Crossing Tides

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Scottish singer-songwriter Heather Macleod launches her eagerly-awaited debut album, CROSSING TIDES. Produced by Heather herself, and released on her own Leod Music label, the album includes the double bass legend Danny Thompson and double Grammy Award-winner Sugar Blue on harmonica, heading up a hand-picked list of top Scottish based instrumentalists. Originally from the Isle of Lewis, but based in Edinburgh for the past decade, Heather is already well known for her singing with such diverse acts as the Eliza Carthy Band, La Boum’s Wee Free & Jim Condie’s Distant Cousins. �…. a solo talent to watch, marrying poignant, darkly piquant songwriting with a creamily curvaceous voice that ranged the full gamut from velvety intimacy to majestic, rafter-rattling intensity." * * * * * (The Scotsman.) "Her style touches on the roots conscious sound of Portishead and blends this with the finesse of a timeless jazz vocalist." (Blue Note Productions) “She's making waves with her own song-writing and showcasing a unique creative identity. . .Painting vivid pictures with her seductively world-weary voice, Heather is definitely a performer to keep an eye on� (www.bbc.co.uk/celticroots/sessions) Tracks: That Ol' Devil Called Drink / Walk The Block / Sunshine / Languid Line / Fantasy / Man Of Many Valentines / Baby, She Don't Know / Red Mist / The Home Strait / Weightless.