Frankie Armstrong Albums Ranked

Frankie Armstrong (born 13 January 1941 in Workington, Cumberland, England) is an English singer and voice teacher. She has worked as a singer in the folk scene and the women’s movement and as a trainer in social and youth work. Her repertoire ranges from traditional ballads to music-hall and contemporary songs, often focusing on the lives of women. She is a key mover of the natural voice and community choirs movements and is the president of the natural voice network and has been a voice coach for theatrical groups, including at the National Theatre for 18 years. Involved with folk and political songs from the 1950s, she has performed and/or recorded with Blowzabella, The Orckestra (with Henry Cow and the Mike Westbrook Brass Band), Ken Hyder’s Talisker, John Kirkpatrick, Brian Pearson, Leon Rosselson, Dave Van Ronk and Maddy Prior. She is blind from glaucoma. Here are all of Frankie Armstrong’s albums ranked.

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4. Songs and Ballads, 1975

“I love this record. Of course, I’m a huge fan so I might be biased but her great voice, one that conveys strong emotion with every phrase, brings a unique feel to these traditionalism, blues, and country/folk songs.”

3. And the Music Play So Grand, 1979

“The kind of album that makes me happy to get out of bed in the morning. It gives me happiness as it plays out of my radio while I pump gas, which is too expensive. The album comes from my world, the one that describes happiness as being able to have a beer at night and getting paid alright at an office job.”

2. I Heard a Woman Singing, 1984

“Perfectly written, richly textured, emotionally arresting. the songwriting is done with such mastery of complexity, so many moods are accessed at their core. her voice is an incredible human sound, delivering her living poetry with a truthful amount of roughness. and then the production surrounding her songs – so many guitar hooks, no moment is spared a refined touch.”

1. Lovely On The Water, 1972

“An ageless classic folk album. Frankie Armstrong at her best. Along with” songs and ballads” this album stands the test of time”