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2013 - Quercus
2011 - Ragged Kingdom
2011 - Ashore
2007 - Apples
2005 - At the Wood's Heart
2003 - An Echo of Hooves
2001 - Rosa Mundi
1996 - Singing the Storm
1994 - Against the Streams
1993 - Anthology
1992 - Angel Tiger
1990 - Freedom and Rain
1989 - Some Other Time
1988 - Aqaba
1983 - Abyssinians
1980 - A Cut Above
1977 - Ashes and Diamonds
1976 - Airs and Graces
view 2013 - Quercus 2011 - Ragged Kingdom 2011 - Ashore 2007 - Apples 2005 - At the Wood's Heart 2003 - An Echo of Hooves 2001 - Rosa Mundi 1996 - Singing the Storm 1994 - Against the Streams 1993 - Anthology 1992 - Angel Tiger 1990 - Freedom and Rain 1989 - Some Other Time 1988 - Aqaba 1983 - Abyssinians 1980 - A Cut Above 1977 - Ashes and Diamonds 1976 - Airs and Graces Members
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Origin
Warwick, GB
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Folk
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1 FemaleOrigin
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Born
1947
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June Tabor is probably the finest female traditional British folksinger of the late 20th and early 21st centuries -- if not the best British folksinger of her time, period. What links her to Britain's past traditions is the chilling and emotional qualities of her voice. What links her to the British present is her fine taste in material, arrangements, and backing musicians, along with a willingness to try different things and interpret work by contemporary songwriters.
Tabor's first high-profile project was a duet album with Steeleye Span's Maddy Prior in the 1970s (the duo dubbed themselves the Silly Sisters for the occasion). An all-star cast of some of the leading lights of the British folk scene supported the singers, including Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, and Andy Irvine. For her own albums and tours she has worked with outstanding guitarists, most notably Jones andMartin Simpson. She's also trodden into folk-rock waters with Fairport Convention (with whom she's guested on-stage) and Oysterband (with whom she collaborated on a 1990 album).
Her 1994 album Against the Streams found her still at her peak, interpreting both traditional tunes and efforts by modern-day composers, including Elvis Costello and Richard Thompson. Subsequent efforts include Singing the Storm(1996), Aleyn (1997), Quiet Eye (2000), Rosa Mundi (2001),Echo of Hooves (2003), At the Wood's Heart (2005), andApples (2007). In 2011 Tabor released Ashore, a conceptual seafaring album that included a cover of Elvis Costello's "Shipbuilding" as well as reworkings of two of her more memorable songs, "Finisterre" and "The Grey Funnel Line." Also that year, Tabor re-teamed with Oysterband for Ragged Kingdom. In 2013, Tabor collaborated with saxophonist Iain Ballamy and pianist Huw Warren for the album Quercus on ECM.
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