At the tail-end of the ’50s, Shirley accompanied Alan Lomax on field-trips to the southern States, both collecting and documenting, and often making recordings of, a large number of singers and their songs that have since become an integral part of what might be termed the American folk canon. It’s unbelievable perhaps, but next month (July) Shirley Collins will reach the grand milestone age of four score years! Her achievements are both legion and widely recognised spanning a good six decades.
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