Paddie Bell

Patricia Margaret Bell (née Simpson, 8 April 1931 – 3 August 2005) professionally known as Paddie Bell, was a Scottish folk singer and musician, born in Northern Ireland.

Biography Bell was born as Patricia Margaret Simpson, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but was a resident of Edinburgh, Scotland for most of her life. She sang with The Corrie Folk Trio from 1962 to 1965. The band later became The Corries after she left because she wanted to perform different songs from the ones the Trio sang. She pursued a solo career after this, releasing an album called Herself.

She returned to the Scottish folk scene in the 1990s, recorded two CDs, was a regular at Edinburgh Folk Club and had her own celebrated show in the Edinburgh Festival,

Solo albums 1965 – Herself (with Martin Carthy) 1968 – I Know Where I'm Going (with Finbar and Eddie Furey) 1993 – The Dawn of a Brand New Day 1997 – Make me Want to Stay 1998 – An Irish Kiss (with Sean Pugh)