THE legendary Julie Felix, one of the greats of the 60s folk music boom, is coming to The Maltings on Saturday, September 6 at 7.30pm.
Unbelievably, Julie celebrated her 70th birthday in June and after 45 years in the music business she has embarked on her Highway of Diamonds tour.
Dubbed the English Joan Baez - despite the fact she's from California - she's still brimming with ene
rgy on stage and off, with performances exuding pure joy for music and the world around us.
Julie arrived in England in 1964 and soon became the first solo folk artist to be signed to a major British record company when Decca released her first album.
That same year Julie appeared on the Eamonn Andrews TV Show and was asked back the following week by popular demand.
In 1966 Julie became the resident singer on the amazingly popular TV show, The Frost Report, quickly becoming a household name.
In 1968 she was given her own TV series of 17 shows - the first colour series produced by the BBC. Guests included Spike Milligan, Richard Harris, Leonard Cohen, Dusty Springfield, Donovan and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page.
Named as Britain's First Lady of Folk by The Times, Julie has worked with all the greats, including Bob Dylan and Cat Stevens, and was the first British based folk singer to fill the Albert Hall. Tickets are £12.50.
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