Roger Wilson (born 22 July 1961, Leicester, England) is an English

folk singer Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...

, fiddler, guitarist, and songwriter who abandoned a graphic design career to become a full-time musician in 1984.Self-published bio
at littlebackroom.com (subject's own website) He was a member of

The House Band The House Band was a musical group formed in Edinburgh in 1984 by musicians Ged Foley (vocals, guitar), Jimmy Young ( smallpipes, flute, whistle), Iain Macleod (guitar, mandolin) and Chris Parkinson (melodeon, keyboards, piano accordion and harmo ...

(1993–98) and later joined Chris Wood and

Martin Carthy Martin Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, and later artists such ...

in performances. He has also worked with

Kate Rusby Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, and is one of the be ...

's Concert Party, with Pete Morton in Urban Folk, and with

John Tams John Tams (born 16 February 1949) is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, the son of a publican. He first worked as a reporter for the '' Ripley & Heanor News'' later working for BBC Radio De ...

at the National Theatre.

Compositions

Wilson's songs include "Indian Tea", "Payday" "Pride and Prejudice", "Sick of the Working Life," "The Banks of Red Roses", "The Cotton Reel", "The Gumble Waltz" "The Luckiest Man", "The Peg in the Hole", "Ultrasound", "Where My Feet are Going I Don't Know", and "Zakynthos Jig"

Discography

*''The Palm of Your Hand'', Harbourtown Records HAR 002 (Vinyl), HARCD 020 (1988) *''Urban Folk Volume One'' (Various artists), Harbourtown Records (1991) *''Stark Naked'', Whiff Records WH001CD (1994) *''Another Setting'' (The House Band),

Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, ...

GLCD 1143 (1994) *''Rockall'' (The House Band), Green Linnet GLCD 1174 (1996) *''Urban Folk Volume Two: Self Destructive Fools'', Harbourtown Records (1997) *''Urban Folk Volumes 1+2'', Harbourtown Records HARCD032 (1997) *''Wood, Wilson, Carthy'' – Ruf Records RUFCD05 (1998) *''October Song'' (The House Band), Green Linnet GLCD 1190 (1998) *''You Look Familiar'' (2007)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Roger 1961 births Living people People educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys English folk musicians Musicians from Leicester