Miranda Sykes (born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, in 1978) is an English folk singer, double-bassist and guitarist. As well as her solo work, she has recorded with
Show of Hands (including as
Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes) and as the duo
Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston with mandolin player
Rex Preston. Sykes was born into a musical family and started playing double bass at the age of eight. Later, she studied for a BTEC in pop music and completed it remotely while touring with a band. In 1999, aged 21, she joined the folk-rock band
Pressgang as a bass guitarist and toured with them in…
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