Miranda Sykes, born in 1978 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, is an English folk
singer, double-bassist and guitarist. She began playing double bass at age
eight. In 1999, Sykes joined the folk-rock band Pressgang as a bass guitarist,
touring internationally. She performed with Robb Johnson on his album The Big
Wheel (1999) and released three albums as part of a trio with Johnson and Saskia
Tomkins. Sykes then joined Firebrand, releasing Lost Lady Found in 2001. In
2004, she began performing with Show of Hands and released her first solo album,
Don't Look Down (2004). She collaborated w...