This west Londoner moved to a rented house in the wilds of Wiltshire, where he performed and recorded his album all on his own. Unsurprisingly, he went a bit mad Hometown: London. The lineup: Nick ...
The great English folk singer, song collector and historian of the working classes, Shirley Collins, will not stand on ceremony. “I’m Shirley. Just call me Shirley,” she insists. The 87-year-old has ...
The songs that Shirley Collins sings are like time capsules, each with vast histories waiting to be uncovered. Some have journeyed across decades, even centuries, shape-shifting and meeting each ...