Frankie Armstrong

Frankie Armstrong (born 13 January 1941) is an English singer and voice teacher. She has worked as a singer in the folk scene and the women's movement and as a trainer in social and youth work. Her repertoire ranges from traditional ballads to music-hall and contemporary songs, often focusing on the lives of women. She is a key mover of the natural voice movement and is the president of the natural voice network, and has been a voice coach for theatrical groups, including at the National Theatre for 18 years. Involved with folk and political songs from the 1950s, she has performed and/or recorded with Blowzabella, the Orckestra (with Henry Cow and the Mike Westbrook Brass Band), Ken Hyder's Talisker, John Kirkpatrick, Brian Pearson, Leon Rosselson, Dave Van Ronk and Maddy Prior. She is blind from glaucoma.

Surface Industries II - 2023-09-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Sea Songs & Shanties - A Topic Records Miscellany - 2021-02-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Tam Lin - 2021-02-16T00:00:00.000000Z

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Cats of Coven Lawn - 2021-01-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Cats of Coven Lawn - 2021-01-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Stick In The Wheel present: English Folk Field Recordings Volume 2 - 2019-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label (Fellside Recordings 1976-2018) - 2018-07-06T00:00:00.000000Z

The Valiant Sailor: Songs & Ballads of Nelson's Navy - 2017-04-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Ballads - 2016-12-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Round Cape Horn - 2016-12-29T00:00:00.000000Z

The Bird in the Bush: Traditional Songs of Love and Lust - 2016-12-29T00:00:00.000000Z

The Journey Continues - 2016-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Songs and Ballads - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Celebrating Subversion: The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow - 2012-11-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Love & Death & Politics (The Basment Version) - 2009-01-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Encouragement - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Garden of Love - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Till the Grass O'ergrew the Corn - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

And They All Sang RosselSongs - 2005-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Women's Work - 1991-10-12T00:00:00.000000Z

I Heard A Woman Singing - 1984-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Nuclear Power No Thanks!!? - 1981-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Kvinnokulturfestivalen - 1977-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Lovely on the Water - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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