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Well known and respected local singer Polly Bolton, will be headlining at the Brimfield Folk Club.Polly is recognised as one of the leading exponents of decorative style of tradition British singing. She began singing in the folk clubs of Leamington Spa, along with June Tabor, in the mid 1960's. While studying zoology at Swansea university, Polly joined acoustic folk rock band, Dando Shaft, and gigged with them for a few years, recording three albums with them. In the 1970's she worked in soul and jazz bands in Britain and the States and performed in folk clubs with Kevin Dempsey.
In 1980 Polly left the music business to start an organic plant nursery in South Shropshire, singing in early music choirs and choral societies. In 1985, Polly was persuaded out of hiding by Ashley Hutchings to sing on his album “By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down and Wept”. For the next few years she sang and recorded with the ALBION DANCE BAND and in 1987 Ashley produced Polly's first solo album, “No Going Back”.
In the 1990's Polly appeared as a guest singer both as a performer and on recordings with SHOW OF HANDS, ALAN STIVELL and JENNIFER CUTTING. Polly has performed at the Royal Albert Hall with Show Of Hands.
In 1989 Polly began working with two South Shropshire based musicians, John Shepherd (who she had worked with in the Albion Dance Band,) and Steve Dunachie. They toured and recorded for 10 years and made three albums, Woodbine and Ivy, Songs from a Cold Open Field and settings of A.E. Housman poems, Loveliest of Trees.
In 1998, Polly began teaching community choirs and writes and arranges many of the songs she teaches. She runs three local choirs and teaches occasional voice workshops, specialising in helping those who fear singing.
She is a long term member of the Natural Voice Practitioners Network which encourages everyone to find their voice and sing with others.
Polly will be accompanied by local musician Sheena Wieckowicz, who moved to London to pursue a professional music career in the mid 90s. She performed with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra for 3 years, was backing vocalist for pop singers Gabrielle , Justin Hayward and Lisa Stansfield. She performed with her own jazz quartet throughout the 2000s, touring all over Europe, promoting her three albums, released under the Indie label, 'Jazzizit'. She has won 3 awards and received radio play on BBC Radio 2, Parkinson's Sunday Supplement, BBC Radio 3 Jazz Line-up and, Jamie Cullum's Jazz Show as well as local and regional radio. She has performed live for Genevieve Tudor's BBC Radio Shropshire's Sunday Folk Show and Adam Greens BBC Sounds on Handpans.
They will be performing a mixture of traditional folk and original music, incorporating Sheena's Handpans.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Brimfield Village Hall, Ludlow, United Kingdom
