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Shirley Collins (05 Jul 1935 - )

Female Person - United Kingdom British folk singer

Releases (18)

Official

Album

  1. Sweet England 1959
  2. False True Lovers 1959
  3. The Sweet Primeroses 1967
  4. The Power of the True Love Knot 1968
  5. Adieu to Old England 1974
  6. Lodestar 04 Nov 2016
  7. Heart’s Ease 24 Jul 2020
  8. Archangel Hill 26 May 2023

Album - Compilation

  1. A Favourite Garland 1974
  2. Amaranth including the "Anthems in Eden" Suite 1976
  3. Fountain of Snow 1992
  4. Within Sound 29 Nov 2002
  5. The Classic Collection 2004
  6. Two Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks Nov 2012
  7. An Introduction to Shirley Collins 20 Oct 2017

EP

  1. Heroes In Love 1963
  2. Crowlink 30 Jul 2021

Relationships (2)

Married

  1. Austin John Marshall

Siblings

  1. Dolly Collins

Recordings by (144)

  1. I Drew My Ship 2:23 (1959)
  2. The Irish Boy 1:36 (1959)
  3. The Spermwhale Fishery 2:40 (1959)
  4. Dennis O'Reilly 2:05 (1959)
  5. My Bonny Miner Lad 1:51 (1959)
  6. Just as the Tide Was Flowing 1:20 (1959) False True Lovers version
  7. Bobby Shaftoe 1:22 (1959)
  8. Richie Story 4:07 (1959) False True Lovers version
  9. The Unquiet Grave 4:12 (1959) False True Lovers version
  10. The Swapping Song 1:30 (1959)
  11. Poor Old Horse 1:11 (1959)
  12. The False True Love 3:51 (1959)
  13. The Foggy Dew 2:24 (1959)
  14. Mowing the Barley 0:55 (1959)
  15. Scarborough Fair 1:39 (1959)
  16. The Cruel Mother 7:04 (1959) False True Lovers version
  17. The Bonny Cuckoo 1:27 (1959)
  18. The Queen of May 1:49 (1959)
  19. Died for Love 1:49 (1959)
  20. Sweet England 2:39 (1959)
  21. Hares on the Mountain 1:36 (1959)
  22. Hori-Horo 1:42 (1959)
  23. The Bonny Irish Boy 1:36 (1959)
  24. The Tailor & The Mouse 2:01 (1959)
  25. The Lady & The Swine 1:34 (1959)
  26. Turpin Hero 2:36 (1959)
  27. The Cuckoo 1:46 (1959)
  28. The Bonny Labouring Boy 4:19 (1959)
  29. The Cherry Tree Carol 3:45 (1959)
  30. Sweet William 3:23 (1959)
  31. Omie Wise 3:58 (1959)
  32. Blackbirds & Thrushes 1:40 (1959)
  33. A Keeper Went Hunting 1:49 (1959)
  34. Polly Vaughan 2:41 (1959) Sweet England version
  35. Pretty Saro 2:05 (1959)
  36. Barbara Allen 3:20 (1959) Sweet England version
  37. Charlie 2:36 (1959)
  38. The False Bride ?:?? (1963)
  39. Locks and Bolts ?:?? (1963)
  40. Rambleaway ?:?? (1963)
  41. A Blacksmith Courted Me ?:?? (1963)
  42. Love Is Teasing ?:?? (1964)
  43. She Moves Through the Fair ?:?? (1964)
  44. The Bold Irish Lad ?:?? (1964)
  45. Must I Go Bound ?:?? (1964)
  46. Dennis o Reilly ?:?? (1964)
  47. Spencer the Rover 4:02 (1967)
  48. All Things Are Quite Silent 2:36 (1967)
  49. Cambridgeshire May Carol 1:20 (1967)
  50. The Rigs of the Time 3:11 (1967)
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On Recordings (50)

