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Rusby was born into a family of musicians in 1973 in Penistone, Barnsley and grew up in nearby Cawthorne, Barnsley. [2] 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. 1995 saw the release of her ...
The Poozies are a British all-female traditional folk band formed in 1990. They were at the forefront of a wave that revolutionised traditional Scottish and Gaelic music in the 1990s. Throughout the years they have toured worldwide, attracting recognition and appreciation for their eclectic choice of material, unusual and exciting arrangements ...
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In 1996 she joined the all-female folk group the Poozies, with whom she released one EP and one full-length album. [4] In 1997 Rusby released her first solo album, Hourglass, and two years later followed it with Sleepless, which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
Roberts and Rusby formed the band Equation, [3] along with Devon-based folk musicians the Lakeman Brothers (Sean, Sam and Seth). They recorded an EP CD in 1995, with Rusby and Roberts sharing lead vocals. This led to the group being signed to Blanco y Negro Records / WEA by Geoff Travis. Rusby left soon after, to be replaced with Irish singer ...
The Girl Who Couldn't Fly is an album by British folk musician Kate Rusby, released in 2005. The title refers to Rusby's fear of flying. [2] The album cover features a painting by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon. [3]
John McCusker (born 15 May 1973) is a Scottish folk musician, record producer, and composer.He was a longtime member of Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s, and was later a band member and producer for folk singer, Kate Rusby. [1]
Sleepless is an album by the English folk musician Kate Rusby, released in 1999. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was nominated for the Mercury Prize the same year. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award 2000 for best album.