Ray Cooper aka Chopper

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Known worldwide as Chopper, the cellist and bass player for the award winning group Oysterband, Ray Cooper is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who released his first solo album, "Tales of Love War and Death by Hanging" in 2010 (***** R2, "terrific" - Rootsworld). A mix of self-penned songs with influences from Scotland (Ray is half Scottish) and Sweden, where he now lives, he produced the album and played most of the instruments but had some help from a few friends, notably from the Swedish fiddle player Patrik Andersson.

Support comes from rising London duo The Raven, whose dark and haunting take on traditional folk has been steadily winning them a large audience.