Rosie 'retired' from the folk scene 12 years ago for a number of reasons...

Cigarette smoke was one problem, and arthritis was another. There were other reasons, too, but you'll have to ask Rosie about that - or tune in to BBC GMR Sounds of Folk with Alio (see above!). I was the lucky one who went down to Rosie and Bob's house in Sutton Coldfield for a very interesting interview and a truly enjoyable afternoon's nattering about old times.

Rosie is delighted that so many people even remember her - as if we could forget! I've known her since the late 1960s (when she was doing predominantly trad material!), but we will never see a live performance from her again... she won't be swayed on that one. Her beautiful custom made guitar never comes out of the wardrobe...

You can email Rosie via her wonderful website, which is all her own work! Tell her I sent you! Maybe we can even persuade her to join Mudcat...

TTFN

Bernard