Cathy Lesurf Explained

Cathy Lesurf
Origin:	Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Genre:	Folk
Associated Acts:	Oyster Ceilidh Band, Fiddler's Dram, Fairport Convention, The Albion Band

Cathy Lesurf (born 1953) is a British folk music singer-songwriter who was brought up in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. She has been a member of bands in the 1970s such as Oyster Ceilidh Band, Fiddler's Dram, and The Albion Band.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] She released a solo album, Surface, in 1985, the same year that she appeared as a guest vocalist on the Fairport Convention album Gladys' Leap.^[4] She created and ran the World in 1 County festival from 2002 to 2007.^[5] In November 2009, she released the solo single "This Christmas",^[1] which was written by her husband, David Wilson.^[6]

Discography

Solo singles

"This Christmas" (2009)

Solo albums

Surface (1985)

With Fairport Convention

Gladys' Leap (1985)

With The Albion Band

Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival (1998) (tracks 7 – 11, recorded 1987)
Live in Concert (1993) (tracks 8 – 11, recorded 1982)
The Wild Side Of Town (1987)
Stella Maris (1987)
A Christmas Present from the Albion Band (1985)
Under the Rose (1984)
Light Shining (1983)

With Oyster Band

English Rock 'n' Roll The Early Years 1800–1850 (1982)

With Oyster Ceilidh Band

Jack's Alive (1980)

With Fiddler's Dram

Fiddler's Dram (1980)
To See the Play (1978)

With Wolfscote

Turn the Glass (2015)

Notes and References

News: Stevenage singer tipped for number one slot. The Comet. 12 November 2009. 8 January 2010.
Web site: A Brief Albion Band History. toadinthehole.org.uk. 8 January 2010. 3 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003190015/http://www.toadinthehole.org.uk/www/albion%20band/history.htm. dead.
News: What becomes of the one-hit wonders?. guardian.co.uk. 8 January 2010.
Web site: CATHY LESURF (LP) – Surface. musicfolk. 8 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719172737/http://www.musikfolk.co.uk/aliveandshouting/solo-cathylesurf-surface.htm. 19 July 2011.
Web site: Event previews: World in 1 County. BBC Online. 10 June 2005. 8 January 2010. 17 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081017014405/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/06/10/entertainment_arts_2005_06_world_in_one_county_preview_event_feature.shtml. dead.
News: Cathy's X-Factor Xmas challenge . BBC News Online. 11 November 2009. 8 January 2010.