The Shoals of Herring (Roud 13642) is a ballad, written by James Henry Miller, was an English folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright and record producer, and better known by which stage name ?
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The Shoals of Herring The Shoals of Herring (Roud 13642) is a ballad, written by Ewan MacColl for the third of the original eight BBC "Radio ballads" "Singing the Fishing," which was first broadcast on August 16, 1960.
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Ewan MacColl James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was an English folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright and record producer.
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Graham Nash Graham William Nash, OBE (born 2 February 1942) is a British-American singer-songwriter and musician. Nash is known for his light tenor voice and for his songwriting contributions as a member of the English pop/rock group the Hollies and the folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash. Nash became an American citizen on 14 August 1978 and holds dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and United States.
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James McMurtry James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American rock and folk rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor ("Daisy Miller", "Lonesome Dove", and narrator of "Ghost Town: 24 Hours in Terlingua"). He performs with veteran bandmates Daren Hess, Cornbread, and Tim Holt.
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Stanley Holloway Stanley Augustus Holloway, OBE (1 October 1890 – 30 January 1982) was an English stage and film actor, humourist, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in "My Fair Lady". He was also renowned for his comic monologues and songs, which he performed and recorded throughout most of his 70-year career.
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Al Stewart Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945), known professionally as Al Stewart, is a Scottish-born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of characters and events from history.
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Charlie Higson Charles Murray "Charlie" Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, author, and former singer. He has also written and produced for television.
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Jimmy Clitheroe James Robinson Clitheroe (24 December 1921 – 6 June 1973), popularly known as Jimmy Clitheroe, was an English comic entertainer. He is best remembered for his BBC Radio programme, "The Clitheroe Kid" (1956-72), a version of which was produced for television on the ITV network under the title "Just Jimmy" (1964-68).
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Sting (musician) Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 2 October 1951), better known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He was the principal songwriter, lead singer, and bassist for the new wave rock band The Police from 1977 to 1984, before launching a solo career.
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Maureen Potter Maria Philomena Potter (3 January 1925 – 7 April 2004), known as Maureen Potter, was an Irish singer, actor, comedian and performer.
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Lindsay Cooper Lindsay Cooper (3 March 1951 – 18 September 2013) was an English bassoon and oboe player, composer and political activist. Best known for her work with the band Henry Cow, she was also a member of Comus, National Health, News from Babel and David Thomas and the Pedestrians. She collaborated with a number of musicians, including Chris Cutler and Sally Potter, and co-founded the Feminist Improvising Group. She wrote scores for film and TV and a song cycle "Oh Moscow" which was performed live around the world in 1987. She also recorded a number of solo albums, including "Rags" (1980), "The Gold Diggers" (1983) and "Music For Other Occasions" (1986).
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James Weams James Weams (1851 – 1911) was a Durham born comedian, and concert hall singer/songwriter and performer at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th century. His most famous song is "Neighbors Belaw” (or now often called "The neighbours doon belaa").
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Tommy Armstrong (singer) Thomas "Tommy" Armstrong (1848–1920) was a County Durham concert hall songwriter and performer in the late 19th century. His most famous song is arguably "Wor Nanny’s a mazer". He was known as "The Pitman Poet" or "The Bard of the Northern Coalfield".
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Eddie Miller (songwriter) Edward Monroe "Eddie" Miller (December 10, 1919April 11, 1977) was an American songwriter, in the country music genre.
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James Blunt James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and former British soldier. He originally signed to EMI Music Publishing and is currently signed to Custard Records and Atlantic Records.
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Ronnie Drew Joseph Ronald "Ronnie" Drew (Irish": Ránall Ó Draoi" ] ) (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners.
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Stan Hugill Stanley James Hugill (/'hju:ɡɪl/ ) (November 19, 1906 – May 13, 1992) was a British folk music performer, artist and sea music historian, known as the "Last Working Shantyman" and described as the "20th century guardian of the tradition".
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Hector the Hero "Hector the Hero" is a classic lament penned by Scottish composer and fiddler James Scott Skinner in 1903. It was written as a tribute to Major-General Hector MacDonald, a distinguished Scottish general around the turn of the century. MacDonald, a friend of Skinner's, had not long before committed suicide following accusations of homosexuality.
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James Holmes (trade unionist) James Headgoose Holmes (19 March 1861 – 1 October 1934) was a British trade unionist and political activist.
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PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey MBE (born 9 October 1969) known as PJ Harvey, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, writer, poet, and composer. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.
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Fish (singer) Derek William Dick (born 25 April 1958), better known by his stage name Fish, is a Scottish singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He achieved prominence as the lead singer and lyricist of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion from 1981 until 1988. In his solo career, Fish has explored contemporary pop and traditional folk.
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Four Loom Weaver Four Loom Weaver (Roud 1460), probably derived from "The Poor Cotton Weaver" is a 19th-century English lament on starvation. One source also names it Jone o Grinfilt though this title usually refers to different lyrics and score, which is about the naiveté of country folk. Actually, it is very similar to Jone o'Grinfilt Junior which can be found in John Harland's "Ballads and Songs of Lancashire" (1875 pp. 169–171). According to Axon website (Axon) Jone o Grinfilt was written by Joseph Lees of Glodwick, near Oldham in the 1790s.