Produced

  1. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning 2:45 Mississippi Fred McDowell (Nov 1960) assistant

Recording Engineer For

  1. Antioch 1:34 Alabama Sacred Harp Convention (Nov 1960) assistant
  2. Please Let Me Stay a Little Longer 2:41 Estil C. Ball & Lacey Richardson (Nov 1960) assistant
  3. Join the Band 1:03 John Davis & Group (Nov 1960) assistant
  4. Father Adieu 2:09 E.C. Ball (Nov 1960) assistant
  5. Trouble So Hard 1:36 Vera Hall (Nov 1960) assistant
  6. Windham 1:59 Alabama Sacred Harp Convention (Nov 1960) assistant
  7. Kenny Wagner 2:33 Bob Carpenter (Nov 1960) assistant
  8. Is There Anybody Here That Loves My Jesus 3:00 Viola James & Congregation (Nov 1960) assistant
  9. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning 2:45 Mississippi Fred McDowell (Nov 1960) assistant
  10. I'm Gonna Sail Like a Ship on the Ocean 2:40 Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island Singers (Nov 1960) assistant
  11. When I Get Home 2:52 Estil C. Ball & Blair Reedy (Nov 1960) assistant
  12. Sermon and Lining Hymn 3:34 Reverend I.D. Back & Congregation (Nov 1960) assistant
  13. Father, Jesus Loves You 2:09 E.C. Ball (Nov 1960) assistant
  14. Calvary 1:39 Alabama Sacred Harp Convention (Nov 1960) assistant
  15. Lonesome Valley 2:44 Estil C. Ball, Lacey Richardson, Orna Ball & Blair Reedy (Nov 1960) assistant
  16. Hen Duck 3:05 Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr. (Nov 1960) assistant
  17. Little Moses 3:22 Neil Morris (Nov 1960) assistant
  18. Jesse James 2:14 The Mountain Ramblers (Nov 1960) assistant
  19. Jesse James 4:51 Neil Morris (Nov 1960) assistant
  20. Baptizing Scene 1:35 Reverend W.A. Donaldson (Nov 1960) assistant
  21. Come on, Boys, Let's Go to the Ball 2:02 Sid Hemphill & Lucius Smith (Nov 1960) assistant
  22. Lucky Holler 2:20 Ed Lewis (Nov 1960) assistant
  23. I Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down 2:30 Ed Lewis (Nov 1960) assistant
  24. On That Rock 2:58 Viola James, Lonnie Young & Ed Young (Nov 1960) assistant
  25. Tribulations 2:46 Estil C. Ball, Lacey Richardson & Blair Reedy (Nov 1960) assistant
  26. The Poor Wayfaring Stranger 3:13 E.C. Ball (Nov 1960) assistant
  27. Baptizing Down by the Creek 2:48 The Mountain Ramblers (Nov 1960) assistant
  28. The Old Country Church 2:29 The Mountain Ramblers (Nov 1960) assistant
  29. The Cabin on the Hill 3:04 Estil C. Ball, Lacey Richardson, Orna Ball & Blair Reedy (Nov 1960) assistant
  30. Paddy on the Turnpike 1:45 Wade Ward, Charley Higgins & Charley Poe (Nov 1960) assistant
  31. The Banks of the Arkansas / Wave the Ocean 1:57 Neil Morris & Charlie Everidge (Nov 1960) assistant
  32. The Farmer's Curst Wife 2:56 E.C. Ball (Nov 1960) assistant
  33. Jesus Is Real to Me 3:14 Mrs. Mary Lee & Congregation (Nov 1960) assistant
  34. Oree 2:39 Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr. (1960) assistant
  35. Drop Down Mama 2:49 Mississippi Fred McDowell (1960) assistant
  36. John Brown 1:52 Hobart Smith (1960) assistant
  37. Poor Ellen Smith 2:01 Hobart Smith (1960) assistant
  38. Boogie Children 2:55 Boy Blue, Joe Lee & Darnel Walker (1960) assistant
  39. Sittin' On Top of the World 2:41 Lonnie Young, Ed Young & Lonnie Young, Jr. (1960) assistant
  40. Bullyin' Well 3:22 Rosa Lee Hill (1960) assistant
  41. Forrest City Jump 2:56 Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Martin (1960) assistant
  42. Banging Breakdown 1:39 Hobart Smith (1960) assistant
  43. Go to Sleep Little Baby 1:17 Bessie Jones (1960) assistant
  44. Johnson's Old Gray Mule 2:14 Mainer Band (1960) assistant
  45. Frog Went A-Courtin' 2:49 Almeda Riddle (1960) assistant
  46. She Don't Love Me That Way 3:22 Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan (1960) assistant
  47. She Lived Her Life Too Fast 3:20 Forrest City Joe, Sonny Boy Rogers & Thomas Morgan (1960) assistant
  48. Johnny Cuckoo 3:02 Bessie Jones & group (1960) assistant

