Peter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) [1] was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition and also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls.

Peter Bellamy with Louis Killen – Won't You Go My Way ? Explore Peter Bellamy's biography, discography, and artist credits. Shop rare vinyl records, top albums, and more on Discogs.

2025年3月1日 · In 1975, English folk pioneer Peter Bellamy began writing a folk ballad opera based on the lives of first fleet convicts Henry Cabell (Kable) and Susannah Holmes. ‘The Transports’ was recorded in 1977 with a stellar cast of English folkdom and has been performed on stage many times since.

1991年9月26日 · Peter Bellamy, who helped spark a revival of British folk music, died last Thursday near his home in Keighley, in Yorkshire. He was 47 years old. He committed suicide, taking an overdose of ...

Peter Bellamy grew up in the north Norfolk town of Warham and consequently devoted his life to one thing: becoming a performer of traditional English folk music. He stayed ever loyal to this cause singing worldwide with The Young Tradition, including Royston Wood and Heather Wood, as well as starting a solo career which began later in 1969.

The Transports is a folk ballad opera written by Peter Bellamy released by Free Reed Records in 1977. It is often cited as Bellamy's greatest achievement.

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Peter Bellamy was the most exciting and distinctive performer the English folk scene has ever produced. A man of many paradoxes, he revered the tradition while constantly recasting it in an effort to capture the adrenaline rush of rock'n'roll. He studied source singers with devotion but came away sounding like none of them.

Bellamy (1944-91) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of the Young Tradition English folk band and also had a long and prolific solor career. He was also well known for his interest in the ballads of Rudyard Kipling and wrote his own melodies to …

1991年9月24日 · > English Folk Music > Peter Bellamy and The Young Tradition “Bellamists subscribe to a belief in the absolute purity and oneness of all things Bellamy, and bleat daily incantations in the hope of advancing the day when he will …