Kate Rusby, hailed as the first lady of folk and a Mercury Music accolade to her name, has forged an impressive 30-year, headlining career and returns to Cumbria for the first time in a while.
A folk singer at heart, she’s taken the genre to new heights appealing way beyond the folk scene and her Yorkshire roots, headlining in the UK and internationally, performing with other big names in music across genres. She has a number of TV, radio and film credits to her name as well as her own record company and festival.
This year not only marks the beginning of her 50th year with and Est.1973 theme but also brings to a close a year of celebrations to mark 30 years in the business with her album ’30: Happy Returns’ featuring guests Richard Hawley, KT Tunstall and Ladysmith Black Mambazo to name a few.
This follows the success of her 2020 Top 10 charting covers album Hand Me Down.
She performs, joined on stage by her band, each a virtuoso in their own right including her husband and producer Damien O’Kane.
She appears at the Forum on Sunday.
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