James Yorkston is a Scottish folk musician. Yorkston is primarily a singer-songwriter, although he also tackles a variety
oftraditionalsongs,learned from singers such as Anne Briggs, Dick Gaughan, Nic Jones, Martin Carthy, Lal Waterson, John Strachan,
andAdrianCrowley. Hisquoted main influences are Anne Briggs, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Michael Hurley, Can, and the Malagasy D'Gary.
