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Sharron Kraus is an English singer, songwriter and musician with strong ties to the US. Kraus was born in New York but grew up in Leicester, England. She has lived in Philadelphia and collaborated with American musicians, including
Meg Baird Meg Baird is an American musician based in San Francisco, California, United States, who, in addition to her solo career, is known as a founding member, lead vocalist, and drummer for Heron Oblivion, along with members from Assemble Head in Sunb ...
,
Helena Espvall Helena Espvall is a Swedish–American musician noted for her participation in the post-millennial psychedelic folk and free improv scenes. Her primary instruments are cello, guitar, and voice."Helena Espvall interviewed and introduced by Buck ...
, Christian Kiefer, Tara Burke (
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), and Gillian Chadwick ( Ex Reverie) . Kraus has been compared to 1970s English folk singers such as
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and
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and heralded as one of the strongest voices in English contemporary folk. She has recorded a collection of traditional folk songs, ''Leaves From Off the Tree'', with
Meg Baird Meg Baird is an American musician based in San Francisco, California, United States, who, in addition to her solo career, is known as a founding member, lead vocalist, and drummer for Heron Oblivion, along with members from Assemble Head in Sunb ...
and
Helena Espvall Helena Espvall is a Swedish–American musician noted for her participation in the post-millennial psychedelic folk and free improv scenes. Her primary instruments are cello, guitar, and voice."Helena Espvall interviewed and introduced by Buck ...
of Philadelphia psych folk band Espers, but the majority of her work is self-authored, influenced by English and Appalachian folk song, but with its own distinctive voice. Musically Kraus' work is described as 'spine-tingling' 'spooky' and 'the sound of England and its enchanted gardens'.Jan Arne-Sohns
“The Fox's Wedding Review”
''Foxy Digitalis''
Kraus has toured Europe and the US with United Bible Studies,
Meg Baird Meg Baird is an American musician based in San Francisco, California, United States, who, in addition to her solo career, is known as a founding member, lead vocalist, and drummer for Heron Oblivion, along with members from Assemble Head in Sunb ...
,
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,
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, Thinguma*jigSaw and The Iditarod.


Discography

*2002 – ''Beautiful Twisted'' CD (
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) *2003 – ''Yuletide'' CD (Elsie and Jack); a collaboration with The Iditarod *2004 – ''Songs of Love and Loss'' CD (Camera Obscura) *2006 – ''The Black Dove'' CD (Tompkins Square); a collaboration with Christian Kiefer *2006 – ''Leaves From Off the Tree'' CD/LP (Bo'Weavil); a collaboration with
Meg Baird Meg Baird is an American musician based in San Francisco, California, United States, who, in addition to her solo career, is known as a founding member, lead vocalist, and drummer for Heron Oblivion, along with members from Assemble Head in Sunb ...
and
Helena Espvall Helena Espvall is a Swedish–American musician noted for her participation in the post-millennial psychedelic folk and free improv scenes. Her primary instruments are cello, guitar, and voice."Helena Espvall interviewed and introduced by Buck ...
*2007 – ''Right Wantonly A-Mumming'' CD (Bo'Weavil); with
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, Ian Giles,
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, Ian Woods, Michael Tanner, Claire Lloyd,
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and
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*2008 – ''The Fox's Wedding'' CD ( Durtro) *2008 – ''Rusalnaia'' CD (Camera Obscura); a collaboration with Gillian Chadwick *2008 – ''Travellers Two'' CD (Important); Tau Emerald, a collaboration with Tara Burke *2010 – ''The Woody Nightshade'' CD/LP (Strange Attractors Audio House) *2013 - ''Pilgrim Chants and Pastoral Trails'' CD (
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) *2015 - ''Friends and Enemies; Lovers and Strangers'' LP ( Clay Pipe Music) *2016 - ''If You Put Out Your Hand'' Booklet/CD; with Helen Tookey ( Wounded Wolf Press) *2016 - ''Time Takes Away'' CD; Rusalnaia ( Cambrian Records) *2018 - ''Joy's Reflection is Sorrow'' LP/CD (Sunstone Records/Nightshade Records) *2018 - ''Something Out of Nothing'' 7"; Sharron Kraus & The Belbury Poly (
Ghost Box Records Ghost Box is an independent, UK-based electronic music record label, launched in 2004 by graphic designer Julian House and producer Jim Jupp. Its roster includes artists such as Jupp's Belbury Poly, House's The Focus Group, and the Advisory ...
) *2019 - ''Chanctonbury Rings'' LP/CD; Sharron Kraus & Justin Hopper with The Belbury Poly (
Ghost Box Records Ghost Box is an independent, UK-based electronic music record label, launched in 2004 by graphic designer Julian House and producer Jim Jupp. Its roster includes artists such as Jupp's Belbury Poly, House's The Focus Group, and the Advisory ...
) *2022 - ''Swift Wings'' CD; Sharron Kraus & Justin Hopper (Nightshade Records) *2022 - ''K I N'' LP/CD (Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube)


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