Cecilia Costello was born near the Bull Ring in Birmingham, the youngest of ten children of Irish parents who had fled famine. She worked making screws and later as a brass polisher, and raised eight children. Marie Slocombe of the BBC recorded her songs in 1951 and 1954, capturing an Irish repertoire sung in a distinctive West Midlands manner.
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Cecilia Costello
Traditional singer; Birmingham
- Born
- 24 October 1884, Birmingham, England
- Died
- 20 April 1976
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