Traveller folk artists
Traveller folk artists of Britain and Ireland on Folk Calendar: 15 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and their recordings. Every artist, A to Z
By role
By instrument
By tradition
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
D
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John Doherty
1900 to 1980
Fiddler; Donegal
- Felix Doran Uilleann piper; Traveller
- Johnny Doran 1908 to 1950 Uilleann piper; Traveller
H
- Lizzie Higgins 1929 to 1993 Traveller ballad singer; Aberdeen
K
- Paddy Keenan 1950 to 2026 Uilleann piper; The Bothy Band
R
- Jeannie Robertson 1908 to 1975 Traveller ballad singer; Aberdeen
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Stanley Robertson
1940 to 2009
Ballad singer and storyteller; Traveller tradition
S
- 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
W
- Duncan Williamson 1928 to 2007 Traveller storyteller and singer; Argyll and Fife