the Deighton Family

{{Short description|English folk ensemble}}

The Deighton Family is an English folk ensemble from Yorkshire, England.{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=}} The group is led by husband and wife Dave and Josie Deighton, and the five other members are their children, Maya, Arthur, Kathleen, Rosalie and Angelina.

The Deighton Family's first album was released in 1980. Their second album, Acoustic Music to Suit Most Occasions, was named Record of the Year by NPR in the U.S. in 1989.Craig Harris, [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p1955/biography|pure_url=yes}} The Deighton Family] at AllMusic A third full-length album was released in 1991.

Kathleen Deighton-Cousins died from cancer on 24 December 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://divisionband.it/The-Deighton/Acoustic-Music-Suit-Most/57553|title=The Deighton Family - Acoustic Music To Suit Most Occasions Album|website=Divisionband.it|access-date=23 August 2021}}