Airs & Graces

June's debut album from 1976 established her as one of the most impressive interpreters of traditional & composed songs on the British folk scene, a position she has consolidated over the years. The versions of Reyandine and The Band Played Waltzing Matilda here are rightly considered classics. The All Music Guide website has this to say: 'June Tabor is probably the finest female traditional British folk singer of the late 20th century - if not the best British folk singer of her time, period. What links her to Britain's past traditions is the chilling and emotional qualities of her voice. What links her to the British present is her fine taste in material, arrangements, and backing musicians.'