tim joined the group after 1996 when Saul Rose left t… read moreWaterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar, their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and Tim Van Eyken on melodeon. Tim joined the group after 1996 when Saul Rose left the group. In 2007 Saul Rose has returned in place of Tim. M… read more -
Brass Monkey
9,034 listeners
1) Brass Monkey is the name of an English folk band from the 1980s whose members reunited in the late 1990s. They were innovative in their … read more1) Brass Monkey is the name of an English folk band from the 1980s whose members reunited in the late 1990s. They were innovative in their use of a brass section, which was atypical for English folk music. The band originally consisted o… read more1) Brass Monkey is the name of an English folk band from the 1980s whose members reunited in the late 1990s. They were innovative in their use of a brass section, which was atypical for English folk music. The band originally consisted of Martin Carthy (vocals, guitar, mandolin), John Kirkpatrick… read more -
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan
4,253 listeners
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan is British-Australian married folk music duo of UK-born Nancy Kerr (singer and fiddler) and Australian-born Ja… read moreNancy Kerr & James Fagan is British-Australian married folk music duo of UK-born Nancy Kerr (singer and fiddler) and Australian-born James Fagan (bouzouki player and singer). Since the duo's beginnings in 1995, the duo has won t… read moreNancy Kerr & James Fagan is British-Australian married folk music duo of UK-born Nancy Kerr (singer and fiddler) and Australian-born James Fagan (bouzouki player and singer). Since the duo's beginnings in 1995, the duo has won the Horizon Award at the inaugural BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in… read more -
Roy Bailey
2,905 listeners
Roy Bailey, MBE (born in London on 20 October 1935; died in Sheffield on 20 November 2018) was an English socialist folk singer. Bailey be… read moreRoy Bailey, MBE (born in London on 20 October 1935; died in Sheffield on 20 November 2018) was an English socialist folk singer. Bailey began his musical career in a skiffle band in 1958, and later joined folk 'supergroup' The Three City Four (as a replacement for Martin Carthy). His f… read more -
Sam Larner
974 listeners
Sam Larner was a Norfolk folk singer of english traditional songs and because of his life long job as a fisherman, fishing songs and tradit… read moreSam Larner was a Norfolk folk singer of english traditional songs and because of his life long job as a fisherman, fishing songs and traditional sea-faring songs. He was born in 1878 in Winterton, Norfolk and was recorded by Ewan MacColl… read moreSam Larner was a Norfolk folk singer of english traditional songs and because of his life long job as a fisherman, fishing songs and traditional sea-faring songs. He was born in 1878 in Winterton, Norfolk and was recorded by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger in Norfolk between 1958-60. View wiki -
Norma Waterson
12,664 listeners
Norma Waterson (born Norma Christine Waterson on 15 August 1939; died 30 January 2022) was an English singer, remembered as one of the ori… read moreNorma Waterson (born Norma Christine Waterson on 15 August 1939; died 30 January 2022) was an English singer, remembered as one of the original members of The Watersons, an English traditional music group. Other members of the group inc… read moreNorma Waterson (born Norma Christine Waterson on 15 August 1939; died 30 January 2022) was an English singer, remembered as one of the original members of The Watersons, an English traditional music group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson (1941 – 2011) and sister Lal… read more -
Tim Hart and Maddy Prior
12,639 listeners
Starting out in the late 1960s as a singing duo on the folk club scene of St. Albans, England, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior released several al… read moreStarting out in the late 1960s as a singing duo on the folk club scene of St. Albans, England, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior released several albums together before becoming founder members of the iconic English folk-rock band Steeleye Span. … read moreStarting out in the late 1960s as a singing duo on the folk club scene of St. Albans, England, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior released several albums together before becoming founder members of the iconic English folk-rock band Steeleye Span. Tim Hart died of lung cancer on 24 December 2009, aged 61. View wiki