1. Kathryn Tickell, OBE, DL was born on 8 June 1967 and is an English musician, noted for playing the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle.
13 Facts About Kathryn Tickell
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Kathryn Tickell was born in Walsall, to parents who originated from Northumberland and who moved back there from Staffordshire with the family when Kathryn was seven.
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Kathryn Tickell was inspired by older musicians such as Willy Taylor, Will Atkinson, Joe Hutton, and Billy Pigg.
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Kathryn Tickell formed the Kathryn Tickell Band, with Karen Tweed on accordion, bass, and Ian Carr on guitar, and released the band's first album in 1991 on Black Crow Records.
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In 2001, the Kathryn Tickell Band was the first band to play traditional folk music at the Promenade Concerts in London.
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Kathryn Tickell recorded with the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, led by Simon Jeffes.
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Kathryn Tickell met Jeffes while she was in her teens, and he wrote the song "Organum" for her.
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Kathryn Tickell has recorded with The Chieftains, The Boys of the Lough, Jon Lord, Jimmy Nail, Linda Thompson, Alan Parsons, and Andy Sheppard.
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Debatable Lands included "Our Kate", a composition by Kathryn Tickell dedicated to Catherine Cookson.
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Kathryn Tickell formed Kathryn Tickell and the Side, with Ruth Wall on Celtic harp, Louisa Tuck on cello, and Amy Thatcher on accordion.
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In 1997, Kathryn Tickell founded the Young Musicians Fund of the Tyne and Wear Foundation to provide money to young people in northeastern England who wanted to learn music.
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Kathryn Tickell founded the Festival of the North East and from 2009 to 2013 was the artistic director of Folkworks.
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Kathryn Tickell is a regular presenter for BBC Radio 3's weekly world music programme Music Planet.