Fay Hield
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Biography
Fay Hield, born on February 4, 1978, is an English folk singer. She released her debut solo album Looking Glass in 2010, featuring traditional songs and ballads, and was nominated for the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards that same year. Her second album, Orfeo, followed in 2012 with a lineup known as Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party. In 2013, she formed The Full English band with the English Folk Dance and Song Society to promote their archive search engine. The group won best group and best album at the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Hield completed her PhD at the University of Sheffield in 2010 and has taught ethnomusicology, music management, and music at the same institution.
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- The Old 'Arris Mill
- Two Brothers
- King Henry
- The Huntsman
- Call the Storm
- Hare Spell
- The Shepherd's Daughter
- The Looking Glass
- The Banks Of The Nile
- Grey Goose and Gander
- Mad Family
- Tarry Trousers
- Henry
- Naughty Baby
- The Parson's Gate
- The Cuckoo
- Pretty Nancy
- Sir Orfeo
- Bonny Boy by Fay Hield
- The Weaver's Daughter
- Sir Launfal
- Old Grey Goose
- The Lover's Ghost
- Sweet William's Ghost
