Anne Briggs

Folk music, Composer

1944 –

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Who is Anne Briggs?

Anne Patricia Briggs is an English folk singer. Although she travelled widely in the 1960s and early 1970s, appearing at folk clubs and venues in England and Ireland, she never aspired to commercial success or to achieve widespread public acknowledgment of her music. However, she was a highly influential figure in the English folk music revival, being a source of songs and musical inspiration for others such as A.L. Lloyd, Bert Jansch, Jimmy Page, The Watersons, June Tabor, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and Maddy Prior.

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Born
Sep 29, 1944
Nottinghamshire
Also known as
  • Annie Briggs
  • Briggs, Anne
Nationality
  • England
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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