Ken
Four or five years ago I made the decision to no longer sing as a member of the Wilson Family group, and at the same time decided to take a break from singing altogether and spend more time doing some artwork. Within the past couple of years or so and after much prompting from good friends, I have ventured out singing again! appearing at clubs and festivals when asked....So after my much needed 'break', I have started to accept the occasional booking 'solo' or 'duo' with Jim MacFarland!....enjoying the singing and good company once again. With retirement from the day job approaching at the end of 2025, I will hopefully have lots of time to enjoy my singing and artwork!
Cheers,
Ken.
Voice of the Tees
Vin Garbutt and the Transporter Bridge, both icons of Teesside produced as a canvas print to raise money for the Cardiology Department at James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Born in Billingham Teesside in nineteen sixty, one of eight siblings, five brothers and three sisters.
Sadly our sister Josephine died in infancy. I attended school in Billingham, where I developed a passion for sports and art, which continued until my early twenties. I became involved in the folk scene in the mid 1970`s and along with my siblings, The Wilson Family, frequented folk clubs and festivals throughout Great Britain and Europe, producing several albums on the way. Due to this and my work and family commitments art work took a back seat at this point.
