Shirley Collins
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Biography
[Edit]Shirley Collins, though almost unknown in the United States, was an immensely important figure in Britain's early-'60s folk revival and the golden age of British folk-rock in the late '60s and early '70s. She is one of British folk's most golden-throated vocalists, and one of its most eclectic, handling traditional fare, Renaissance music, and folk-rock. Any discussion of her recordings must also note the important contributions of her non-singing sister, the late Dorothy Collins, who was co-billed with Shirley on several albums. Dorothy, who played keyboards, also devised the arrangements for the albums of Renaissance-influenced folk that the pair released to high critical acclaim in the late '60s.
Shirley actually made her first album way back in 1959 for Folkways. For a time she was a companion of noted folklorist Alan Lomax, whom she accompanied on trips through the American South that produced some of the most widely praised field recordings of traditional American folk music. In 1964, she helped point the way for a more eclectic approach to British folk music by recording with guitar wizard Davey Graham on the album Folk Roots, New Routes.
Shirley made her true mark when she teamed with sister Dolly to offer several albums of medieval-based folk music. The most widely hailed effort in this direction was 1969's Anthems in Eden, a suite of sorts combining traditional material and original instrumental interludes. 1970's follow-up, the similar Love, Death & the Lady, was just as good; both albums, interestingly, appeared on the Harvest label, a company most noted for its British progressive/underground rock acts. The affiliation wasn't as unlikely as it might appear, for Shirley had already helped direct British folk-rock acts such as Pentangle to traditional folk material. Therefore, it wasn't a total surprise to find Shirley Collins turn up in bona fide folk-rock groups, particularly as she had married Ashley Hutchings, a key early member of both Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. With Hutchings, she sang in a couple of the mid-'70s most traditionally oriented British folk-rock outfits, the Albion Country Band and the Etchingham Steam Band.
Title: The Holly Bears The Crown
Artist: Shirley Collins, Dolly Collins The Young Tradition
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: Love, Death And The Lady
Artist: Shirley Collins, Dolly Collins
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: The Power of the True Love Knot
Artist: Shirley Collins
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: For As Many As Will
Artist: Shirley Collins, Dolly Collins
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Snapshots
Artist: Shirley Collins, Dolly Collins
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Sweet England
Artist: Shirley Collins
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: False True Lovers
Artist: Shirley Collins
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: The Sweet Primroses
Artist: Shirley Collins
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Folk Roots
Artist: Shirley Collins, Davy Graham
Genre: Blues, Jazz, World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: No Roses
Artist: Shirley Collins, The Albion Country Band
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: The 50 Best Protest Songs Ever
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Magic of Folk
Genre: Country
Title: Voice & Vision
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Folk Melodies from Around the World
Genre: Pop
Title: Old Wine, New Skins
Genre: Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways
Genre: World Music, Celtic
Title: Song Links
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Rough Guide to English Folk
Genre: World Music
Title: Three Score & Ten - A Journey Back In Time
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Beginners Guide To English Folk
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: The History of Folk
Genre: Pop
Title: The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection
Genre: Kids, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Acoustic Folk Box (Disc 1)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Pop
Title: The Acoustic Folk Box (Disc 2)
Genre: Folktronica, Acoustic
Title: Anthology Of English Folk
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music
Title: The Beginners Guide To English Folk (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Country
Title: The Rough Guide To English Folk (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Scarborough Fair ~ The Best Of English Folk (CD1)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Four Seasons In Folk: Spring
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Great Women In Country Folk (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: World Music, Country, Folk
Title: 60s Folk Hits
Genre: World Music, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: The Holly Bears the Crown
Artist: Dolly Collins, The Young Tradition
Genre: World Music, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk