Researching Phil Colclough
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1362 people with the Colclough surname? In that year Colclough was ranked number 2274 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Phil means "Form of PHILLIP. Loving" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Phil Colclough on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Phil Colclough and the Colclough Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2275 people with the Colclough surname in the UK? Colclough is now ranked number 2174 for popularity in the UK. |
Colclough Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Colclough surname in the USA? Colclough is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Phil Colclough
Phil Colclough
Phil Colclough (11 January 1940 - 23 September 2019) was an English contemporary folk singer and songwriter. His best known works, co-written with his wife, June Colclough (1941 – 12 October 2004), are "Song for Ireland" and "The Call and the Answer".
June and Phil Colclough both came from North Staffordshire, England, and both had careers in education. Phil had been a navigator in the Merchant Navy, which provided source material for some of his songs. The Colcloughs founded the first folk music club in Stoke-on-Trent in 1960.In 1966, they moved to London, where they were members of the Critics Group led by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger; they eventually left the group due to bitter disputes stemming from MacColl's "authoritarian tendencies".
In the 1970s, the Colcloughs returned to North Staffordshire, where they produced a folk music radio program for BBC Radio Stoke.
"Song for Ireland" was inspired by a trip the Colcloughs took to the Dingle Peninsula. Described as a "modern classic", it has been recorded by numerous artists, including Dick Gaughan, Luke Kelly, Mary Black, Ralph McTell, Celtic Spirit, The Dubliners, Brendan Hayes and Damien Leith.
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