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Shirley Collins
Shirley Collins is an iconic and enduring figure in British folk music, with a
storied career that stretches from the mid-1950s to the 2020s. She was born on
July 5, 1935, in Hastings, East Sussex, and began playing traditional music with
her older sister, Dolly, as a child. Shirley Collins made her studio debut with
1958's Sweet England, an album of sparsely-arranged folk music featuring nothing
more than her voice and banjo. False True Lovers, which arrived later that year,
offered much of the same. As the 1950s gave way to the '60s, she helped set the
stage for the British fol...
Hares on the MountainShirley Collins
Sweet England
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False True LoveShirley Collins
False True Lovers
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Fare Thee Well My Dearest DearShirley Collins
Anthems In Eden
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The Bonny Labouring BoyShirley Collins
Sweet England
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The Captain with the WhiskersShirley Collins
Harking Back
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Lost in a WoodShirley Collins
Within Sound
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