Seth Lakeman

When the band Equation semi-retired in 2001, Seth Lakeman appeared to be the bandmember least equipped to find solo success, but few imagined the band's frenzied fiddle player/guitarist would swiftly transform himself into one of the hottest talents on the British folk scene.

His first album, The Punch Bowl, sank without a trace, but his second effort, 2004's Kitty Jay, captured people's imaginations in unexpected ways.

Suddenly Lakeman was the pinup boy of \