Anne Briggs
Anne Briggs (born 1944 in Toton, Nottinghamshire) is an English folk singer, active mainly between 1963 and 1973. She sang in folk clubs in Britain and Ireland, recorded for Topic Records and became a source of songs and inspiration for figures of the British folk revival such as Bert Jansch, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and The Watersons. Anne Briggs left home at 17 to join the Centre 42 tour, and appeared on the Topic album The Iron Muse in 1963 before recording the EP The Hazards of Love. She taught Jansch "Blackwaterside", which he recorded in 1966.
An Introduction To Anne Briggs
2025 stock Anne Briggs was born in Nottinghamshire in 1944 and began singing in local folk clubs in her teens. Her break came through the Centre 42 tour of 1962. This was a distinctly leftist group of artists, writers, actors and musicians whose loft…
Anne Briggs
2025 stock A long overdue reissue of the classic first album from Anne Briggs on Topic. Widely regarded as a long-lost treasure and recorded in 1971 by Sean Davies, featuring Johnny Moynihan from Sweeny’s Men on bouzouki.
Anne Briggs began singing in…
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The Time Has Come
Offering some of her first original compositions, ‘The Time Has Come’ was a break from tradition in more ways than one for Anne Briggs. Where previous recordings displayed the unaccompanied melodies of her voice, this album - originally released by C…
The Time Has Come
New version of this acclaimed album, previously reissued in sporadically available fashion by the laughable CBS/Columbia remnant empire. New liner notes by Andy Beta; most homes would appreciate an upgrade pf this all-time lip-melter and here it is. …