Phil Colclough

Phil Colclough (11 January 1940 - 23 September 2019[1]) was an English contemporary folk singer and songwriter.

His best known works, co-written with his wife, June Colclough (1941 – 12 October 2004), are "A Song for Ireland" and "The Call and the Answer".

June and Phil Colclough both came from North Staffordshire, England, and both had careers in education.

In 1966, they moved to London, where they were members of the Critics Group led by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger; they eventually left the group due to bitter disputes stemming from MacColl's "authoritarian tendencies".

Described as a "modern classic",[5] it has been recorded by numerous artists, including Dick Gaughan, Luke Kelly, Mary Black, Ralph McTell, Celtic Spirit, The Dubliners, Brendan Hayes, Damien Leith, and Scott Appel.