The Artisan

Hilary Spencer (b. 22 January 1949, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England), Jacey Bedford (b. 26 September 1950, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England) and Brian Bedford (b. 7 August 1949, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England) began singing together in 1984. Performing a cappella arrangements of mainly contemporary and traditional material, as well as original songs by Bedford, they released their first album on cassette in 1986, and the same year appeared at the Bracknell Festival in Berkshire. By 1978, Artisan was obtaining regular work all over England, including clubs, major fes...