England's folk music scene was enlivened in the 1970s by acoustic guitarist Robin Dransfield and his younger brother, Barry Dransfield, on fiddle. Initially playing together in a semi-professional bluegrass/old-timey band, the Crimple Mountain Boys, in the mid-'60s, Robin Dransfield was persuaded by his younger sibling, Barry, to leave a teaching position and devote his full attention to music in 1969. As a duo, Robin & Barry Dransfield built their early following at the Harrogate Folk Club, where they shared the stage with such influential folk artists as Martin Carth…read more
England's folk music scene was enlivened in the 1970s by acoustic guitarist Robin Dransfield and his younger brother, Barry Dransfield, on fiddle. Initially playing together in a semi-professional bluegrass/old-timey band, the Crimple Mountain Boys, in the mid-'60s, Robin Dransfield… read more
England's folk music scene was enlivened in the 1970s by acoustic guitarist Robin Dransfield and his younger brother, Barry Dransfield, on fiddle. Initially playing together in a semi-professional bluegrass/old-timey band, the Crimple Mountain Boys, in the mid-'60s, Robin Dransfield was persuaded by his younger sibling, Barry, to leave a teaching positi… read more
