english folk

British folk singer June Tabor recorded the album Freedom and Rain (1990) with the folk-rock band the Oyster Band (latterly known as Oysterband). They toured together, and the Rykodisc label published a limited-run promotional live album the following year.

An English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire, the Watersons performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their close harmonies. Original members were Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, and Lal Waterson, with their cousin John Harrison from Kingston High School. They had a skiffle band in the early 1960s but moved on to playing more traditional material. They were briefly known as "The Folksons".

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Tom Kitching and Gren Bartley are one of the brightest young acts on the folk scene today. Playing music from a remarkably broad range of sources, their new album ‘Boundary’ crosses genres with a healthy disdain for arbitrary pigeon-holing of styles and traditions. Some songs just need to be sung. 'The instruments spark, with the combination of the bright fiddle and the acclaimed finger picking style of Bartley giving a lovely flow to the tunes' - Maverick Magazine

Singer, songwriter - half of Devon based leading Acoustic, Folk, Roots duo 'Show of Hands' (alongside Phil Beer, and frequently joined by bass player and singer Miranda Sykes); in April 2007 they sold out the Albert Hall for the third time. Among his best known songs: 'Country Life', 'Roots', 'Cousin Jack'. Has recently produced a solo album 'Cruel River' notable for songs 'Poppy Day' and 'Crooked Man '97' - the latter an outspoken attack on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Iraq policy.