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Beth Orton
Embellishing her melodic, acoustic folk-flavoured songs with a love of techno
and dance music, Beth Orton's collaborations with the likes of Chemical Brothers
and William Orbit virtually invented a style that became known as "folktronica".
Born on 14 December 1970 in Norfolk, and orphaned when she was 19, she went to
acting school before touring the UK with a fringe theatre group and later living
with Buddhist nuns in Thailand. She embarked on a music career after meeting
William Orbit and guested on his 1987 Strange Cargo album, also recording a
cover of John Martyn's "Don't Wan...
