Dear Matthew and all,
Thank you for this information! I am so glad she is still alive, with
her husband. If anyone has her contact, could they please inform her
that these sources list her as being deceased? I think she would like
to correct that!!
Thanks to all,
ed
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 11:06 AM, Matthew Daillie
<[1]dail...@club-internet.fr> wrote:
On 10/11/2016 17:43, Edward Martin wrote:
Dear Collective wisdom,
I am wondering if anyone knows the fate or whereabouts of
Shirley
Rumsey. She made a number of beautiful recordings on the
Naxos label
in the 1990's, and worked with Christopher Wilson - it is my
understanding they were married.
I was listening to her "Music of the Spanish Renaissance", and
did an
search about her, and the Wikipedia page devoted to her gives
her birth
and death years of 1933 to 1996. From what I could see on
photos, she
does not appear to be in her 60's when the photo was taken in
the 90's.
I also saw a chat page (I lost the link, sorry) to where
someone was
questioning if those birth/death years were indeed one and the
same as
our lutenist/singer Shirley Rumsey. The question put forth
was not
answered.
Does anyone know if she has indeed passed away, or is still
living?
Thanks in advance,
ed
Dear Ed,
Shirley is fine, living in England with her husband Chris Wilson.
Neither of them performs in public any more. She is indeed a gifted
musician, considering herself mainly as a lutenist (having studied
with Diana Poulton at the Royal College of Music) although her
talents as a singer were not to be belittled. She also played harp
and keyboard at some point.
Best,
Matthew
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