Folk source singers

Folk source singers of Britain and Ireland on Folk Calendar: 49 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and their recordings. Every artist, A to Z

B

Margaret Barry 1917 to 1989 Singer and banjo player; Cork and London
Danny Brazil Gypsy traditional singer and step dancer; Gloucester
Harry Brazil Gypsy traditional singer; Gloucester
Jumbo Brightwell Traditional singer; Eel's Foot, Eastbridge
© unknown Public Domain Mark Henry Burstow 1826 to 1916 Bellringer and traditional singer; Horsham
Eddie Butcher 1900 to 1980 Traditional singer and songmaker; Magilligan
Packie Manus Byrne 1917 to 2015 Singer, whistle player and storyteller; Donegal

C

Darach Ó Catháin 1922 to 1987 Sean-nós singer; Connemara
Ted Cobbin 1906 to 1975 Melodeon player and singer; Great Glemham
Bob Copper 1915 to 2004 Traditional singer and writer; the Copper Family
Jim Copper 1882 to 1954 Traditional singer; the Copper Family
Ron Copper Traditional singer; the Copper Family
Cecilia Costello 1884 to 1976 Traditional singer; Birmingham
Harry Cox 1885 to 1971 Traditional singer; Catfield, Norfolk
© Marthad99 CC BY-SA 4.0 Elizabeth Cronin 1879 to 1956 Sean nós singer; Ballyvourney, County Cork

D

Johnny Doughty 1903 to 1986 Traditional singer; Sussex fisherman
Jock Duncan 1925 to 2021 Bothy ballad singer; Aberdeenshire song

G

Len Graham Traditional singer and song collector; Ulster

H

Gordon Hall 1932 to 2000 Traditional singer; Horsham, Sussex
Bob Hart 1892 to 1978 Traditional singer; Snape, Suffolk
Joe Heaney 1919 to 1984 Sean-nós singer and storyteller; Connemara
Lizzie Higgins 1929 to 1993 Traveller ballad singer; Aberdeen
Joe Holmes 1906 to 1978 Fiddler, lilter and singer; with Len Graham

J

Fred Jordan 1922 to 2002 Traditional singer and farm worker; Shropshire

K

Jimmy Knights Traditional singer and banjo player; Suffolk

L

Sam Larner 1878 to 1965 Fisherman and traditional singer; Winterton, Norfolk

M

Jimmy MacBeath 1894 to 1972 Bothy ballad singer
© Paul Bonatti (Gaelic Arts)CC BY 2.0 Flora MacNeil 1928 to 2015 Gaelic traditional singer; Barra
Catherine-Ann MacPhee Gaelic singer and actor
Sarah Makem 1900 to 1983 Traditional singer; Keady, County Armagh
Pop Maynard 1872 to 1962 Traditional singer and marbles champion; Copthorne
Cathal McConnell Flute and whistle player and singer; The Boys of the Lough

P

Walter Pardon 1914 to 1996 Traditional singer; Knapton, Norfolk
Cyril Poacher 1910 to 1999 Traditional singer; the Ship Inn, Blaxhall

R

Jeannie Robertson 1908 to 1975 Traveller ballad singer; Aberdeen
© Ei aberdeen CC BY-SA 4.0 Stanley Robertson 1940 to 2009 Ballad singer and storyteller; Traveller tradition

S

Bob Scarce 1885 to 1974 Traditional singer; Blaxhall, Suffolk
Willie Scott 1897 to 1989 Traditional singer; Border shepherd and crook maker
Wiggy Smith 1926 to 2001 Gypsy traditional singer; Gloucestershire
Belle Stewart 1906 to 1997 Traveller singer and songwriter; Blairgowrie
Davie Stewart 1901 to 1972 Traveller singer and accordion player
Sheila Stewart 1937 to 2014 Traveller singer and storyteller; Perthshire

T

Phil Tanner 1862 to 1950 Traditional singer, the Gower Nightingale
© AnonymousUnknown author Public Domain Mark Joseph Taylor 1833 to 1910 Traditional singer; Saxby All Saints, Lincolnshire
© A.-K. D.CC BY-SA 4.0 Nioclás Tóibín 1928 to 1994 Sean-nós singer; Déise tradition
George Townshend 1882 to 1967 Traditional singer; Sussex
Paddy Tunney 1921 to 2002 Singer, lilter and writer, the Man of Songs; Fermanagh

U

Harry Upton Traditional singer; Balcombe, Sussex

W

Duncan Williamson 1928 to 2007 Traveller storyteller and singer; Argyll and Fife