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Vin Garbutt Vincent Paul Garbutt 20 November 1947 – 6 June 2017 Was An English Folk Singer And Songwriter. A Significant Part Of His Repertoire Consists Of Protest Songs Covering Topics Such As "the Troubles" In Northern Ireland Troubles Of Erin Unemployment And Social Issues. Vin Garbutt Was Born In South Bank Middlesbrough United Kingdom The Son Of An English Father And An Irish Mother. He Discovered Folk Music While He Was Still At School And Began Visiting And Performing At The Rifle Club In Cannon Street Middlesbrough. After Leaving School He Was Encouraged To Become An Apprentice At The Imperial Chemical Industries ICI Wilton Chemical Plant Near To His Home. During This Period He Often Visited Ireland In Search Of His Musical Roots. At The Age Of 21 He Threw Caution To The Winds And Became A Professional Musician. Armed With The Rich Repertoire Of Songs He Had Amassed He Spent The First Summer Busking His Way Around The Bars Of Spain's Mediterranean Coast And On To Morocco Via Gibraltar. It Was Then That He Found He Had A Talent For Songwriting. Back In England In 1972 He Recorded His First Album For Bill Leader The Valley Of Tees. This Firmly Established Him As A Singer And Songwriter Of Well-Crafted Socially Conscious And Environmentally Aware Songs. During 1999 Garbutt Celebrated His 30th Year As A Professional Performer. He Spent The Early Part Of The Year On A World Tour Playing Extensively In The Far East Australia And New Zealand. As Soon As He Got Back To England He Set Off On His “Take It Easy After 30 Years On The Road” Tour. To Coincide With The Tour He Released His Word Of Mouth CD Playing In Various British Venues To Packed Theatres. His Rambling Patter Between The Songs Can Take Longer Than The Amount Of Time Singing. During 2001 Garbutt Published The First Collection Of His Songs The Vin Garbutt Songbook. The Collection Spans His Career From "The Valley Of Tees" Written In 1971 To "The Troubles Of Erin'" Written In 1999. Shortly Afterwards The Companion CD Was Issued Garbutt's First Ever Compilation CD And Another World Tour Followed In 2004. A Health Check Highlighted A Minor Health Problem But In Early 2005 Whilst On A Sabbatical Trip To Spain Garbutt's Condition Deteriorated. On His Return He Was Hospitalised And A Repair Made To One Of His Heart Valves. He Made A Full Recovery And Was Back On The Road. In His Recuperation Period He Worked On His Album Persona … Grata Which Was Launched At The Sage Gateshead On 6 October 2005. In 2001 Garbutt Won The "Best Live Act” Award At The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards And Was Also Nominated For "Folk Singer Of The Year" With The Award Going To Norma Waterson . Later That Year He Was Awarded An Honorary Degree Of Master Of Arts By The University Of Teesside. In 2007 He Was Nominated For "Best Live Act" Again At The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards With The Award Going To Bellowhead. Discography
The Valley Of Tees 1972 The Young Tin Whistle Pest Live 1974 King Gooden 1976 Eston California 1977 Tossin' A Wobbler 1978 Little Innocents 1983 Shy Tot Pommy 1985 Live - Mount Isa Queensland Australia When The Tide Turns 1989 The By-Pass Syndrome 1991 Bandalised 1994 Plugged! 1995 Live - Red Lion Folk Club Birmingham UK. When The Tide Turns Again 1998 Reissue Of 1989 Album With One Additional Track Word Of Mouth 1999 The Vin Garbutt Songbook Vol 1 2003 Persona ... Grata 2005 Teesside Troubadour Documentary & Live DVD 2011 Synthetic Hues 2014 In 2009 The Land Of The Three Rivers From Eston California Was Included In Topic Records 70 Year Anniversary Boxed Set Three Score And Ten As Track Fourteen On The Fifth CD. read less