18 Facts About Paul Sartin

Paul Sartin was an English singer, instrumentalist, composer and arranger, specialising in oboe and violin.

Paul Sartin was educated at Anson Primary School, Highgate School, on an assisted place, and subsequently moved to the Purcell School for Young Musicians, again on an assisted place from Brent music service.

Paul Sartin then took up a choral scholarship at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he gained a 2:1 in music.

Paul Sartin took up a position as vocal tutor at St Edward's School, Oxford in 1999, commenced singing as deputy lay clerk in Winchester Cathedral choir in 2000, and began directing the Andover Museum Loft Singers, a non-auditioning community choir based in Andover, Hampshire, in 2001.

Paul Sartin achieved a distinction in his master's degree in Traditional Music in 2005, from Newcastle University, where he became a visiting tutor.

In Faustus Paul Sartin shared lead vocals alongside his oboe, cor anglais, and violin duties.

In 2010 Paul Sartin joined Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings, with whom he toured occasionally.

The Bellowhead Songbook, edited by Paul Sartin, was published by Faber Music and issued in 2014.

Paul Sartin played oboe, cor anglais and violin in the work.

Paul Sartin compiled, composed and produced Community Choirs: Folk for Faber Music in 2016.

Paul Sartin was musical director, arranger and performer in a revised production of The Transports, which toured in 2017.

Paul Sartin was the co-founder of the Whitchurch Folk Club where he helped to further knowledge of the songs of Henry Lee, collected by George Gardiner.

Paul Sartin died suddenly of a heart attack on 14 September 2022 at the age of 51, as confirmed by a statement put out by his family on 15 September.

Paul Sartin was in the company of his bandmate, Saul Rose, at the time.

Paul Sartin hosted BBC Four's Christmas session, broadcast in 2009, which featured Bellowhead and Belshazzar's Feast alongside Jim Moray, The Unthanks, Thea Gilmore and Lisa Knapp.

Paul Sartin has appeared on BBC Radio 2's Clare Balding Show and BBC Radio 3's In Tune and The Choir.

Bellowhead's Hedonism, featuring Paul Sartin, won Best Album in the FRoots Magazine Critic's Poll in 2010.

Paul Sartin was posthumously awarded the Fatea Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022.