Anne Briggs (b 1944)
English singer of mainly traditional songs.
(Johnny Moynihan has recorded with Planxty, Maddy Prior and June Tabor
and Sweeney's Men)
(Ray Fisher has recorded solo and with the Fisher family)
(Anne retired from singing in 1973, despite the acclaim surrounding her work)
Albums.
Title. | year. | Label. | No
|
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The Hazards of Love (EP) |
1963 | Topic | TOP 94
|
Anne Briggs | 1971 |
Topic | 12T207 |
[Reissued on CD] | 2007 |
Water | 199CD |
[Reissued on vinyl] | 2008 |
Abraxas Records/4 Men With Beards |
4M164LP |
The Time Has Come | 1971 |
CBS | CBS 64612
|
[Reissue] | 1995 |
Epic/ Sony | ESCA 7578 |
[Reissue] |
1998 |
Sony/Columbia/ Rewind | 491689 2 |
[Reissue] |
2007 | Sony BMG Leegacy |
88697057662 |
[Reissued on vinyl] |
2008 | Abraxas Records/4 Men With
Beards |
4M165LP |
Sing a Song For You (*) | 1973 |
? | ?
|
[Reissue] | 2002 | Fledg'ling | FLED 3008
|
[Reissue] (vinyl) | 2007 |
Boweavil | |
Classic Anne Briggs | | |
|
(* with Ragged Robin. issued 1996)
Bert Lloyd, Ewan MacColl, Anne Briggs, et al
Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
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The Iron Muse | 1963 |
Topic | 12T86
|
Bert Lloyd, Anne Briggs and Frankie Armstrong.
Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
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The Bird In The Bush | 1966 |
Topic | 12T135
|
Compilations.
Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
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A Collection | 1999 (*) | Topic | TSCD504
|
(* recorded 1963 - 71)
Best Albums(*).
Title. | year. |
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Anne Briggs |
1971 |
The Time Has Come |
1971 |
(*)Based on critical opinion.
Popular downloads.
Title. |
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She Moves Through The Fair |
Blackwater Side |
Standing on the Shore |
Go Your
Way |
Fine Horseman |
Reynardine |
Sandman'sSong |
Anthologies - Owen Hand, Ian Campbell Folk Group, Anne Briggs, Lou Killen,
Matt McGinn, Hamish Imlach, Jill Doyle et al.
Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
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Edinburgh Folk Festival vol 1 | 1963 | Decca |
LK 4546 |
Edinburgh Folk Festival vol 2 |
1964 | Decca |
LK 4563 |
Anthologies.
Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
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Acoustic Routes (*) | 1993 | Demon | Code
90
|
Cottonhead | 2004 | |
|
(* one track by Anne Briggs and Bert Jansch, recorded 1993)
Various artists - Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson, Anne Briggs, Liam O'Flynn
and Karine Polwart.
Title.
| year.
| Label.
| No.
|
The Wildlife Album vol 2 [Live in Hope]
| 2006
|
|
|
Anthology - Waterson:Carthy, Barry Dransfield, A.L. Lloyd, Anne Briggs,
Shirley Collins, Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band,
Magna Carta, Lindisfarne, Sandy Denny, Oak, Richard Thompson et al.
Title.
| year.
| Label.
| number.
|
Anthology of English Folk (5 CDs)
| 2007?
| Deja Vu
|
|
Anthology - Lonnie Donegan, Ewan MacColl, Ian Campbell, Young Tradition, Shirley and Dolly Collins,
Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Anne Briggs et al.
Title. | year. | Label. | No
|
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Troubadours of British Folk Volume 1 - Unearthing the
Tradition
| 1995 | Rhino |
72160 |
Anthology - John Renbourn, Anne Briggs, Martin Simpson, Shirley and Dolly
Collins, Ewan MacColl, Kate Rusby, Andrew Cronshaw, Mr Fox, Waterson Carthy et
al.
Title. | year. | Label. | Number.
|
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The Beginners Guide to English Folk (3 CDs) |
2009 | Nascente | NASBOX040
|
Various artists - Anne Briggs, Mick Softley, Shirley Collins, Sweeney's Men, Vashti Bunyan, Mr Fox,
Ewan MacColl, Isla Cameron, Bert Jansch, Fairport Convention, Donovan,
Incredible String Band, Jan Dukes de Grey, Young Tradition, Sandy Denny, Comus et al.
Title.
| year.
| Label.
| no
|
Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British and Irish Folk
1966 - 1978 (4 CDs) | 2006 |
Castle Music | CMXBX 1030 |
Album tracks.
A Collection. A compilation of recordings 1963 - 1971. Issued on CD in
1999. Running time 76 minutes 35 seconds. Anne Briggs solo vocals on most
tracks. Anne plays guitar on "Blackwater Side", bouzouki on
"Living by the Water" and "Willie o Winsbury". John Moynihan
plays bouzouki on "Willie o Winsbury", Ray Fisher sings on "The
Doffing Mistress". All titles traditional except "Go Your Way" and
"Living by the Water" both written by Anne Briggs.
Title. | Author. | Date of recording
|
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1. The Recruited Collier | Trad | 1963
|
2. The Doffing Mistress | Trad | 1963
|
3. She Moves Through The Fair | Trad | 1963
|
4. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme | Trad | 1963
|
5. Lowlands | Trad | 1964
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6. My Bonny Boy | Trad | 1964
|
7. Polly Vaughan | Trad | 1964
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8. Rosemary Lane | Trad | 1964
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9. Gathering Rushes in the Month of May | Trad | 1966
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10. The Whirly Whorl | Trad | 1966
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11. The Stonecutter Boy | Trad | 1966
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12. Martinmas Time | Trad | 1966
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13. Blackwater Side | Trad | 1971
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14. The Snow it Melts The Soonest | Trad | 1971
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15. Willie O'Winsbury | Trad | 1971
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16. Go Your Way | Anne Briggs | 1971
|
17. Thorneymoor Woods | Trad | 1971
|
18. The Cuckoo | Trad | 1971
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19. Reynardine | Trad | 1971
|
20. Young Tambing [Child Ballad 93] | Trad | 1971
|
21. Living By The Water | Anne Briggs | 1971
|
22. Maa Bonny Lad | Trad | 1971
|
Last updated on 12/02/2011