Vikki Clayton - in touch with her Lincolnshire roots.

Possessed of a "silvery-pure voice" Vikki has performed with some of the best-know folk and folk/rock artist around.

Bruce Eder in the All Music Guide described Vikki's unique development.

"Possessed of a silvery-pure voice and exquisite musical sensibilities, it was inevitable that Clayton would take center-stage as an artist.

"Her solo recording career - which has principally been for the New Day label - began with Honor Tokened, and her subsequent work included Lost Lady Found (which included her first recording of a Sandy Denny song); additionally, in association with Fred A. Baker and Ric Sanders, she recorded Sanders, Baker & Clayton Carried Away, In Flight and Looking At The Stars.

"Clayton has also worked with Gordon Giltrap and Tony Moore on Midsummer Cushion, an album of Georgian poet John Clare's work set to her music. On Movers And Shakers, she played and sang alongside Gerry Conway, Ric Sanders, John Kirkpatrick, and Jethro Tull's Martin Barre, and she has toured with the Vikki Clayton Band, which includes Jethro Tull co-founder Clive Bunker on the drums."

Latest album

Vikki's latest album is "Looking at the stars" seems to be setting the scene for her - at least for the forseeable future:-

"Of course I will always sing folk songs, they were my first love and the songs of Lincolnshire are very dear to my heart, and I will continue to sing Sandy's (Denny) songs, they are a joy to perform but I've always known that there are many songs in me yet to be written and so this might be the path I'll be taking for a while."

Images
Photo above shows Vikki performing with Norma Waterson, Liza Carthy and Ric Sanders.
Words and images courtesy of Vikki Clayton and James Kerr.

Further information/contact
Web site: www.vikkiclayton.co.uk
Email: info@vikkiclayton.co.uk