Field Recordist For

  1. Blow Gabriel 2:25 John Davis, Bessie Jones & St. Simon's Island Singers (Nov 1960)

Credited as (30)

  1. Shirley Collins
  2. Shirley Collins & Davy Graham
  3. The Young Tradition with Shirley and Dolly Collins
  4. Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band
  5. Shirley & Dolly Collins
  6. The Young Tradition with Shirley & Dolly Collins
  7. Shirley Collins & Dolly Collins
  8. Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol, John Tams, Phil Pickett, Michael Gregory, Dave Mattacks, Shirley Collins, Martin Carthy, John Watcham, John Rodd, Albion Morris Men, Ian Cutler & Adderbury Village Morris Men
  9. Shirley Collins & the Albion Country Band
  10. Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band
  11. Current 93 (vocals: Shirley Collins)
  12. Alan Lomax / Children's Choir / Bryan Newey Skiffle Group / Shirley Collins / The Haddo House Choir / The Skinner's Bottom Glee Singers
  13. Alan Lomax feat. Shirley Collins, Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Seamus Ennis, and many more!
  14. Shirley Collins & The Albion Countryband
  15. Shirley Collins & The Albion Band
  16. Carolers at the Cheshire Cheese Public House / Charlie Bate, Peter Kennedy & Others / Shirley Collins / Birmingham Studio Group
  17. Shirley Collins & Davey Graham
  18. Shirley Collins with John Sothcott
  19. Shirley Collins & Steve Ashley
  20. Shirley Collins with Winsome Evans
  21. Shirley Collins & Peter Bellamy
  22. Shirley Collins with Julie Carter & Jim Younger
  23. Shirley Collins with Julie Carter, Jim Younger & Dan Quinn
  24. Shirley Collins with Dolly Collins
  25. Shirley Collins with Iris Bishop & Gary Holder
  26. Albion Country Band & Shirley Collins
  27. Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol, John Tams, Phil Pickett, Michael Gregory, Dave Mattacks, Shirley Collins, Martin Carthy, John Watcham, John Rodd, Albion Morris Men, Ian Cutler & Adderbury Village Morris Men
  28. Shirley & Dolly Collins & Dolly Collins
  29. The Young Tradition/ Shirley Collins/ Dolly Collins, Shirley Collins & Dolly Collins
  30. Shirley Collins/ Dolly Collins & Dolly Collins

Works (2)

Arranged

  1. False True Love
  2. Salisbury Plain

Events (1)

Support Act At

  1. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 56, Episode 3

Links (11)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.shirleycollins.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/shirley_collins
  2. https://mainlynorfolk.info/shirley.collins/

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Shirley+Collins

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/236336

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000024568

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/143334511

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528937

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/11378302
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rilpZJIb2NWJZVGtCdg6u

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/d7db2c9e-40f1-451a-b868-782b6dce7fbf