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Ange Hardy (born December 1983〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://musicbrainz.org/artist/cd44ef91-574c-4e09-8fce-72eded78bd1e )〕) is an English singer, songwriter and recording artist. Ange Hardy performs original contemporary songs with an emphasis on vocal harmony. Her debut album ''Windmills and Wishes'' was released in 2010, and her second album, ''Bare Foot Folk'', in 2013. Her third album ''The Lament of The Black Sheep'' was released on 13 September 2014, with pre-release copies shipped in May 2014. All three have been released by the Story Records label. Although ''Windmills and Wishes'' was Ange's debut studio album ''Bare Foot Folk'' is often referred to as her debut album as it was widely publicised as being her "debut folk album" following her decision to adhere more strictly to a defined genre (). == History == In 2010, Ange Hardy released ''Windmills and Wishes'', an album which failed to gain much traction at the time. Ange Hardy was an Isambard Nu-Folk Award Finalist 2011 at Bristol Folk Festival (). In 2013 Ange Hardy released ''Bare Foot Folk'', a 14 track album of original acoustic folk songs. This second offering was received with critical acclaim (). On 11 May 2013 Ange Hardy was the special guest on BBC Somerset's "Somerset Lives" show (), and Bare Foot Folk was BBC Somerset's album of the week for the duration of the following week. On 8 January 2014 Ange Hardy was awarded ''2013 Female Vocalist of the Year'' by FATEA Magazine〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/Winners2013.html )〕 where she was one of three nominees alongside Lucy Ward and Emily Barker. In January 2014 Ange Hardy was also a New Folk Competition Finalist at Warwick Folk Festival (). Subsequently her follow up album "The Lament of The Black Sheep" was made "Album of the Week" on BBC Scotland's the Iain Anderson Show (). It was also awarded "Album of the Month" by FolkWords in June 2014 (). On January 9th 2014 Ange Hardy won the FATEA ''2014 Album of The Year'' for ''The Lament of The Black Sheep'' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/Winners2014.html )〕 where she was nominated alongside Nancy Kerr and Sam Amidon. "The Lament of The Black Sheep" was awarded 5 stars by The Telegraph (). Ange was nominated for the Horizon Award at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ange Hardy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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