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BOB FOX
Folk / Acoustic

BOB FOX



Chester le Street, Northeast
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/10/2009
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Member Since3/30/2006
Band Websitewww.bobfoxmusic.com
Band MembersBob Fox vocals and guitar
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Sounds LikeBob Fox
Record LabelTopic Records
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 23 2009 8:00P
The South Causey Inn, Stanley Stanley, Northeast
Jun 24 2009 8:00P
The Clarence, Blackpool Blackpool
Jun 28 2009 8:00P
Spread Eagle, Lymm Lymm
Jul 18 2009 12:00A
Saddleworth Folk Festival Saddleworth
Jul 19 2009 12:00A
Saddleworth Folk Festival Saddleworth
Jul 20 2009 8:00P
The Narrowboat,Skipton
Aug 15 2009 8:00P
Half Moon,Knaresborough Knaresborough
Sep 5 2009 12:00P
Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox Tour

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   About BOB FOX
In 1975, after spending 5 years as a floor singer around the many folk clubs in the North East of England as well as being a resident singer at the famous “Davylamp” Folk Club in Washington, BOB FOX met up with fellow North Easterner TOM McCONVILLE and his career as a professional folk singer/musician began. In the duo with TOM he toured the vibrant folk club scene of mid 70’s Britain playing a mixture of Irish & Scottish dance music and singing mainly traditional songs primarily from their native North East, TOM on fiddle and BOB on guitar and piano. BOB was vaunted as one of the best new singers on the scene and when the duo with TOM dissolved after 2 very successful years BOB formed a highly acclaimed partnership with ex-Hedgehog Pie man STU LUCKLEY. BOB FOX & STU LUCKLEY amazed the folk clubs, festivals, reviewers and music press alike with their unique and innovative approach to arranging folk songs old and new, their first album “NOWT SO GOOD’LL PASS” was voted FOLK ALBUM OF THE YEAR by Melody Maker on release in 1978 and remains a classic album. BOB & STU were in great demand and played almost every folk club & festival in the UK and were support artists on major British tours for both RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON and RALPH McTELL. The duo also toured Germany, Holland, Australia and New Zealand and released a second album “WISH WE NEVER HAD PARTED” in 1982 before breaking up to pursue individual projects. Since that time BOB has worked on developing his SOLO career and has also created a songs and slide show “HOW ARE YOU OFF FOR COALS” with BENNY GRAHAM depicting and celebrating the rich and varied culture of the coal mining communities of Durham & Northumberland. In 1996 BOB & BENNY recorded the mining songs from the show and a few extras on a CD with Fellside Recordings of Cumbria “HOW ARE YOU OFF FOR COALS?” – FECD111 and the following year re-recorded a selection of 14 songs from his previous albums with STU on the CD “BOX OF GOLD” – FECD 124. These two CDs come highly recommended by reviewers who once again place BOB at the top of the singer’s tree! “FOX always was one of the scenes superior singers and his voice is as confident and ebullient as it ever was!” Colin Irwin - FOLK ROOTS In the year 2000 BOB celebrated 25 years of singing folk songs professionally and was invited to appear as “special guest” on the FAIRPORT CONVENTION “Wood and the Wire” UK tour in February. His first ever solo CD “DREAMS NEVER LEAVE YOU” - WRCD 035 was subsequently recorded at DAVE PEGG’S Woodworm Studio with various members of FAIRPORT playing on it. The CD delighted both the folk press and BOB’s growing legion of fans, he also performed an impressive set at the CROPREDY FESTIVAL in August 2000. In May/June 2001 BOB had a great reception on his first tour of US/Canada and in Sept/Oct Bob made the same impression on audiences in Australia and New Zealand. Bob completed a Round the World tour in Sept/Oct/Nov 2002 and released a brand new CD “DARK TO THE SKY” recorded in the North East with new band THE HUSH. The album has received rave reviews with ”Here’s the tender coming” being nominated Best Traditional Track and Bob nominated Best Folk Singer in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2003. Bob started 2003 with a busy schedule which included extensive tours in the UK, a third US tour, a return to Australia to perform at the National Festival in Canberra and Fairbridge Festival in W.A. and continues with appearances at some of the most prestigious Folk Festivals in England throughout the Spring/Summer. He has also signed a 3 CD deal with TOPIC RECORDS, the first one entitled “BORROWED MOMENTS” was released on 3rd Sept and is already receiving ecstatic reviews! Bob was nominated Best Folk Singer once again in the 2004 Folk Awards and his version of the Chris Leslie song My Love is in America, recorded on Borrowed Moments, gained a nomination for Best Original Song. For info visit Bob’s website www.bobfoxmusic.com or the agency website www.iconicmusic.com “BOB FOX, surely one of the great voices of the whole of the Folk Revival…” John Muirhead – LIVING TRADITION “…possibly the most complete male artist in English folk, his quietly impressive “Dreams Never Leave You” is my album of 2000.” Colin Randall – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Bob's second TOPIC album released on16th October 2006 already getting rave reviews and his "Special Autumn Tour" with Billy Mitchell has also been going great with a "Live" CD available by end of November. CONTACT BOB FOX by tel/fax 0191 388 6505 (24hr) mobile 07885 213691 E mail bob@bobfoxmusic.com website www.bobfoxmusic.com

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BOB FOX's Friends Comments
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Smalltown Folk





Jul 8 2009 7:30 PM

If you like Simon & Garfunkel, Iron and Wine, Nick Drake, or Bob Dylan, please give us a listen.

With all due respect,
Smalltown Folk
Taquinho Noronha





Jul 2 2009 2:50 AM

Hello friend Bob Fox:
Thank you for having accepted me as your friend. Your repertoire does consist of nice tunes, your voice is tuneful and what really matters: beautiful. Your personal interpretation for "Monday, monday"
is topping and even "Mamas and the Pappas" themselves would be glad to hear you out. My felicitations and good luck in all your musical undertakings. Hope you can also hear and evaluate my provincial songs displayed and available here on my site. Cordial thanks and please receive a fraternal musical embrace from you admirer in Brazil,

Taquinho Noronha
CILGERRAN





Jun 27 2009 8:11 AM

Thanks for the add Bob,great songs.
Minnus Trelligh





Jun 26 2009 5:36 PM

Thank you very much, Bob!!!

Greetings from Russia!
Niamh Parsons





Jun 21 2009 9:55 AM

Oh you charmer! I had a chat about you on Facebook with some old English folkies living here in Ireland - and they're such big fans of the Bob and Stu camp, raving about the 30 anniversary album.... and I'm introducing you to my students in the Ceoltoir Diploma course where I teach in term time..... loads of fans over here! Hope to do a gig WITH you sometime instead of just having breakfast! Gigs are coming in and I'm off to USA/Canada this summer, oh and Italy too. I'll be in the UK in September - tiny tiny gigs though - so I must work on getting more. Take care x
Martin Sumpton





Jun 18 2009 5:10 PM

Hi Bob. Many thanks for the add. Love the music. Best Wishes, Martin.
NATALCA





Jun 18 2009 11:27 AM

...thanks for adding, and the possibility to listen to those wonderful and gentle music,we wish you success and also great ideas for and with your music, greetings from germany,

Thomas & Christian
Niamh Parsons





Jun 17 2009 9:15 PM

Hi Bob, been listening to you a lot lately - gorgeous!!!
ViBeJays & Friends





May 19 2009 6:30 PM

Dear BOB FOX,

Every time that we listen & write music... play an instrument... dance... act in a play... or work in some audio/image/video engineering process... something is healing inside...

When we share it with friends... something is healing all over...

Love can drive... in a simple way... everything

We are connected

Vibejays & Friends

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimada/o BOB FOX,

cada vez que escuchamos o escribimos musica... tocamos un instrumento... bailamos... o trabajamos en procesos de ingenieria de audio/imagen/video.... algo se sana por dentro...

Cuando lo compartimos con amigos... algo se sana en todas partes...

El Amor puede conducir... de manera simple... todo...

Estamos conectados...

Vibejays & Friends
Simon Todd





May 10 2009 6:48 PM

Bob,

Enjoyed listening to the songs on your player.

Thanks for the friendship.

More about me at http://www.simontodd.co.uk

Keep safe,

Simon
Clockwork





May 9 2009 12:50 PM

Hey Bob, messaged you off your website last night but think I forgot to put in our e-mail address. It's clockworkfolkband@live.co.uk

Regarding gigs in Alnwick and Hexham.
Pfundsweibpetra





May 4 2009 10:18 AM

Thank you for the Add.
Have a nice Day
♥ Petra Bastani alias Pfundsweibpetra from www.petraspfundsweiber.de
David Garside





Apr 22 2009 7:49 PM

Hi Bob
I recently came across your version of Dance to Your Daddy. Beautiful. Looking forward to investigating more of your music.
David
Kim Ralls





Apr 20 2009 8:00 PM

Just a quick note (sort of a myspace round robin) to let people know there's a new song - Picturebook - on me profile. As always, any thoughts and comments are more than welcome.



TTFN

Kim
Bernt Andersson





Apr 16 2009 3:22 PM

I just got the news that the November tour in Sweden is cancelled. That's a pity, I have looked forward to seeing and hearing you there and then...

All the best,

Bernt
Juan.Bermudez J.B.





Mar 30 2009 6:33 PM

Bob gracias por la musica y por la amistad
Denis Turbide





Mar 29 2009 2:42 PM

Cheers for adding Bob.
Great sounds on your page!
The Francis McPeake School of Music





Mar 6 2009 12:11 AM

Hi Bob

Please spread the word and rally up support for our campaign.


The school of Traditional Music is going to close after teaching since 1977 if we don’t get this campaign moving!!!

Spread the word to pre-order the schools new CD, make a donation of any size – every penny counts or purchase a tile on our online mosaic.
All this can be done online at www. francismcpeake. com.


Many thanks to you.


Francis McPeake School of Music

Triflemore





Mar 5 2009 10:19 PM

Hi there Bob,

Many thanks for accepting my request, it's a pleasure to listen! Hope all's good with you, tak care.

Cheersfurnoo

Owen :)
The Living Tradition Magazine





Mar 1 2009 8:00 PM

Hi Bob

Thanks very much for accepting our friend request.

We are re-launching our myspace to include more gig dates and news than it is possible to include in The Living Tradition magazine.

To keep up to date with news and gigs from around the UK folk music scene please subscribe to our BLOG and our FRIEND UPDATES on your myspace home — and don't forget to tell us what you are up to.

All the best
The Living Tradition Team
mazies wake





Mar 1 2009 9:36 AM

thanks for the add
Nick Brooker





Feb 23 2009 5:35 PM

Hello Bob,
Many thanks for friendship - have followed your music for years and will always get to see you whenever you're in my area.
Andrey Vinogradov (Russian hurdy-gurdy tunes)





Feb 21 2009 1:59 PM

Thanks for the add. Best regards from Russia
..

Buy CD Russian hurdy-gurdy tunes



Russian traditional tunes, songs, and sacred chants from various regions of Russia,
arranged and performed by Andrey Vinogradov playing hurdy-gurdy






..
Winchester MayFest





Feb 17 2009 6:33 PM

Hello Bob,
Thanks very much for your friendship!

Winchester's celebration of music, dance & song is happening on.....

Friday 15th & Saturday 16th May 2009

Please check our page or website(click on logo) for regular updates of the fun on offer!





Cheers!
The Colin Holt band





Feb 16 2009 5:55 PM

thanks for the add Bob
All the best

Colin Holt
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