Cathy Lesurf

Cathy Lesurf
Cathy Lesurf
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Folk
Associated acts	Oyster Ceilidh Band, Fiddler's Dram, Fairport Convention, The Albion Band

Cathy Lesurf (born 1953) is a British folk music singer-songwriter who was brought up in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.^[1] She has been a member of bands in the 1970s such as Oyster Ceilidh Band, Fiddler's Dram, and The Albion Band.^[1]^[2]^[3] She released a solo album, Surface, in 1985, the same year that she appeared as a guest vocalist on the Fairport Convention album Gladys' Leap.^[4] She created and ran the World in 1 County festival from 2002 to 2007.^[5] In November 2009, she released the solo single "This Christmas",^[1] which was written by her husband, David Wilson.^[6]

Discography[]

Solo singles

"This Christmas" (2009)

Solo albums

Surface (1985)

With Fairport Convention

Gladys' Leap (1985)

With The Albion Band

Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival (1998) (tracks 7 – 11, recorded 1987)
Live in Concert (1993) (tracks 8 – 11, recorded 1982)
The Wild Side Of Town (1987)
Stella Maris (1987)
A Christmas Present from the Albion Band (1985)
Under the Rose (1984)
Light Shining (1983)

With Oyster Band

English Rock 'n' Roll The Early Years 1800–1850 (1982)

With Oyster Ceilidh Band

Jack's Alive (1980)

With Fiddler's Dram

Fiddler's Dram (1980)
To See the Play (1978)

With Wolfscote

Turn the Glass (2015)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Stevenage singer tipped for number one slot". The Comet. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
^ "A Brief Albion Band History". toadinthehole.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
^ "What becomes of the one-hit wonders?". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
^ "CATHY LESURF (LP) – Surface". musicfolk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
^ "Event previews: World in 1 County". BBC Online. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
^ "Cathy's X-Factor Xmas challenge". BBC News Online. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

External links[]

Cathy Lesurf at AllMusic

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[comet-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Stevenage singer tipped for number one slot". The Comet. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

[2] "A Brief Albion Band History". toadinthehole.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

[3] "What becomes of the one-hit wonders?". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

[4] "CATHY LESURF (LP) – Surface". musicfolk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

[5] "Event previews: World in 1 County". BBC Online. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

[6] "Cathy's X-Factor Xmas challenge". BBC News Online. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

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Studio albums	No Roses (1971) Battle of the Field (1976) The Prospect Before Us (1977) Rise Up Like the Sun (1978) Yuletracks (1986) Acousticity (1993) Albion Heart (1995) Ridgeriders (1999)
Live albums	"Ridgeriders" In Concert (2001)
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Studio albums	Fairport Convention (1968) What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) Unhalfbricking (1969) Liege & Lief (1969) Full House (1970) Angel Delight (1971) "Babbacombe" Lee (1971) Rosie (1973) Nine (1973) Rising for the Moon (1975) Gottle O'Geer (1976) The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977) Tipplers Tales (1978) Gladys' Leap (1985) Expletive Delighted! (1986) In Real Time: Live '87 (1987) Red & Gold (1988) The Five Seasons (1990) Jewel in the Crown (1995) Old New Borrowed Blue (1996) Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997) The Wood and the Wire (1999) XXXV (2001) Over the Next Hill (2004) Sense of Occasion (2007) Festival Bell (2011) By Popular Request (2012) Myths and Heroes (2015) 50:50@50 (2017) Shuffle and Go (2020)
Singles	"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968) "Meet on the Ledge" (1968) "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969) "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969) "Now Be Thankful" (1970)
Live albums	Fairport Live Convention (1974) Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977) Farewell Farewell (1979) Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982) House Full (1986) Heyday (1987) Live at the BBC (2007) Off the Desk (2008)
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Box sets	The Cropredy Box (1998)
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