The discography of

Kate Rusby Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, and is one of the be ...

, an English

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singer, consists of twenty solo

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s, four albums as part of a duo or group, four

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s (EPs), two video albums, fourteen singles, and seven

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s. Rusby's debut was ''Intuition'', an album recorded in collaboration with five other female singers from

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, which was released on a small label in 1993. Her breakthrough came with an eponymous album recorded with

Kathryn Roberts Kathryn Roberts is an English folk singer, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Early career Roberts' first released recordings were on the album ''Intuition'', a collection of songs by various South Yorkshire folk artists which also included he ...

, another of the singers featured on ''Intuition''. This album, which was named as the best of the year by ''

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'' magazine, was the first release on Pure Records, a label set up by Rusby's father on which all her subsequent solo recordings have been released. Rusby and Roberts also formed the band the Equation in conjunction with

the Lakeman Brothers The Lakeman Brothers were an English folk music trio, consisting of Sean Lakeman, Sam Lakeman and Seth Lakeman. They released one album, ''Three Piece Suite'', in 1994 before forming the band Equation with Kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts. Seth h ...

, but Rusby left the group after their debut EP. In 1996 she joined the all-female folk group

the Poozies The Poozies are a British all-female traditional folk band formed in 1990. They were at the forefront of a wave that revolutionised traditional Scottish and Gaelic music in the 1990s. Throughout the years they have toured worldwide, attract ...

, with whom she released one EP and one full-length album. In 1997 Rusby released her first solo album, '' Hourglass'', and two years later followed it with '' Sleepless'', which was nominated for the

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. Two years later, ''

Little Lights ''Little Lights'' is an album by British folk musician Kate Rusby, released in 2001. Track listing All songs by Kate Rusby unless otherwise stated. #"Playing of Ball" (Words trad., music Rusby) – 3:31 #"I Courted a Sailor" – 3:58 #"With ...

'' became Rusby's first release to enter the Top 100 of the

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, peaking at number 75. Her highest placing on this chart came with 2012's '' 20'', which reached number 22. In 2006 she provided guest vocals on the single " All Over Again" by Irish pop singer

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, which reached number six on the

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. Rusby has also made guest appearances on albums by artists such as

Show of Hands Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots/ folk duo formed in 1986 by singer-songwriter Steve Knightley (guitars, mandolin, mandocello, cuatro) and composer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer (vocals, guitars, violin, viola, mandolin, mando ...

Battlefield Band Battlefield Band were a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in 1969, they have released over 30 albums and undergone many changes of lineup. As of 2010, none of the original founders remain in the band. The band is noted for t ...

, Roddy Woomble, Ella Edmondson and

John McCusker John McCusker (born 15 May 1973) is a Scottish folk musician, record producer, and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and p ...

Albums

Solo albums

Collaborative albums

Extended plays

Singles

Video albums

Music videos

Other appearances

Soundtracks

Compilation albums

Guest appearances

References

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