Roger Wilson (folk musician)

Roger Wilson
Born (1961-07-22) 22 July 1961 (age 63)
Leicester, England
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer, graphic designer
Instrument(s)Vocals, violin, guitar
Years active1986–present
LabelsRuf Records, Green Linnet, Harbourtown Records, Whiff Records

Roger Wilson (born 22 July 1961, Leicester, England)[1] is an English folk singer, fiddler, guitarist, and songwriter who abandoned a graphic design career to become a full-time musician in 1984.[1][2] He was a member of The House Band (1993–98) and later joined Chris Wood and Martin Carthy in performances.[3][4] He has also worked with Kate Rusby's Concert Party, with Pete Morton in Urban Folk, and with John Tams at the National Theatre.[3]

Compositions

Wilson's songs include "Indian Tea", "Payday" "Pride and Prejudice", "Sick of the Working Life," "The Banks of Red Roses", "The Cotton Reel", "The Gumble Waltz" "The Luckiest Man", "The Peg in the Hole", "Ultrasound", "Where My Feet are Going I Don't Know", and "Zakynthos Jig"

Discography

  • The Palm of Your Hand, Harbourtown Records HAR 002 (Vinyl), HARCD 020 (1988)
  • Urban Folk Volume One (Various artists), Harbourtown Records (1991)
  • Stark Naked, Whiff Records WH001CD (1994)
  • Another Setting (The House Band), Green Linnet Records GLCD 1143 (1994)
  • Rockall (The House Band), Green Linnet GLCD 1174 (1996)
  • Urban Folk Volume Two: Self Destructive Fools, Harbourtown Records (1997)
  • Urban Folk Volumes 1+2, Harbourtown Records HARCD032 (1997)
  • Wood, Wilson, Carthy – Ruf Records RUFCD05 (1998)
  • October Song (The House Band), Green Linnet GLCD 1190 (1998)
  • You Look Familiar (2007)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2711. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ Self-published bio at littlebackroom.com (subject's own website)
  3. ^ a b Harris, Craig. "Roger Wilson: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ Ellen Rawson: "...they're not a group. They're merely three solo performers who get together occasionally to perform in a sort of round-robin manner." Wood Wilson Carthy at Rambles.com, 28 January 2001
  5. ^ "Roger Wilson Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2021.