Briana Corrigan to sing at village folk festival

Briana Corrigan was a member of The Beautiful South from 1988 to 1992

A former singer from The Beautiful South who retired from touring for 10 years is to take centre stage at a village folk festival.

Briana Corrigan is best known for singing on the band's Brit award-winning, chart-topping single A Little Time.

She returned to regular live performances in 2023 after a decade away and is now set to perform at the Cottingham Folk Festival on 22 August.

Also appearing at the festival are Scotland's best-selling female album artist Barbara Dickinson and musician Charlotte Carpenter, who has toured with George Ezra.

Now in its 10th year, the festival will run from 21 - 24 August at venues including Civic Hall, St Mary's Church and The Back Room.

Since its launch, the event has hosted big names like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Scouting for Girls and Lucy Spraggan.

The Beautiful South were an English pop rock band, formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull group the Housemartins.

Corrigan sang on the band's second and third album after appearing as a guest vocalist on the first.

She is set to sing some of the band's classics, as well as her own songs from her two solo albums, during two sets at The Back Room.

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