Biography
18 April 1949, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England. Cronshaw undertook his debut performances at Edinburgh University, where he gained a degree in psychology, and where he was involved in running the University Folksong Society. He gave up singing in favour of playing guitar, tin whistle, zither, and later, the concertina and dulcimer. A Is For Andrew, Z Is For Zither, released in 1974 on Transatlantic Records’ Xtra subsidiary, showcased his potential. Turning his busy hand to production, Cronshaw produced the single ‘Casey’s Last Ride’/‘Nostradamus’ by Suzie Adams, and later albums by June Tabor (Abyssinians and Aqaba) and the second release by Tabor and Maddy Prior as Silly Sisters, No More To The Dance. Cronshaw went on to produce Wolf At Your Door and Blazing Fiddles by Zumzeaux and The Wild West Show and Bill Caddick’s Urban Legend by Bill Caddick. During this time, Cronshaw continued to record for a variety of labels,...
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