Sandy Denny was born on January 6, 1947, at Nelson Hospital, Kingston Road, Merton Park, London, to Neil and Edna Denny. She studied classical piano as a child. Her paternal grandfather was from Dundee, and her paternal grandmother was a Scots Gaelic speaker and singer of traditional songs. Denny showed an interest in singing at an early age, although her strict parents were reluctant to believe there was a living to be made from it. She attended Coombe Girls’ School in New Malden; after leaving school she began training as a nurse at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
Who is in the Sandy Denny project?
According to our search, it was revealed that The Sandy Denny Project consists of Fotheringay MkII members Sally Barker (The Poozies, BBCTV’s “The Voice”) and guitarist PJ Wright (TradArrr, The Dylan Project) are joined by frequent Fairport Convention guest Anna Ryder, multi-instrumentalist Marion Fleetwood (voice, fiddle, guitars) and the rhythm section of bassist Mat Davies and drummer Mark Stevens from folk-rock legends Little Johnny England.
Denny’s remarkable writing is approached not as a tribute band, slavishly copying the records, but as a tribute in its best sense – an interpretation of Sandy’s wonderful work. With every year Sandy’s reputation continues to grow in stature as a songwriter and interpreter of traditional material, and the six musicians in the band who share an impressive folk-rock pedigree are each at the very top of their musical game.
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