Heather Heywood
Heather Heywood | |
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| Birth name | Heather Williamson |
| Born | 26 December 1950 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1968-present |
| Labels | Greentrax |
Heather Heywood (born Heather Williamson on 26 December 1950), is a Scottish folk singer from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. She was voted "Artist of the Year" by Glasgow’s Star Club in 1993.[1]
Career
[edit]Heywood's first performance took place around 1968 in the Eglinton Folk Club in Irvine, Scotland. Inspired by Martin Carthy, Lizzie Higgins and Jeannie Robertson among others, she progressed to bookings as a solo artist for a number of Scottish clubs. She remained a solo artist for most of her career except for one tour of Brittany with the band The Clutha during the absence of their singer Gordeanna McCulloch.[2][3]
Heather Heywood is best known for ballads and is quoted to be "not so taken with lighter numbers."[2]
Personal life
[edit]In 1970, Williamson married Peter Heywood, a folk music activist and publisher of The Living Tradition magazine. They have three daughters.[2]
Discography
[edit]- Some Kind of Love (1987)
- By Yon Castle Wa' (1993)
- Lassies Fair and Laddies Braw (2011)
References
[edit]- ^ "Heather Heywood". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ a b c McGrail, Steve (2000). "Heather Heywood". The Living Tradition. No. 39. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Heather Heywood". The Tradition Bearers. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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