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Anne Patricia Briggs (born 1944), known as Anne Briggs, is an English folk singer. Although she travelled widely, in the 1960s and early 1970s, appearing at folk clubs and venues in England and Ireland, she never aspired to commercial success or to achieve widespread public acknowledgement of her music. However, she was a highly influential figure in the English folk music revival, being a source of songs and musical inspiration for others such as A.L. Lloyd, Bert Jansch, The Watersons, June Tabor, Sandy Denny and Maddy Prior.
[Comment: Jansch was her contemporary. Lloyd, a pioneer of modern folk music and a patron of hers, was a source for many of Anne’s songs. It’s not quite right to call her an English folksinger. She grow up in Nottingham, it’s true, but she was an orphan and reckoned at least part of her stock was Irish. She was on her own well before she was 20, and later on travelled with a tinker band in Ireland for several years in the 70’s. Her voice was pure and true and remarkably supple. Perhaps her greatest contribution was to sing the songs of womens’ experience, and this became a a great inspiration for the next generations. She sang from the heart of the tradition, she loved dogs and hunting and their songs, and she had a knack for setting the original heart of each song free.]
Early in 1973 she recorded a third solo album “Sing a Song For You” with instrumental support from “Ragged Robin”, who were a folk-rock band assembled around Steve Ashley.
[Comment: Jansch was her contemporary. Lloyd, a pioneer of modern folk music and a patron of hers, was a source for many of Anne’s songs. It’s not quite right to call her an English folksinger. She grow up in Nottingham, it’s true, but she was an orphan and reckoned at least part of her stock was Irish. She was on her own well before she was 20, and later on travelled with a tinker band in Ireland for several years in the 70’s. Her voice was pure and true and remarkably supple. Perhaps her greatest contribution was to sing the songs of womens’ experience, and this became a a great inspiration for the next generations. She sang from the heart of the tradition, she loved dogs and hunting and their songs, and she had a knack for setting the original heart of each song free.]
Early in 1973 she recorded a third solo album “Sing a Song For You” with instrumental support from “Ragged Robin”, who were a folk-rock band assembled around Steve Ashley.
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razzmatazzle wrote:
Is it just me, or is Anne Briggs really hot? (3)
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stellarumvox wrote:
She looks like my cousin Helena
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MorrisTheFucker wrote:
Is it just me, or is Anne Briggs really hot? (2)
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nancykitten wrote:
she really deserves more listeners.
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vern0n wrote:
aint she scrummy
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evanmbk wrote:
so beautiful
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BakkyBoo wrote:
the most amazing voice i've ever heard
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Rosainaziara wrote:
What a voice. I must have heard dozens of versions of Lowlands. I heard hers 10 minutes ago and I've still got goosebumps.
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Locust_ wrote:
yep
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nativewaiter wrote:
Is it just me, or is Anne Briggs really hot?
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stanleyharvey88 wrote:
id get the collection if i were you, unless you can stumble across the vinyl releases.
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themusicsaint wrote:
I heard "The Time Has Come". Very nice album. Got the s/t too, but haven't heard yet.
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swissmountainca wrote:
just discovered anne briggs. i am 57; what a lot of wasted years. love her voice.
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sudhang wrote:
@The Music Saint: "The Time Has Come", in my opinion. The self-titled was pretty good too.
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themusicsaint wrote:
What's her best album? I want to check out.
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babalooo wrote:
she's just beautiful all around
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musrum wrote:
She's pretty.
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Orual_Muse wrote:
WOW i didn't know her music, such a lovely voice... now i feel like i've discovered a little treasure XD
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abeilles wrote:
i also feel the connection to nick drake!
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