Credits:
Maria Barton
Description:
Maria Burton, a rising star from Airship Studios, released her debut album (original release: 1980 / AIRSHIP RECORDS) in 1980-82 at Bognor Regis on the coast of West Sussex in southeastern England. AIRSHIP STUDIO was located in Bognor Regis on the coast of West Sussex in southeastern England. In the short period of three years, the studio produced more than 150 albums, and was also operated as a label. Maria Burton was born in the south of England. Maria Burton, a native of Berkshire in southern England, had already had a seven-year career at the time of release. She began writing poetry in early high school and eventually learned to play the guitar and sing her own verses, winning a Melody Maker magazine's Rock/Folk Award in the soloist category in 1979. This is the only album on the Airship label, but his discography also includes two other Airship studio recordings, "Preacher and Songwriter" and "There's Room for One More" (both released in 1980). All are originals, except for [2], which is an arrangement of a trad.Her music, which she positions as a means of expressing her own poetry, is carried through with a simplicity reminiscent of the acoustic numbers of the early Fairport Convention, featuring Sandy Denny, for example.