Hilary James, UK folk musician, Towersey Festival 1980

Hilary James is a British musician. A vocalist and multi-instrumentalist she plays guitar, double bass,

mandobass Mandobass is the largest (and least common) member of the mandolin family, sometimes used as the bass instrument in mandolin orchestras. It is so large that it usually is not held in the lap, but supported on a spike that rests on the floor. Th ...

(bass

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

) and is a singer, and songwriter. She works mostly with her partner

Simon Mayor Simon Mayor (born 1953) is an English mandolinist, fiddle player, guitarist, composer and humorist. He is noted for a series of instrumental albums featuring the mandolin, live performances with his partner Hilary James and his groups The Mandol ...

and with their ensemble the

Mandolinquents The Mandolinquents (also known as Simon Mayor's Mandolinquents) is a British musical quartet. It was formed by its core members Simon Mayor (mandolin, violin, guitar) and Hilary James (mandobass, vocals). In the present line up, which has been ...

. Mayor and James originally toured as the duo "Spredthick".

Discography

Hilary James – solo

*''Burning Sun (1993)'' *''Love, Lust and Loss'' (1996) *''Bluesy'' (1999) *''Laughing with the Moon'' (2004) *''English Sketches'' (2011) *''You Don't Know'' (2015)

Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians

''Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians'' comprised : Hilary James, Simon Mayor and Andy Baum * ''Sweet Nicotina'' (vinyl single) (1988) * ''Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians ON CD'' (2001)

Collaboration (for children)

The ''Collaboration (for children)'' comprised : Hilary James and Simon Mayor * ''Lullabies with Mandolins'' (2004) * ''Children's Favourites from Acoustics'' (2005) * ''Gobble! Gobble! Gobble!'' – Musical Mystery Tour vol 1 (2000) * ''Up in a Big Balloon'' – Musical Mystery Tour vol 2 (2000) * ''A BIg Surprise'' – Musical Mystery Tour vol 3 (2000) * ''Snowmen & Kings'' – Musical Mystery Tour vol 4 (2000) * ''Midsummer Market'' – Musical Mystery Tour vol 5 (2000)

Collaboration (for adults) Mandolinquents

*''Dance of the Comedians'' (2007) *''Mandolinquents'' (1997)

Collaboration (for adults) – Simon Mayor and Hilary James

*''The English Mandolin'' (2006) *''Duos'' (2001)

Simon Mayor (with Hilary James)

*''Music from a Small Island'' (2006) *''The Art of Mandolin'' (2014)