The Wilson Family

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The Wilson Family is an English folk music group from Billingham, Teesside, North East England. They have been singing and performing a cappella folk songs since 1974. Over those decades the group members have consisted of sister Pat and five brothers: Tom, Chris, Steve, Ken and Mike.

The accepted benchmark for powerhouse unaccompanied singing, they were awarded the Gold Badge of the English Folk Dance & Song Society (EFDSS) in 2017, the highest honour the society can bestow.

The present-day group are the original core members, Tom, Chris and Steve and youngest brother Mike.

In the studio 2023, recording songs new to their repertoire, the resultant new Wilson Family album “Sibling Revivalry” marks 50 years of singing together and is already receiving critical acclaim.

Sting has recently said of them:

“They have a family sound and a natural, bone-deep understanding of music and harmony. And it's quite something.”

Following a highly acclaimed performance at The Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms, The Wilson Family collaborated with the world renowned artiste Sting, providing the backing vocals on his album “The Last Ship”. To promote the release of the album and the subsequent Broadway stage play, the Brothers performed with Sting and his touring band in a series of sell out shows at New York City’s prestigious Public Theatre, their performances received rave reviews throughout the music press.