The English musician Shirley Rumsey was born in 1933. She studied lute and voice at the Royal College of Music in London, where she became interested in solo vocal music accompanied by the lute and developed a career performing that repertoire. She also played the vihuela and the Renaissance guitar. She co-directed the ensemble Kithara with the lutenist Christopher Wilson.

She recorded two solo CDs of Renaissance music for Naxos Records: Music of the Spanish Renaissance (1993) and Music of the Italian Renaissance (1994). The discography credits her on both with lute, Renaissance guitar, vihuela and vocals. Her work also included solo recitals.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Rumsey
• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11893286