Swan Arcade
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This article is about the folk group. For the Victorian shopping arcade, see Swan Arcade, Bradford.
Swan Arcade were a British folk music vocal group formed in 1970. "A leading light of the British folk revival"[1] they sang a wide variety of songs, including blues, pop and rock and roll, as well as traditional folk music, mostly performed a cappella. Swan Arcade also performed with The Watersons as the Boggle Hole Chorale, and The Watersons and Martin Carthy as Blue Murder. They finally disbanded in 1988, but one of their members, Jim Boyes, still performs as part of Coope Boyes and Simpson.
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Origin | Yorkshire |
Genres | Folk Music British folk revival A cappella |
Years active | 1970–1978, 1983–1988 |
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