Frankie Armstrong
Whether singing a cappella or with minimal accompaniment, Frankie Armstrong uses her powerful soprano vocals to breathe new life into centuries-old British balladry. Best known for her rendition of Peggy Seeger's feminist anthem, "I'm Gonna Be an Engineer," Armstrong has been an influential presence in England since 1962.
A longtime member of the late Ewan MacColl's Critic's Group, Armstrong has been a frequent performer at folk festivals throughout Great Britain and the United States.
While Armstrong's early albums focused on traditional ballads, she's branched out in recent years. In 1989, she collaborated with Greenwich Village-based folk singer Dave Van Ronk for an duo album, Let No One Deceive You, featuring songs by Bertolt Brecht. Armstrong's most prolific year came in 1997. In addition to reissuing a live concert recording, Ways of Seeing, she released an album of child ballads, Till the Grass O'ergrown the Corn, and a solo album, The Fair Moon Rejoices, which includes original songs, Leon Rosselson compositions and a series of William Blake poems set to the saxophone and bagpipe playing of Peter Stacey.
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Discographie
9 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Tam Lin
Frankie Armstrong, Brian Pearson, Blowzabella, Jon Gillaspie
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Plant Life le 16 févr. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Heard A Woman Singing
Folk - Paru chez Flying Fish le 1 janv. 1984
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Till the Grass O'ergrew the Corn
Folk - Paru chez Fellside Recordings Ltd le 12 avr. 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Garden of Love
Folk - Paru chez Fellside Recordings Ltd le 1 oct. 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cats of Coven Lawn
Folk - Paru chez GFM RECORDS le 22 janv. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
And The Music Plays So Grand
Pop - Paru chez Sierra Briar Records le 22 mars 1978
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Encouragement
Folk - Paru chez Fellside Recordings Ltd le 14 janv. 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -