Fox
always was one of the scene's superior singers and his voice is as confident
and ebullient as it ever was . . .
Colin
Irwin - Folk Roots
Bob,
in my view, is a greatly under-rated singer and musician, if he were pushier
he'd be up there with the Carthys and Gaughans and he could certainly teach
the upcoming generation a thing or three!
Raymon
Greenoaken - Stirrings
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Bob
Fox's supreme voice is full of life and clarity . . .
New
Zealand Folk Newsletter
Bob
is a local lad and blessed with one of the best voices you will ever hear.
He is also a very talented musician playing guitar, piano and dulcimer.
Add to that a full and varied repertoire of traditional and modern songs
and plenty of good 'crack' and you can be sure of a good night.
Terry
Freeman - Davylamp Folk Club |
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. . and from Bob Fox, surely one of the great voices of the whole of the
Folk Revival, several definitive performances of some great songs.
John
Muirhead - Living Tradition
Velvet
voice, lovely guitar work, wonderful songs, dont miss him 'down South'
Dartford
Folk Club
. . . a highly respected, time served popular performer.
Ray
Fisher
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. . one of the truly great voices from the North East with musicianship
second to none.
Vin
Garbutt
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. . as soon as I heard Bob Fox sing I realised he must have
one
of the best voices in England, I have always regarded him
as
an artist of great ability and integrity.
Ralph
McTell |
Opening
act Bob Fox has,
in my humble opinion, one of the finest voices to grace the folk circuit,
he was just the right support for the main act. Including some of the 'hits'
from his days with Stu Luckley such as Salley
Wheatley surely gained him a new legion of
fans - a sure sign when everyone around me was joining in with the chorus,
and to top it all, Bob is no mean guitarist, truly inspirational infact!!
As
is customary on these occasions he was joined for his final number The
Bonny Gateshead Lass by the massed ranks of
Fairport segueing nicely into their own set.
by
Pete Fyfe
This
year the amiable and accomplished Bob Fox
provided
the support. Bob accompanied himself on acoustic guitar for a half hour
set of richly sung North East Ballads. His performance was marked by warmth,
humour and exhortations to sing along with the choruses. Some audiences
sang, some didn't but none escaped the plugs for Bob's CD and all appreciated
his nimble finger picking guitar work.
Fairport
joined Bob each night for his last number
The Bonny Gateshead Lass before launching
into the first half of their two and a half hour show, and every evening
they invited bob to join them for their encore, the moving anthem to absent
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