Saturday, August 10, 2013

Louisa Jo Killen, 1934 - 2013

John Roberts writes on Mudcat: "Unsurpassed as a ballad singer, and a major, major force in English traditional music, she will be missed." Word.

Heather Wood has an appreciation in Sing Out here.

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  1. I had no idea Lou(isa) had come out as a woman. I met Lou several times; most recently about 20 years ago when the tall ships were in Toronto. Great singer and a huge influence on my (very limited) abilities as a folk singer.

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    1. Yeah think she started the process a little bit after that, iirc, not long before she moved back to the UK. A huge influence on a lot of people, you're in very good company :-)

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  2. Belated thanks for this news.

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