English folk music (1950–1959)
# English folk music (1950–1959)

## Births and deaths

### Births

* Mike Oldfield (1953)
* Kirsty MacColl (1959–2000)
* Martin Simpson (1953)
* Clive Gregson (1955)
* Jez Lowe (1955)

### Deaths

* Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)

## Recordings

* 1957: Sings English Folk Songs (Steve Benbow)
* 1959: Sweet England (Shirley Collins)
