Miriam Backhouse started singing in British folk Clubs in the mid seventies and quickly gained a big reputation as a new young performer of traditional material. Miriam plays guitar to accompany herself but her debut album has the addition of keyboards and bass arrangements by Brian Etheridge and Stephen Delft on dulcimer.

At the end of 1979 Miriam moved to South Africa with her then new husband, musician John Erasmus.They quickly built up a solid reputation as performers,recorded several albums and featured on many television programmes.

Miriam returned to England in 2003 and toured as a soloist and is due back for more gigs in December 2004.STOP PRESS!!!Tour for Summer 2006 being arranged through Iconic Music
GYPSY WITHOUT A ROAD (mum1203) (first rleased in 1977 on vinyl) features four English trad itional songs alongside two ROSIE HARDMAN SONGS beautifully sung and arranged.and a haunting version of Will Williams' "THE FARMERS HAVE GONE EAST"

Gypsy Without a Road will be reissiued in 2005 with 2 bonus live recorded tracks from 1977.
Please note the vinyl version of this album is now valued above £100 !!! to collectors.
Skipy