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Chris Leslie

Chris Leslie (born Christopher Julien Leslie on 15 December 1956, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is an English electric folk musician. As well as recording a numer of sole albums, Leslie has played with a number of seminal English folk-rock bands, including Whippersnapper and The Albion Band. He joined Fairport Convention in 1996. Inspired by local musicians, Leslie began playing the fiddle at the age of thirteen. At the age of 16 he made his first album recording, with the Northamptonshire folk band Mithras on Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, released in 1974.

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Kerr Fagan Harbron

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V V Brown

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Threepenny Bit

A young and vibrant addition to the folk scene, Threepenny Bit folk and ceilidh band was formed from an unlikely combination of student-types in Southampton in 2010. Consisting of suitcase percussion, fiddle, flute, guitar and clarinet, they play a wide range of Irish, English, Cornish, Breton and Scottish diddly-dee music with a hint of klezmer! Threepenny Bit set the trend for “Half Price Busking” in the Summer of 2010, when they embarked upon a busking campaign to spread folk music to the four corners of Southern England.

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Ruth Notman

Ruth Notman is a 19-year-old folk musician and multi-instrumentalist from Nottingham, England. She currently holds two full-length album releases to her name; Her debut, 'Inkwell' (2004) and, most recently, 'Threads' (2007). Her current instrumental repertoire consists of piano, guitar, harp and melodeon. Ruth's music combines a variety of influences including Eliza Carthy, John Renbourn and Seth Lakeman - amalgamating to form a truly fresh and unique brand of folk, but still remaining rooted in the traditions, sights and sounds that surround the genre.

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Shelagh Mcdonald

Originally from Scotland, Shelagh McDonald moved to London in the late 1960s, where she was part of the folk-music scene. In 1970 she released her first album, Shelagh McDonald Album, which sold rather poorly. 1971's Stargazer sold better, and was critically acclaimed. However, some time after its release, McDonald disappeared and wasn't heard from again until quite recently. Shelagh McDonald's music is close to that of some of her contemporaries, for example, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, and Duncan Browne.

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Christian Tetzlaff

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June Tabor & The Oyster Band

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.

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June Tabor & Oysterband

June Tabor & Oysterband is a collaboration between renowned English folk-singer June Tabor and English folk-roots band Oysterband. Their albums include "Freedom and Rain" (1990) and "Ragged Kingdom" (2011), with the latter named the 2011 “Album of the Year” in the fROOTS critics poll.

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The Watersons

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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