Brenda Wootton (1928 - 1994) was a Cornish poetess and folk singer and was seen as an ambassador for Cornish tradition and culture. She began her musical career as a young schoolgirl, singing in village halls throughout the remote communities of west Cornwall. Wootton became active on the folk scene in the early 60s and almost single-handedly kept the Cornish folk song tradition alive for many years.

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  • Brenda Wootton (1928 - 1994) was a Cornish poetess and folk singer and was seen as an ambassador for Cornish tradition and culture. She began her musical career as a young schoolgirl, singing in village halls throughout the remote communities of west Cornwall. Wootton became active on the folk scene in the early 60s and almost single-handedly kept the Cornish folk song tradition alive for many years. Her early albums were recorded on Cornwall's Sentinel label, often with her singing partners John the Fish (also known as John Langford), Robert Bartlett and Richard Gendall. Her repertoire over the years covered folk, rock, blues, jazz and even hymns, but she is best remembered for her Cornish "standards" such as Lamorna, The White Rose, Camborne Hill, The Stratton Carol and the hauntingly beautiful ballads of Mordonnow and Tamar. Wootton was equally at home when singing in Cornish, Breton or English and was as famous in Brittany, which she visited regularly, as she was in her native Cornwall. She opened her own folk club, the Pipers Folk Club, at St Buryan, Cornwall and appeared in the first ever Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany. Wootton was a member of the Gorseth Kernow, where she was known by her Bardic name of Gwylan Gwavas . In her later years, she became well known in Cornwall as a presenter for BBC Radio Cornwall where she hosted a popular request show. In 1994 Wootton's daughter Sue Luscombe published a book of her lyrics, comic-verses, ballads and stories entitled "Pantomime Stew".
  • Brenda Wootton, née Brenda Ellery, est une chanteuse de musique folk britannique, qui est considérée comme "l'ambassadrice des Cornouailles" (sud-ouest de l'Angleterre), d'où elle est originaire. Elle est née en 1928 au Pays de Galles et décédée en mars 1994 à Penzance. Brenda Wootton est venue tard à la chanson, dans les années 1970, alors qu'elle avait déjà atteint la quarantaine. Ce sont des amis qui l'ont poussée à devenir professionnelle après avoir constaté le succès qu'elle avait chaque fois qu'elle chantait dans les pubs de Cornouailles. Elle a enregistré son premier disque en 1976, à 48 ans. Brenda Wootton s'est produite souvent en France, et notamment à Paris en 1977 au Palace. Par la suite, elle a chanté régulièrement en Bretagne, y construisant peu à peu une vraie popularité. Elle s'est notamment produite dans le cadre du Festival interceltique de Lorient (Morbihan), dont elle fut un temps la marraine.
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  • Brenda Wootton (1928 - 1994) was a Cornish poetess and folk singer and was seen as an ambassador for Cornish tradition and culture. She began her musical career as a young schoolgirl, singing in village halls throughout the remote communities of west Cornwall. Wootton became active on the folk scene in the early 60s and almost single-handedly kept the Cornish folk song tradition alive for many years.
  • Brenda Wootton, née Brenda Ellery, est une chanteuse de musique folk britannique, qui est considérée comme "l'ambassadrice des Cornouailles" (sud-ouest de l'Angleterre), d'où elle est originaire. Elle est née en 1928 au Pays de Galles et décédée en mars 1994 à Penzance. Brenda Wootton est venue tard à la chanson, dans les années 1970, alors qu'elle avait déjà atteint la quarantaine.
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