Cathy Lesurf (born 1953) is a British
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
singer-songwriter who was brought up in
Stevenage
Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...
, Hertfordshire.
She has been a member of bands in the 1970s such as
Oyster Ceilidh Band
Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British folk rock and folk punk band formed in Canterbury around 1976.
History Early history
The band formed in parallel to Fiddler's Dram, and under the name "Oyster Ceilidh Band" played purely as ...
,
Fiddler's Dram
Fiddler's Dram were a British folk band of the late 1970s, most widely known for their 1979 hit single, " Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)", which reached no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Band members
The full-time members of Fi ...
, and
The Albion Band
The Albion Band, also known as The Albion Country Band, The Albion Dance Band, and The Albion Christmas Band, were a British folk rock band, originally brought together and led by musician Ashley Hutchings. Generally considered one of the mo ...
.
She released a solo album, ''Surface'', in 1985, the same year that she appeared as a guest vocalist on the
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig.) They started o ...
album ''
Gladys' Leap
''Gladys' Leap'' is the fourteenth studio album by Fairport Convention originally released in August 1985. It was recorded in April and May 1985 at Woodworm Studios, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was produced and engineered by Simo ...
''. She created and ran the World in 1 County festival from 2002 to 2007. In November 2009, she released the solo single "This Christmas",
which was written by her husband, David Wilson.
Discography
;Solo singles
*"This Christmas" (2009)
;Solo albums
*''Surface'' (1985)
;With Fairport Convention
*''
Gladys' Leap
''Gladys' Leap'' is the fourteenth studio album by Fairport Convention originally released in August 1985. It was recorded in April and May 1985 at Woodworm Studios, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, UK. It was produced and engineered by Simo ...
'' (1985)
;With The Albion Band
*''Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival'' (1998) (tracks 7 – 11, recorded 1987)
*''Live in Concert'' (1993) (tracks 8 – 11, recorded 1982)
*''The Wild Side Of Town'' (1987)
*''Stella Maris'' (1987)
*''A Christmas Present from the Albion Band'' (1985)
*''Under the Rose'' (1984)
*''Light Shining'' (1983)
;With Oyster Band
*''English Rock 'n' Roll The Early Years 1800–1850'' (1982)
;With Oyster Ceilidh Band
*''
Jack's Alive
Jack's Family Restaurants, LP (doing business as Jack's) is an American fast food restaurant chain, headquartered and based in Birmingham, and is owned by AEA Investors. Restaurants feature sit-down dining, drive-thrus and takeout service. Th ...
'' (1980)
;With Fiddler's Dram
*''Fiddler's Dram'' (1980)
*''
To See the Play
Fiddler's Dram were a British folk band of the late 1970s, most widely known for their 1979 hit single, "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)", which reached no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Band members
The full-time members of Fid ...
'' (1978)
;With Wolfscote
*''Turn the Glass'' (2015)
References
External links
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Living people
People from Stevenage
English folk singers
British folk rock musicians
Musicians from Hertfordshire
The Albion Band members
Oysterband members
1953 births
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