Waterfall "Three Birds" (1979)
UK melodic folk/folk-rock with female vocal

From Martyn Oram web site:
In 1974, Martyn Oram went to Warwick University and was roomed with a guy from South Shields, who played acoustic guitar and shared the same musical tastes, called KEITH DONNELLY. Together they formed "WATERFALL", and became residents of the University Folk Club, mixing songs by Jonathon Kelly, Gerry Rafferty, Al Stewart etc with traditional ballads and tunes, and slowly began including their own original compositions.
After graduating in 1977, they took the plunge and decided to commit themselves full time to music. Joining an alternative country/rock band for 6 months, called "VAN DE HOOG'S ELDERFLOWER REMEDY", (with MARTIN BELL, later of the WONDERSTUFF), they quickly learnt all about PA systems, sleeping in vans and life on the road.
Waterfall were still playing floorspots whenever possible in folk clubs up and down the country, and in September 1977 they recorded their first LP "THE FLIGHT OF THE DAY" at Woodbine Studios, a 4 track studio built into the front room of Johnny Rivers' small terraced home in Leamington Spa. (Now available on CD – see discography).
In February 1978, Martyn and Keith were playing at Lanchester Polytechnic Folk Club, in Coventry when they were stunned by the voice of one of the floor singers, GILLY DARBEY, and so Waterfall became a trio. After another six months of floorspots and self-promotion, Waterfall began gigging full time, and on 1st November 1978 had their first national radio broadcast on BBC Radio 1’s "Kid Jensen Show".
They recorded the LP "THREE BIRDS" for the Avada record label in spring '79, at Millsteam Studios in Cheltenham, produced by Johnny Coppin.