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KATE RUSBY

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Kate Rusby
 Kate Rusby (born December 4, 1973) is an England|English folk singer and songwriter from Barnsley, South Yorkshire sometimes known as ''The Barnsley Nightingale''. She has headlined various United Kingdom|British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times. In 2001 "The Guardian" described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene." In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies". She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.

Biography

Kate Rusby was born into a family of musicians. After learning to play the guitar, the fiddle, and the piano, as well as to sing, she played in many local folk festivals as a child and adolescent, before joining (and becoming the lead vocalist of) the all-female Celtic folk band The Poozies. Her breakthrough album came in 1995. A collaboration with her friend and fellow Barnsley folk singer Kathryn Roberts was simply titled "Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts". In 1997, with the help of her family, she recorded and released her first solo album, ''Hourglass''. Since then she has gone on to receive acclaim in her home country and abroad, and her family continues to help her with all aspects of her professional career.

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Kate Rusby top albums

  1. The Girl Who Couldn't Fly
  2. Underneath the Stars
  3. Hourglass
  4. Little Lights
  5. Sleepless
  6. Ten
  7. Awkward Annie
  8. 10
    9. ...show all albums

Kate Rusby top songs and lyrics

  1. No Names
  2. Underneath the Stars
  3. You Belong to Me
  4. Awkward Annie
  5. The Lark
  6. Sir Eglamore
  7. Game of All Fours
  8. Bitter boy
  9. High On A Hill
  10. John Barbury
  11. Planets
  12. Farewell
  13. Moon Shadow
  14. The Old Man
  15. Falling
  16. Mary Blaize
  17. Andrew Lammie
  18. I Am Stretched on Your Grave
  19. Fare Thee Well
  20. A Ballad
  21. Blooming Heather
  22. Let Me Be
  23. Bonnie House of Airlie
  24. Daughter Of Heaven
  25. Wandering Soul
    26. ...show all songs

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Kate Rusby will be playing at these Events
1. Kate Rusby at Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull, City of on 22 Mar 2008
Location: United Kingdom
2. Kate Rusby at Buxton Opera House, Buxton on 23 Mar 2008
Location: Water Street, Buxton, SK17 6XN, United Kingdom
3. Kate Rusby at Wyvern Theatre, Swindon on 25 Mar 2008
Location: Theatre Square, Swindon, SN1 1QN, United Kingdom
4. Kate Rusby at Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool on 26 Mar 2008
Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
5. Kate Rusby at Peterborough Broadway Theatre, Peterborough on 29 Mar 2008
Location: United Kingdom
6. Kate Rusby at Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe on 30 Mar 2008
Location: St. Mary Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2XE, United Kingdom
7. Kate Rusby at Perth Concert Hall, Perth on 3 Apr 2008
Location: Perth, United Kingdom
8. Kate Rusby at Music Hall, Aberdeen on 4 Apr 2008
Location: Union Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1QS, United Kingdom
9. Kate Rusby at Eden Court, Inverness on 5 Apr 2008
Location: Inverness, United Kingdom
10. Kate Rusby at The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield on 24 Apr 2008
Location: Holywell Street, Chesterfield, S41 7SA, United Kingdom
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