Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'

Subject: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Artists'
From: Vic Smith
Date: 26 Feb 15 - 07:15 AM

Stuart Reed has drawn my attention to an article in the Brighton newspaper, "The Argus". It begins:-

Celebrating Folk Singer

A RENOWNED folk singer and bellringer is to be celebrated with a concert.
The Timeline Choir will perform works from the collections of Henry Burstow and other prestigious folk artists, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Lucy Broadwood.

I am delighted that Henry - Horsham's finest - is being remembered and celebrated in this way but could someone help with information about the other two 'prestigious folk artists'?

Did they do gigs as a duo?

Did they front a folk/rock band?

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: GUEST,M
Date: 26 Feb 15 - 07:32 AM

Well since you ask

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: MartinRyan
Date: 26 Feb 15 - 10:24 AM

comma, comma, comma chameleon....

Regards

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: Musket
Date: 27 Feb 15 - 09:30 AM

I shouldn't have referred to Vaughan Williams as an artist, after all "composer" is a distinguished title in itself.

That said, his contribution to collecting, standardising and saving traditional tunes is about as "up there" as you can get.

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: Mysha
Date: 27 Feb 15 - 09:31 PM

Hi Vic,

As I read it, it's about, Henry Burstow, and other prestigious folk artists, and a composer, and a collector, making five or more people in all. Will you let us know after the concert who these unnamed artists were (assuming you're going)?

Bye
                                                                Mysha

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 27 Feb 15 - 11:23 PM

Ralph was quite artistic and he must have sung all those songs before doing his arrangements.

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 28 Feb 15 - 05:32 PM

I couldn't find it in the Argue pages but if anyone is interested it's the 28th March in Horsham.
Shame newspapers can't learn to just cut and paste rather than add their own spin on things.

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 28 Feb 15 - 05:45 PM

From the ad' I was expecting opera but the performer has a fine voice : Susannah Austin- Nightwalking

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: GUEST,Stuart Reed
Date: 01 Mar 15 - 04:37 PM

The Brighton Argus is indeed an august journal. Among its previous noteworthy headlines:

LOCAL WOMAN HURLS TRUMPETS AT DUCKS
    and
WINDOW CLEANER KILLED BY GIANT PENCIL

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: TheSnail
Date: 01 Mar 15 - 06:06 PM

And of course -
SHELL FOUND ON BEACH

Subject: RE: Help with 'Prestigious Folk Singers'
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Mar 15 - 08:21 PM

I just wanted to thank freddyheady for that link; she does indeed have a fine voice!