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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
High and AwayShirley Collins
False True LoveShirley Collins
Lost in a WoodShirley Collins
Oakham PoachersShirley Collins
The Streets of DerryShirley Collins
Hares on the MountainShirley Collins
Sweet England
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High and AwayShirley Collins
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False True LoveShirley Collins
The Sweet Primroses
Lost in a WoodShirley Collins
Within Sound
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Oakham PoachersShirley Collins
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The Streets of DerryShirley Collins
The Sweet Primroses
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