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Bob was born in Seaham, County Durham, UK, After discovering he could sing while in school he taught himself guitar and started singing in folk clubs while at the same time training to be a teacher. He commenced his singing career as a resident at the "Davy Lamp" Folk Club in Washington, Tyne and Wear and in 1975, teamed up to form a professional duo with fellow north-eastern singer (and fiddle player) Tom McConville for 2 years. After this he formed a duo with ex-Hedgehog Pie singer, guitarist and acoustic bass guitar player Stu Luckley which performed all over the United Kingdom and recorded two albums, the first of which "Nowt So Good'll Pass" was voted Folk Album of the Year by Melody Maker. 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. After ceasing the partnership with Luckley to pursue individual projects, Bob has maintained a successful career as a solo folk performer for over 30 years. 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. Bob, along with a range of other top UK folk artists, was involved in providing performances for the "Radio Ballads" commissioned by BBC Radio, and in 2009 he performed in the part of "Songman" in the highly acclaimed West End production of War Horse which played in the West End for 18 months and was subsequently toured for another eighteen months around Britain, Ireland and South Africa. Scholar Anthony Ashbolt describes Fox as "possessing one of the best folk-singing voices in England and he evokes the world of the miners and, in general, the songs of the northeast, with power and clarity." He chooses to sing traditional and contemporary songs of personal significance and cultural importance. His guitar accompaniment is subtle and sensitive. This is really good stuff.

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62 Sweyn Road,

Cliftonville,

Kent,

England,

CT9 2DD.