Talk:Shirley Collins

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According to these two sources, Shirley was awarded the gold badge in 2004, not 2003.

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• http://www3.open.ac.uk/ceremonies/graddir.pdf Ogg 18:53, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:12, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article is OK as an account of Shirley's musical output and association with Alan Lomax. The personal details are sketchy in comparison — although about half of 'America Across the Water' is a full and rounded autobiography. Any fan with a copy of the book to hand could improve the article. I have other projects for now, but I may eventually have a go. DavidCrosbie (talk) 16:02, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

@DavidCrosbie interesting they've missed out the fact that she had two marriages and has two children. Recidivist23 (talk) 01:06, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article says she "retired from public performance" but doesn't say why. As I understand it she completely lost her ability to sing, possibly due to some form of dysphonia (the same condition which affected Linda Thompson). This is all unsourced though and I would appreciate some sourced information if anyone can find it. --Viennese Waltz 14:34, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Shirley has suffered from dysphonia ever since Ashley Hutchings left her, which prevents her from performing in public, although she can and does still sing beautifully in private (personal knowledge) - the condition is psychological, not physical. I haven't time to edit the article at the moment, but a source you could use is http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/mar/21/folk. Molly Mockford (talk) 07:38, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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