English folk music (1950 - 1959)

English folk music (1950 - 1959)

= Births and deaths =

Births

* Mike Oldfield (1953)
* Kirsty MacColl (1959–2000)
* Martin Simpson (1953)
* Clive Gregson (1955)
* Jez Lowe (1955)

Deaths

* Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)

Recordings

* 1957 "Sings English Folk Songs" (Steve Benbow)
* 1959 "Sweet England" (Shirley Collins)

ee also

*Music of the United Kingdom (1950s and 60s)


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