Her contemporaries at the college included guitarist and future member of Pentangle, John Renbourn. In the meantime she had secured a place on a foundation course at Kingston College of Art, which she took up in September 1965, becoming involved with the folk club on campus. Early career ĭenny's nursing career proved short-lived. She attended Coombe Girls' School in New Malden after leaving school she began training as a nurse at the Royal Brompton Hospital. At an early age Denny showed an interest in singing, although her strict parents were reluctant to believe there was a living to be made from it. Her paternal grandfather was from Dundee, and her paternal grandmother was a Scots Gaelic speaker and singer of traditional songs. 6.2 Unofficial releases and audience tapesĭenny was born on 6 January 1947 at Nelson Hospital, Kingston Road, Merton Park, London, to Neil and Edna Denny.Her recorded work has been the subject of numerous reissues, along with a wealth of previously unreleased material which has appeared over the more than 40 years since her death, including a 19-CD box set released in November 2010. Her composition " Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" has been recorded by Judy Collins, Eva Cassidy, Nina Simone, 10,000 Maniacs and Cat Power. Music publications Uncut and Mojo have described Denny as Britain's finest female singer-songwriter. Denny died in 1978 at the age of 31 due to injuries and health issues related to alcohol abuse. She also duetted with Robert Plant on " The Battle of Evermore" for Led Zeppelin's album Led Zeppelin IV in 1971. Between 19, Denny released four solo albums: The North Star Grassman and the Ravens, Sandy, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz and Rendezvous. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970, before focusing on a solo career. Īfter briefly working with the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with them until 1969. She has been described as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer". Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention.
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