Bob Fox

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Bob Fox needs little introduction. A veteran of the folk music scene, the County Durham native started singing in folk clubs while at the same time training to be a teacher the 1970's. Teaming up to form a professional duo with fellow north-eastern singer and fiddle player, he then joined forces with singer, guitarist and acoustic bass guitar player Stu Luckley to perform all over the UK and record two albums, the first of which, Nowt So Good'll Pass, was voted Folk Album of the Year by Melody Maker in 1978. Fox and Luckley became a popular attraction on the UK folk scene and supported Richard and Linda Thompson and Ralph McTell on major British tours.

Since ceasing the partnership with Luckley in 1982, Fox has maintained a successful career as a solo folk performer. During the 1990's, together with Benny Graham he developed a multi-media show documenting the coal mining communities of Durham and Northumberland, which led to the CD, How Are You Off For Coals, featuring a selection of mining songs. In 2006, Fox, along with a range of other top UK folk artists, was involved in providing performances for the "2006 Radio Ballads" commissioned by BBC Radio, and in 2009 he performed in the part of "Songman" in the highly acclaimed production of "War Horse", which played in the West End for 18 months and subsequently toured around Britain, Ireland and South Africa.