Kate Rusby

Kate Rusby (born 1 December 1973) is a folk singer from Barnsley, England. She lives in the parish of Hunshelf, near Oxspring. She has headlined various United Kingdom national folk festivals.

In 1999 she was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. She is the recipient of three BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards: in 2000 she won Folk Singer of the Year and Best Album (for Sleepless); in 2002 she was awarded Best Original Song (for Lullabye). Kate married fiddler John McCusker in August 2001.

Discography

Albums

• Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts (1995)
• Hourglass (1997)
• Infinite Blue (with The Poozies, 1999)
• Sleepless (1999)
• Little Lights (2001)
• Ten (2002)
• Heartlands (movie soundtrack, 2003)
• Underneath The Stars (2003)

Singles

• Cowsong (1999)
• Withered and Died (2001)

External Links

• Official website biography
• BBC Music Biography