Rosalie Deighton (born 26 July 1976) is an English singer and songwriter.
Early life
Deighton was born in
Breda, Netherlands to an Indonesian mother, Josie and to British father, Dave Deighton. The family moved to
Barnsley,
South Yorkshire
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when Rosalie was eight years old.
Career
The Deighton Family
Together with her siblings and both parents, Deighton performed as part of
the Deighton Family on albums ''Mama Was Right'' (1990), ''Acoustic Music Meant to Suit Most Occasions'' (1988) and ''Rolling Home'' (1991).
"Intuition" (1993)
In 1993, Deighton and her sister Kathleen recorded an album, ''Intuition'', along with
Kate Rusby
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,
Kathryn Roberts
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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 ...
,
Julie Matthews and Pat Shaw. The album was released on the Fat Cat Label.
Solo work
As a solo artist, Deighton has released three albums and provided backing vocals on
Paddy Casey
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Biography
He received his first guitar when he was 12 and left home soon after and began busking and gigging for about 12 years. At about the age of 24 he was approached by Sony ...
's album ''Living''. The album was the second-highest selling Irish album of 2004.
Deighton's first solo album, ''Truth Drug'', debuted in 2001, followed by ''21 Days'' on the Echo label in 2007.
Her latest album, ''Burning Boat'', was released in 2014. Recorded at the Bearclaw Records Studio facility in Deighton's hometown of
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, it was produced by Rick Barraclough. The album features guest appearances from
Jack Savoretti
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and M. G. Boulter. It was Bearclaw's first album release.
Other appearances
In addition to performing as one half of the celebrated duo Balsamo/Deighton, Deighton has been an occasional guest ‘Champ’ in the band
Danny and the Champions of the World
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. She was featured on two albums, ''Hearts & Arrows'' (2011) and the critically acclaimed ''Stay True'',
(2013) both on
Loose Music
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In 1998, Loose was formed from the vinyl only record label, Vinyl Junkie, which was set up in 1994 by Tom Bridgewater. Loose Music - About
Since 1998, Loose has rele ...
.
References
External links
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BalsamoDeighton official website
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1976 births
Living people
Musicians from Barnsley
Dutch women singer-songwriters
Dutch singer-songwriters
English women singer-songwriters
English singer-songwriters
Dutch people of English descent
Dutch people of Indonesian descent
English people of Indonesian descent
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers