Anne Briggs

The Profile

Anne Briggs (born 1944 in Nottinghamshire) is an English folk singer associated with the 1960s British folk revival, known for unaccompanied traditional songs and a sparse, trembling voice. She recorded a small body of work and largely withdrew from public performance in the early 1970s.

Associated with the 1960s British folk revival; recorded about thirty songs and left the music scene by her late twenties.

Reviews praise Anne Briggs's spare, trembling voice and her role in preserving traditional songs. Critics describe her music as timeless, elusive, and deeply rooted in memory. She recorded a small body of work and largely withdrew from the public scene in the early 1970s.