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Shirley Collins
Shirley Collins is an iconic and enduring figure in British folk music, with a
storied career that stretches from the mid-1950s to the 2020s. She was born on
July 5, 1935, in Hastings, East Sussex, and began playing traditional music with
her older sister, Dolly, as a child. Shirley Collins made her studio debut with
1958's Sweet England, an album of sparsely-arranged folk music featuring nothing
more than her voice and banjo. False True Lovers, which arrived later that year,
offered much of the same. As the 1950s gave way to the '60s, she helped set the
stage for the British fol...
Hares on the MountainShirley Collins
False True LoveShirley Collins
Lost in a WoodShirley Collins
False True LoveShirley Collins
High and AwayShirley Collins
The Golden GloveShirley Collins
Hares on the MountainShirley Collins
Sweet England
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False True LoveShirley Collins
False True Lovers
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Lost in a WoodShirley Collins
Within Sound
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False True LoveShirley Collins
The Sweet Primroses
High and AwayShirley Collins
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The Golden GloveShirley Collins
Within Sound
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