Dave Burland

A long-established and widely respected U.K. folksinger, Dave Burland began performing on the London circuit in 1968 with a repertoire that pulled from both traditional and contemporary sources. Within a few years, he signed with producer Bill Leader's Leader Records alongside folk contemporaries like Nic Jones and Dick Gaughan. His 1971 debut, the all-traditional A Dalesman's Litany, was lauded by critics and voted Melody Maker's Folk Album of the Year. Throughout the early '70s, Burland toured widely and recorded two more releases, the first a self-titled set of more traditi...