Anne Briggs is a pioneering English folk singer whose pure, unaccompanied voice and interpretive depth helped shape the British folk revival of the 1960s. Renowned for her haunting renditions of traditional songs and her influence on contemporaries like Sandy Denny and Bert Jansch, Briggs’s minimalist style and natural delivery captured the timeless spirit of folk music. Though she released only a handful of recordings, her work remains profoundly influential, inspiring generations of singers with its honesty, restraint, and emotional clarity.