Bridget St John

Bridget St John
Bridget St John
	St John in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Bridget Anne Hobbs
Born	4 October 1946 (age 77); Surrey, England
Genres	Folk; folk rock;
Occupation(s)	Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1968–1976; 1999–present
Labels	Dandelion; Chrysalis

Bridget St John (born Bridget Anne Hobbs; 4 October 1946 in Surrey, England^[1]) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for the three albums she recorded between 1969 and 1972 for John Peel's Dandelion record label. Peel produced her debut album, Ask Me No Questions. She also recorded a large number of BBC Radio and Peel sessions and toured regularly on the British college and festival circuit.

St John appeared at leading folk venues in the UK, along with other folk and pop luminaries of the time such as Nick Drake, Paul Simon, and David Bowie, among others.^[2] In 1974 she was voted fifth most popular female singer in that year's Melody Maker readers poll.^[3] Blessed with a "rich cello-like"^[4] vocal style, she is also an accomplished guitar player who credits John Martyn and Michael Chapman as her "musical brothers".^[5]

^ Profile Archived 6 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, ascap.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ Brumbaugh, Sam. "Bridget St John, Interview". Chickfactor No. 12, 1999.
^ Richardson, Anna, unidentified article, Cumberland News, 2007; reproduced within the"Interview". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2014. of St John's previous website.
^ "Nick Drake's Pink Moon". John Peel Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ Davies, Gill. "Celtic Connections Festival 2012-Bridget St John" Archived 17 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2013.

[1] Profile Archived 6 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, ascap.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[brumbaugh-2] Brumbaugh, Sam. "Bridget St John, Interview". Chickfactor No. 12, 1999.

[richardson-3] Richardson, Anna, unidentified article, Cumberland News, 2007; reproduced within the"Interview". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2014. of St John's previous website.

[4] "Nick Drake's Pink Moon". John Peel Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[davies-5] Davies, Gill. "Celtic Connections Festival 2012-Bridget St John" Archived 17 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2013.

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