Chris Foster (born 23 April 1948),[1] is an English singer and guitarist known for his interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs.
His professional "break" came in the early 1970s when a music agent spotted him singing at Dingles Folk Club in London.
[1] Both featured mainly traditional songs with often complex fingerstyle accompaniments (some in open tunings) on a Fylde acoustic guitar.
[4] He is a founding member and director of the annual Vaka Folk Arts Festival in Iceland, where he currently resides.
He has continued to produce solo albums, tour (both in the UK and abroad), and collaborate with other artists, including his current partner, the Icelandic folk singer and composer Bára Grímsdóttir, as Funi.