Ralph McTell

What earns Ralph McTell my deep respect is a single song. Streets of London has been covered by more than two hundred artists worldwide, and to me that quiet, song-by-song immortality matters far more than a string of flashy chart hits. Born in 1944, he has anchored the UK folk scene since the sixties, capturing whole lives in a few verses and a guitar line. There is something profoundly moving about a writer whose work is passed hand to hand by other singers rather than blasted by a label. I treasure that kind of understated, durable artistry.

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Name (English)

Ralph McTell

Name (Japanese)

ラルフ・マクテル

Reading

らるふ・まくてる

Born

December 3, 1944 (age 81)

Origin

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / singer-songwriter / recording artist / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

University

John Ruskin College

• Official sitehttps://www.ralphmctell.co.uk/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph%20McTell
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711515

Tags

• guitarist
• singer-songwriter
• recording artist

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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