Miranda Sykes

Miranda Sykes (born 1978 in Spalding, Lincolnshire) is an English folk singer, double-bassist and guitarist who performs with Steve Knightley and Phil Beer in the acoustic roots/folk group Show of Hands.

[5] Sykes toured with The Phil Beer Band from 2003 to 2013 and joined Show of Hands for their performances at summer festivals in 2004.

[5] Encouraged by melodeon player Gareth Turner, she formed her own band, which included Imogen O’Rourke, Martin Fitzgibbon and Maartin Allcock, releasing an album in 2005.

[5] Sykes worked with John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Sarah Allen and Roy Dodds whilst recording Reg Meuross's album Short Stories in 2004.

[5] In 2015, Sykes (alongside her fellow Show of Hands band members Steve Knightley and Phil Beer), was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the University of Plymouth,[6][7] to commemorate "great distinction in [their] professional lives".