Seth Bernard Lakeman (born 26 March 1977) is an English folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, who is most often associated with the fiddle and tenor guitar, but also plays the viola and banjo. Nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005, Lakeman has belonged to several musical ensembles, including The Lakeman Brothers with his two brothers (both fellow folk musicians) Sam Lakeman and Sean Lakeman and subsequently with Kathryn Roberts and Kate Rusby in the folk 'supergroup' Equation.