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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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Tam Lin
Frankie Armstrong, Brian Pearson, Blowzabella, Jon Gillaspie
Alternative & Indie - Released by Plant Life on Feb 16, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Heard A Woman Singing
Folk - Released by Flying Fish on Jan 1, 1984
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Till the Grass O'ergrew the Corn
Folk - Released by Fellside Recordings Ltd on Apr 12, 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Garden of Love
Folk - Released by Fellside Recordings Ltd on Oct 1, 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cats of Coven Lawn
Folk - Released by GFM RECORDS on Jan 22, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
And The Music Plays So Grand
Pop - Released by Sierra Briar Records on Mar 22, 1978
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Encouragement
Folk - Released by Fellside Recordings Ltd on Jan 14, 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -