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Sharon Fountain
Folk / Indie

		"Singer/Songwriter Contemporary and Traditional" United Kingdom Profile Views: 1323 Last Login: 5/4/2008
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Member Since	11/12/2006
Band Website	sharonfountain.co.uk
Band Members	Just moi! Glitter Graphics We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colours....but they all exist very nicely in the same box.
Influences	Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Dolores Keane, Jethro Tull, Joan Baez, Dick Gaughan, Nic Jones, Irish traditional, loads more ...
Sounds Like	Been compared to all sorts of people - depends what I am singing! Never ever drop the Yorkshire accent though - I have a bit of a thing about it I'm afraid! Click Here to get this from pYzam.com! You have been marked on my profile map! Click to zoom-in.
Record Label	Own label
Type of Label	Indie

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About Sharon Fountain

Sharon Fountain is an accomplished singer and songwriter who hails from the county of South Yorkshire. She performs her own and others contemporary songs and also traditional songs and accompanies herself on guitar. She has performed at several festivals over the years including Whitby (several times). She is also an accomplished harmony singer, having assisted on several other performers.. albums and has appeared on local radio. Her voice has been described as a ..cross between Marianne Faithfull and Mary Black.. and also as a ..smoky bell jar... She has released three albums to date: This Could Be... (cassette only) Razorblade Earring.. (cassette only) Songs Almost Sung (CD and cassette) and has twice won the Keith Marsden trophy for best singer/songwriter at the Saltburn folk festival. Her long awaited 4th album with the working title ..Port of Refuge.. has been ongoing since Spring 2001 but work commitments have delayed any further progress. Not long to go to retirement! Cute Myspace Layouts

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Anji (Angela Topping)	Aug 25 2007 11:38 AM Glad you got up to Whitby for a bit and was MADE UP to see you for a quick chat! Thinking about you as you accomplish the flit - and you may even get a song out of it!
BACCApipes Folk Club, Keighley	Jul 28 2007 6:43 AM THANKS FOR BEING A FRIEND OF BACCAPIPES FOLK CLUB, KEIGHLEY THE HOME OF LIVE MUSIC IN KEIGHLEY - EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT BACCApipes Folk Club is held every Friday at 8.30pm at The Ukrainian Club, 9 Henry Street (off Cavendish St), Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 3DR SEE YOU ON FRIDAY THEN? Regards BFC X
Anji (Angela Topping)	Jul 16 2007 2:12 PM Thanks for the comment on me pome, nice to know someone is reading the stuff. Have you broken up yet? We are chugging on till Thursday!
Mark	Jun 18 2007 12:53 PM
Anji (Angela Topping)	May 28 2007 1:13 PM Was great to chat last night and I hope you had a great visit with your lass. We're off to Sardinia for a mad 2 days tomorrow. These cheap flights are so tempting. Where does the half term go?
dan plews	Apr 10 2007 3:30 PM Hi Sharon. I've given up my job as a hat-check girl at school discos and have been off gigging. I'm now back from my travels and have been trying to work through my issues in my blog. I’ve invited you to subscribe which will show you the headers of my latest entries as they’re posted. Visitors to your site can reach it directly via http://blog.myspace.com/danplews Recent entries include: BRUSSELSprOUTING Schoooooooolz__out___ for__ ever! HIldEsheIm: ThIngS TUrN nASTy German Vermin & Dancing Queens Dead Singers at the Shoo-Be-Doo Waffling in Belgium Cheers Dan
Mark	Dec 31 2006 7:16 PM So cool to hear from you again after all those years!!! HAPPY 2007 TO YOU!!!!!!! And hey, let's catch up soon!! xxoo Mark
Annie Robinette	Dec 11 2006 9:14 PM Hi Sharon! Had a dream the other night that you came to Tennessee to visit and we sat on my porch and played and sang and laughed and talked...! (Just thought I'd tell you) Hope all is well! Annie
Lorraine Jordan	Nov 23 2006 6:33 AM Hi Sharon. The tour went really well thanks. Lovely to hear your songs and your singing again. Great stuff. Bye just now, Lorraine x
Barnsley Folk and Acoustic Night	Nov 18 2006 9:57 AM Hi Sharon, Thanks for finding us, you're always welcome to come to the Shaw on a monday to do a couple of songs, Sarah :) BFC
Annie Robinette	Nov 17 2006 7:35 AM Thanks for the add, Sharon, especially in "top friends"! I'm listening right now to "Rearing Our Jessie" and I'm literally WEEPING like a little girl. This song is so beautiful and I love your voice and lyrics. I have two teenage daughters. Annie Robinette
Sarah Jones	Nov 16 2006 2:38 PM Hi Sharon, great to hear from you. Julie's right - you are sounding wonderful. I still have 'Songs almost Sung' great album of yours. Keep up the super music lass, Sarah xx
Brian Kennedy	Nov 16 2006 3:52 AM Hello Sharon, thanks for taking the time to stop by. Hope you enjoyed the music and that you'll drop in again from time to time. All the best...
Julie Ellison	Nov 16 2006 3:06 AM Great to hear from you and welcome to myspace. You're still sounding great (of course!) so I've put you in my top friends so more people can find you and your songs... And I love the penguin!

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