Michael Chapman

Michael Chapman (born 24 January 1941, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist. Chapman originally began singing and playing jazz in the folk clubs of the 1960s, and eventually recorded over 30 albums. Chapman had previously worked as an art and photography teacher, playing folk music in Yorkshire. He first appeared on the London and Cornwall folk music circuits in 1967, alongside John Martyn and Roy Harper. His first album was Rainmaker in 1969 on the Harvest label, and he played the folk and 'progressive' circuits during the festivals of the early 1970s, with Mick Ronson, Rick Kemp and Keef Hartley. He recorded a further three albums for Harvest. Fully Qualified Survivor which received much critical...