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| Years_active = 1986 - present
| Label = Harbourtown Records
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'''Roger Wilson''' is an [[England|English]] [[folk singer]], [[fiddle]]r, [[guitarist]], and [[songwriter]]. A former [[graphic design]]er, he became a full-time musician in 1986, and is now a widely-respected performer on the [[folk music|folk]] and [[acoustic music]] scene.
'''Roger Wilson''' is an [[England|English]] [[folk singer]], [[fiddle]]r, [[guitarist]], and [[songwriter]]. A former [[graphic design]]er, he became a full-time musician in 1986, and is now a widely-respected performer on the [[folk music|folk]] and [[acoustic music]] scene.


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Revision as of 07:22, 23 January 2010

Roger Wilson

Roger Wilson is an English folk singer, fiddler, guitarist, and songwriter. A former graphic designer, he became a full-time musician in 1986, and is now a widely-respected performer on the folk and acoustic music scene.

He was a member of The House Band for five years and is a member of Wood, Wilson, Carthy with Chris Wood and Martin Carthy. He has also worked with Kate Rusby's Concert Party, with Pete Morton in Urban Folk, and with John Tams at the National Theatre.

Compositions

Indian Tea; Payday; Pride and Prejudice; Sick of the Working Life; The Banks of Red Roses; The Cotton Reel; The Gumble Waltz; The Luckiest Man; The Peg in the Hole; Ultrasound; Where my feet are going I don't know; Zakynthos Jig

Discography

  • The Palm of Your Hand, Harbourtown Records (1988) HARCD 020
  • Stark Naked, Whiff Records WH001CD (1994)
  • Urban Folk Volume One, Harbourtown Records (1991)
  • Urban Folk Volume Two: Self Destructive Fools, Harbourtown Records (1997)
  • Urban Folk Volumes 1+2, Harbourtown Records HARCD032
  • Wood, Wilson, Carthy - RUF Records RUFCD05 (1998)
  • Another Setting (The House Band), Green Linnet GLCD 1143 (1994)
  • Rockall (The House Band), Green Linnet GLCD 1174 (1996)
  • October Song (The House Band), Green Linnet GLCD 1190 (1998)