Seth Bernard Lakeman (born 26 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who is most often associated with the fiddle and tenor guitar, but also plays the viola and banjo.

Later that same year they were invited by two Yorkshire based singers Kathryn Roberts and Kate Rusby to join them as a backing group on a tour of Portugal.

After three full albums (Return to Me in 1996, Hazy Daze in 1998, and The Lucky Few in 2000), and tours in the UK, Europe and the United States, Lakeman left Equation in 2001.

That same year he collaborated with Devon singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and young local singer Jenna Witts on the album Western Approaches.

[citation needed] Other support tours with Billy Bragg and Jools Holland brought Lakeman's music to a wider audience.

[citation needed] His fourth solo album, Poor Man's Heaven, was released on 30 June 2008 with an accompanying tour.

Produced by studio veteran Tchad Blake[6] Lakeman released his sixth album called Tales from the Barrel House on 18 November 2011.

Lakeman recorded on Van Morrison's album Moving On Skiffle in 2022 and he collaborated with Public Service Broadcasting and performed with them at the Royal Albert Hall.

[citation needed] Lakeman's primary musical instruments are the violin, the tenor guitar, the banjo and the viola.