Johnny Handle is an English folk musician and singer/songwriter. Starting as a skiffle player in 1957 he soon crossed into folk music both as a soloist and as a member of The High Level Ranters. His repertoire is heavily influenced by the traditional music of North East England and in particular songs about coal mining. In 1958 with Louis Killen he founded the Folksong and Ballad Club in the Bridge Hotel Newcastle.He plays accordion keyboards banjo whistle and the Northumbrian pipes. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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