Anne Brigs
Anne Briggs is an English folk singer who was an influential figure in the British folk revival of the 1960s and early 1970s. Briggs was born in Toton, Nottinghamshire, in 1944, and she was raised by her aunt and uncle after her mother died and her father was severely injured during World War II. She hitchhiked to Edinburgh in 1959, where she met Bert Jansch and Archie Fisher, and began to pursue her musical career. Briggs became a full member of the Centre 42 tour in 1962 and recorded two songs on an album in Edinburgh later that year. She recorded her first EP The Hazards of Love in 1963, and her notable pieces include Let No Man Steal Your Thyme and She Moves Through the Fair. Briggs was an inspiration for other musicians such as A. L. Lloyd, Bert Jansch, Jimmy Page, The Watersons, June Tabor, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, and Maddy Prior.
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