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Miranda Sykes
12+ albums
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Miranda Sykes (born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, in 1978) is an English folk singer, double-bassist and guitarist. As well as her solo work, she has recorded with Show of Hands (including as Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes) and as the duo Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston with mandolin player Rex Preston. Sykes was born into a musical family and started playing double bass at the age of eight. Later, she studied for a BTEC in pop music and completed it remotely while touring with a band. In 1999, aged 21, she joined the folk-rock band Pressgang as a bass guitarist and toured with them internationally. She performed with Robb Johnson on his 1999 album The Big Wheel, and toured with him and with fiddle and viola player Saskia Tomkins as a trio, releasing three albums together (including as Robb Johnson With Miranda Sykes & Saskia Tomkins). Subsequently she joined the band Firebrand, releasing the album "Lost Lady Found" in 2001. She toured with English folk singer Bill Jones' band in 2001, and performed on the band's live album. She then toured with Jones in a trio with Sarah Wright (flute and bodhrán) and subsequently in a duo, featuring on Jones' 2003 CD "Two Year Winter". Sykes toured with The Phil Beer Band from 2003 to 2013 and joined Show of Hands for their performances at summer festivals in 2004. The live album "As You Were" was recorded during the tour and released in 2005. Encouraged by melodeon player Gareth Turner, she formed her own Miranda Sykes Band that included
