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Heather Heywood
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Heywood is one of the finest singers of her generation. Ask anybody
among her peers to name their favourite singers, and the name Heather
Heywood will be mentioned again and again. ......" Sheena
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Heather has sung from
an early age and singing and music of various kinds was in the family.
Born in Ayrshire, she has some Irish ancestors at grandparent level,
her mother was a Bruce and her father’s family were travellers,
Gunns from Sutherland. Heather
is widely regarded as a 'singers singer' and has earned the respect
of many of the country's top performers, most regarding her as among
the very best of Scottish singers. She is best known for her interpretation
of traditional songs, her repertoire is wide and the bulk of her
material comes from the Scottish tradition. It is the particular
quality of her interpretation of ballads that has made many people
hold her in such high regard.
Heather is not a professional singer
and has been modest about her own talents. Bringing up the family
has restricted Heather’s ability to travel as a singer, but
the reality is that she has not wanted to do that on a full time
basis. Her singing talents are natural and she can rightly be viewed
as a traditional singer.
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Lasses Fair and Laddies
Braw
Scots songs and ballads by Heather
Heywood - LTCD1007
Since the 1988 release of her debut album "Some Kind of Love", Heather's
voice has reached all parts of the World many people now regard her
as one of Scotland's finest female singers.a
review of this CD
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SAMPLE TRACKS
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Tracks: Up
and Awa' Wi' the Laverock, Two Bonny Boys, Logie o' Buchan, The Bonnie
Wee Lassie Who Never Said No, Queen Among the Heather, Birnie Bouzle,
Jamie Raeburn, The Auchengeich Disaster, The Lowlands of Holland, The
Baron o' Brackley, The Terror Time, The Lichtbob's Lassie, Farewell
to Whisky.
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By
Yon Castle Wa'
Greentrax CDTRAX054 - 1993
Produced by Brian McNeill, this
recording features a wider range of songs giving a better insight
into her ballad singing, together with accompanied traditional
songs and some contemporary material. Accompaniments are provided
by Brian McNeill (fiddle), Dougie Pincock (Highland pipes and
whistle), Colin Matheson (piano), Iain Goodwin (guitar) and
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Tracks: The Sands o' the Shore,
Far Over the Forth, For a New Baby, False False Hae Ye Been,
I Hae But Son, The Wandering Piper (tune), Jamie, The Wife
of Ushers Well, Mistress Heywood's Fancy (tune), The Dowie
Dens o' Yarrow, Some People Cry, MacCrimmon's Lament, MacCrimmons
Sweetheart (tune), The Corncrake Amang the Whinnie Knowes,
Aye Wakin' O, Young Watters, Paul's Song
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Some
Kind of Love
Greentrax CDTRAX010 - 1987
In 1987, Heather was finally
persuaded to make the recording which many people had asked
for over the years. She was reluctant to go into the recording
studio but once inside, her performance was remarkable and
the result was an album that has generated tremendous interest
and excellent reviews.
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Tracks: The Sally Gardens, Lord
Lovat, Song for Ireland, Some Kind of Love, Let No man Steal
Your Thyme, Bonnie Laddie Ye Gang By Me, My Bonnie Moorhen,
The Cruel Mother, Wid Ye Gang Love.
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