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Frankie Armstrong

voc, *1941 GB
Singer of Folk

Frankie Armstrong (born 13 January 1941 in Workington, Cumberland, England) is a singer and voice teacher.She has worked as a singer in the folk scene and the women's movement and as a trainer in social and youth work. Involved with folk and political songs from the 1950s, she has performed and/or recorded with Blowzabella, The Orckestra (with Henry Cow and the Mike Westbrook Brass Band), Ken Hyder's Talisker, John Kirkpatrick, Brian Pearson, Leon Rosselson, Dave Van Ronk and Maddy Prior. She is blind from glaucoma.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Backing Vocals
Genres
  • Folk
  • World
  • Soundtrack
  • Jazz
  • Rock
Popular Tracks   
Gassupa on Gassupa by Frankie Armstrong
Gleaming Bark on Gleaming Bark by Frankie Armstrong
Regiginleif on Regiginleif by Frankie Armstrong

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
EncouragementFrankie Armstrong2008Album
Henry Cow With Mike Westbrook Brass Band And Frankie ArmstrongHenry Cow With Mike Westbrook Brass Band And Frankie Armstrong2006Album
Lovely On The Water ~ Traditional Songs And BalladsFrankie Armstrong2000Compil.
The Garden Of LoveFrankie Armstrong1999Album
The Fair Moon RejoicesFrankie Armstrong1997Album
Till The Grass O'ergrew The CornFrankie Armstrong1997Album
Let No One Deceive You: Songs Of Bertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht / Frankie Armstrong, Dave Van Ronk1989Album
Tam LinFrankie Armstrong, Brian Pearson, Blowzabella, Jon Gillaspie1984Album
I Heard A Woman SingingFrankie Armstrong1984Album
My Song Is My Own - Songs From WomenFrankie Armstrong, Sandra Kerr, Alison McMorland, Kathy Henderson1979Album
And The Music Plays So GrandFrankie Armstrong1978Album
Here's A Health To The Man & The MaidFrankie Armstrong, Clive Collins, Cliff Haslam, David Jones1976Album
Songs And BalladsFrankie Armstrong1975Album
The World Of The CountrysideJohn Arlott, The Yetties, Cyril Tawney, Bob Arnold, The Druids, Frankie Armstrong, The Critics Group, Barry Skinner, Trevor Crozier's Broken Consort1974Album
"...Out Of Love, Hope And Suffering."Frankie Armstrong1973Album
The Valiant SailorFrankie Armstrong, Roy Harris, A. L. Lloyd, Martyn Wyndham-Read1973Album
Lovely On The WaterFrankie Armstrong1972Album
The Bird In The Bush (Traditional Erotic Songs)A. L. Lloyd, Anne Briggs, Frankie Armstrong with Alf Edwards and Dave Swarbrick1966Album
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