18 Facts About Judy Dyble

Judith Aileen Dyble was an English singer-songwriter, most notable for being a vocalist and a founding member of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne.

Judy Dyble contributed to demo recordings for the group, but left after her relationship with McDonald ended.

Judy Dyble would go on to become one half of the duo Trader Horne, with ex-Them member Jackie McAuley.

Judy Dyble wrote the title track, "Morning Way", and co-wrote "Velvet to Atone" with Martin Quittenton for the album.

In 1973, Judy Dyble left the music business to work with her husband, DJ and scenester Simon Stable.

At the 1981 Fairport Convention Annual Reunion, Judy Dyble appeared on stage as a surprise guest: backed by Fairport's Full House lineup, she sang Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now" and the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved".

Judy Dyble appeared as a guest in 1982,1997,2002 and 2007.

In 2003, almost a decade after the death of Stable, Judy Dyble began writing and performing again.

Judy Dyble took her place at the head of Fairport Convention's initial line up, at Witchseason's 40th anniversary celebration show at the Barbican Theatre on 18 July 2009, for the first time in nearly 40 years, excluding very brief occasional outings at Cropredy.

Judy Dyble's Myspace showed samplers of some of the album tracks, and directly from her, and from Tim Bowness's Burning Shed, signed numbered early release copies sold out very quickly.

Dutch label Tonefloat released a vinyl version of the album in 2010, and Judy Dyble added additional vocals to the 2 November 2009 single release "Every Sentimental Moment" by UK rock band Kings Cross.

Subsequent to this announcement, Judy Dyble announced via her own website that the project had run into difficulties and would not be released in the form she had intended, and that she had been removed from the project altogether.

Judy Dyble completed an album with Alistair Murphy, titled Flow and Change, which was released by Gonzo Multimedia on 1 July 2013.

Judy Dyble sang "1000 Year Vacation " on the same album.

Judy Dyble spent most of 2015 and the early part of 2016 writing her autobiography with the assistance of Dave Thompson.

Judy Dyble recorded a duet with David Longdon on "The Ivy Gate" with Big Big Train for the album Grimspound, which was released in April 2017.

Judy Dyble performed at Fairport's Cropredy Convention Festival with her own Band of Perfect Strangers; and she appeared with the surviving original members of Fairport Convention, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the band in 2017.

Judy Dyble had lung cancer in the years leading up to her death, and revealed the diagnosis in November 2019 when she began chemotherapy.