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The '''Silly Sisters''' is the name of the [[folk music]] duo formed by [[Maddy Prior]] and [[June Tabor]]. Initially they performed together under their own names, and as such released their first album ''[[Silly Sisters (album)|Silly Sisters]]'', later taking this name as the name of their duo. As such they released a subsequent album ''[[No More to the Dance]]'' in [[1988]]. |
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The '''Silly Sisters''' is an [[England|English]] [[folk music]] duo, formed in 1976 by [[Maddy Prior]] and [[June Tabor]]. Both of their albums were well-received by reviewers. |
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== History == |
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Prior and Tabor met at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-10-12 |title=Cult Classics: 'Silly Sisters', Maddy Prior and June Tabor, 1976 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-cult-classics-silly-si/140249619/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |work=The Independent |pages=100 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> At first, they performed together under their own names. They released their first [[album]], ''[[Silly Sisters (album)|Silly Sisters]]'', in 1976, and later took this name as the name of their duo. They toured together in the 1980s,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Simon |date=1994-09-07 |title=Doing what comes naturally |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-post-doing-what-comes-nat/140250081/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |work=The Birmingham Post |pages=14 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and released a subsequent album ''No More to the Dance'' in 1988, on the [[Shanachie Records]] label. "The Silly Sisters was conceived as a one-off project," Tabor explained in 1990. "We said, let's see if we can still sing together, and we could."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Foley |first=Kevin |date=1990-10-24 |title=Joblessness works for June Tabor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette-joblessness-work/140248890/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |work=Daily Hampshire Gazette |pages=25, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette-tabor-uses-free/140248848/ 26] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> A ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' review of this second album called it "nearly flawless", "elegantly understated" and "brazenly witty".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Heim |first=Chris |date=1990-01-05 |title=Some daring, fresh '89 titles to remember |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-some-daring-fresh-89-t/140248448/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=142 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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In 2009 the song ''Hedger and Ditcher'' from ''No More to the Dance'' was included in the [[Topic Records]] 70th anniversary boxed set ''[[Three Score and Ten]]'', as track 17 on the seventh CD. |
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== Discography == |
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* 1976: ''[[Silly Sisters (album)|Silly Sisters]]'' (as "Maddy Prior & June Tabor") |
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* 1988: ''No More To The Dance''<ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.allmusic.com/album/silly-sisters-mw0000201024 Silly Sisters] at [[allmusic.com]] |
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Revision as of 19:42, 4 February 2024
The Silly Sisters is an English folk music duo, formed in 1976 by Maddy Prior and June Tabor. Both of their albums were well-received by reviewers.
History
Prior and Tabor met at Oxford University in the 1960s.[1] At first, they performed together under their own names. They released their first album, Silly Sisters, in 1976, and later took this name as the name of their duo. They toured together in the 1980s,[2] and released a subsequent album No More to the Dance in 1988, on the Shanachie Records label. "The Silly Sisters was conceived as a one-off project," Tabor explained in 1990. "We said, let's see if we can still sing together, and we could."[3] A Chicago Tribune review of this second album called it "nearly flawless", "elegantly understated" and "brazenly witty".[4]
In 2009 the song Hedger and Ditcher from No More to the Dance was included in the Topic Records 70th anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten, as track 17 on the seventh CD.
Discography
- 1976: Silly Sisters (as "Maddy Prior & June Tabor")
- 1988: No More To The Dance[4]
References
- ^ "Cult Classics: 'Silly Sisters', Maddy Prior and June Tabor, 1976". The Independent. 12 October 2007. p. 100. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Evans, Simon (7 September 1994). "Doing what comes naturally". The Birmingham Post. p. 14. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Foley, Kevin (24 October 1990). "Joblessness works for June Tabor". Daily Hampshire Gazette. pp. 25, 26. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Heim, Chris (5 January 1990). "Some daring, fresh '89 titles to remember". Chicago Tribune. p. 142. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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