Heath Common &
the Heath Common Players
Heath Common is a street musician, songwriter and
poet living in the Albion/St. Martin’s area of Scarborough,
UK. He began his musical career playing on the streets of New
York with ‘Robert Junior’ Lockwood and Johnny Shines – the step-son and the close friend, respectively, of the legendary blues musician Robert Johnson. Heath Common then toured extensively with acts as diverse as The Proclaimers and John Fahey and he continues to play on the streets, on the beaches and in a multitude of different venues around the world.
The material featured on this website represents the first recordings of Heath Common’s songs.
The Heath Common Players are:
- Heath Common: Vocals, 6 and 12 string guitars, Keyboards and Bass.
- Ella Byford: Vocals and Percussion
- Chris Halliwell: Vocals, Guitars and Keyboards
- Steve Priest: Keyboards
- Additional Vocals: Mandi Bostock
All music by Heath Common