The legendary folk singer turned 90 on July 5, and she celebrated by releasing a remixed, sped-up version of "Hares On the Mountain," a traditional English folk song that she's recorded several times throughout her storied career.
In a 2023 interview for The Guardian, Collins recounted the events that lead to her decades-long hiatus from music.
And then one day, as if out of the blue, her voice returned. She wasted no time getting back into the studio after so many years working at various stores to support herself and her children in the aftermath of her divorce. But for Collins, hard work and regular jobs weren't the most difficult parts of her journey.
It was that same year she released her first album in 38 years, Lodestar, a folk/country masterpiece that was well worth the wait. As Louis Pattison so eloquently wrote for Pitchfork, "That Lodestar exists at all feels like a minor miracle. That it is so exquisitely done is a small blessing on top."
Shirley Collins got her start making folk music alongside her sister, Dolly Collins, in the late 1950s. The duo recorded music together for the better part of the next two decades, releasing their final album, For As Many As Will, in 1978.
Dolly Collins passed away in 1995 at the age of 62, never having had the chance to see her sister find her voice once again. At 90, Shirley Collins is living fearlessly for both of them.
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