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Eddi Reader
Birth name Sadenia Reader
Born 28 August 1959 (1959-08-28) (age 48)
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genre(s) Pop, Folk
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, acoustic guitar, concertina, harmonica, piano
Years active 1984 - present
Label(s) RCA
Blanco y Negro
Rough Trade
Compass
Associated acts Fairground Attraction
Website Official Website

Eddi Reader MBE (born Sadenia Reader, 28 August 1959) is a Scottish singer, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career, which in 2003 saw her showcase the works of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A concertina is a free-reed Musical instrument, like the various Accordions and the Harmonica. A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Blanco y Negro Records was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records. Rough Trade Records began as an Independent record label, based in London, England. Compass Records is a Nashville -based Independent record label founded in 1995 by Garry West and Alison Brown. Fairground Attraction was a Scottish acoustic pop band, best-known for its hit single " Perfect " and The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Fairground Attraction was a Scottish acoustic pop band, best-known for its hit single " Perfect " and In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796 (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire

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Early career

Reader was born in Glasgow, the daughter of a welder, and the eldest of seven children (her brother, Francis, is vocalist with the band Trashcan Sinatras). Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials usually Metals or Thermoplastics by causing coalescence. Francis Reader, (also known as Frank is a musician born October 21 1965 in Glasgow Scotland. The Trash Can Sinatras, now generally known as Trashcan Sinatras, are a Scottish band that was formed in Irvine Scotland in 1986 Living at first in a two-bedroomed flat, the family was re-housed in Irvine, Ayrshire; however, Reader returned to Glasgow (where she lived with her grandmother) in order to finish her schooling. Irvine ( Gaelic: Irbhinn) is a coastal New town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, She began playing the guitar at the age of ten, and started her musical career busking, first in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street, then in the early 1980s around Europe (where she also worked with circus and performance artists). The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation

Back in Scotland, she joined the punk band Gang of Four as a backing singer which led to her first U.S. tour. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Gang of Four are an English Post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Back in the UK, after leaving the band she started working as a session vocalist in London, singing with such acts as Eurythmics and Alison Moyet. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) is a British Musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave Alison Moyet (born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet on 18 June 1961 is an English pop Singer-songwriter noted for her Bluesy voice.

Fairground Attraction

Main article: Fairground Attraction

In 1984, Reader sang for a brief time with disco group Outbar Squeek. Fairground Attraction was a Scottish acoustic pop band, best-known for its hit single " Perfect " and Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Around the same time she teamed up with Mark E. Nevin, a guitarist and songwriter, to record a few of his songs. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both They subsequently formed Fairground Attraction, together with Simon Edwards (guitarrón — a Mexican acoustic bass guitar) and Roy Dodds (drums & percussion). Fairground Attraction was a Scottish acoustic pop band, best-known for its hit single " Perfect " and The guitarrón (literally "large guitar" in Spanish, the suffix "-ón" denoting "large" is a very large deep-bodied Mexican 6-string acoustic The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells In 1988 the band released their first single, "Perfect", which became a UK number one, winning best single at the 1989 BRIT Awards. Perfect was Fairground Attraction 's first single released in 1988. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards Their first album, The First of a Million Kisses, was also a success, reaching number two in the UK Albums Chart, and winning best album at the 1989 Brits. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The First of a Million Kisses was the first Album by Fairground Attraction, released in 1988. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom.

This success was short-lived, however. In November, 1989, after a break, during which Reader had her first child, Charlie with her French-Algerian partner Milou, Mark Nevin abandoned a recording session for the second album, which would eventually lead to the splitting of the band. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's A makeshift second album, a collection of B-sides and live tracks, Ay Fond Kiss was rushed out the following year. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s

Solo career

Reader returned to Scotland, but before she embarked on her solo career she took a temporary detour into acting. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She played Jolene Jowett, a singer and accordionist, in John Byrne's Your Cheatin' Heart, a comedy-drama series for BBC Television, set in the country music scene in Scotland. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.

Returning to London, Reader worked on new material with a backing band calling itself "The Patron Saints of Imperfection" (made up of Roy Dodds, Neill and Calum MacColl, and Phil Steriopoulos). This became her first solo album, recorded for RCA Records: 1992's Mirmama. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. It was followed by Eddi Reader (1994), which won her the "Best female singer" BRIT Award that year, Candyfloss & Medicine (1996), Angels & Electricity (1998), Simple Soul (2001) and Driftwood (2002) - a "homegrown" release of songs recorded during the Simple Soul sessions. Angels & Electricity is the fourth studio album by Eddi Reader released in the UK on May 11 1998 Simple Soul is the fifth studio album by Eddi Reader released in the UK on January 29 2001 A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed

Reader continued to tour (England, Scotland, Japan, Australia, Spain, the United States, and Ireland). England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world In 2003, she recorded her album of material by Robert Burns, with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, leading to good reviews and an international resurgence in interest in Scotland's "bard". The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is Scotland 's national Symphony orchestra. Etymology The word is a Loanword from descendant languages of Proto-Celtic *bardos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gwerh2

She spent April 2006 touring Australia with Boo Hewerdine and Alan Kelly, following the release of St Clare's Night Out: Live at The Basement, with Australian acts such as David Hosking invited to open the concerts. Boo Hewerdine (b 1961 London) is an English Singer-songwriter. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience.

Her eighth studio album Peacetime was released in the UK on 29 January 2007 on the Rough Trade record label. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Peacetime is the eighth studio album by Eddi Reader released in the UK on January 29 2007 Rough Trade Records began as an Independent record label, based in London, England. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Produced by fellow Scottish folk musician, John McCusker, the album features a few Burns composed songs, alongside brand new material with longtime collaborator Boo Hewerdine and Trashcan Sinatras' John Douglas. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a John McCusker is a Scottish Folk musician He was born in 1974 and began playing the Fiddle at the age 7 The Trash Can Sinatras, now generally known as Trashcan Sinatras, are a Scottish band that was formed in Irvine Scotland in 1986 Reader promoted the album with a fifteen date UK tour.

In spring 2008, Reader was a special guest at the the Hotel Cafe Tour hosted by Tom McRae. Tom McRae (born Jeremy Thomas McRae Blackall, 19 March 1969, Essex) is a Singer-songwriter from England.

Awards

The Robert Burns project saw Reader awarded an MBE for outstanding contributions to the arts in the New Year's honours list of 2006. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

In May 2007 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Strathclyde. The University of Strathclyde (Oilthigh Srath Chluaidh is a university in Glasgow, Scotland.

Later that year she was recognised for her contributions to music and to the education and encouragement of young musicians with an honorary doctorate and a Doctor of Letters from Glasgow Caledonian University. Glasgow Caledonian University, ( Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu Caledonach) ( Scots: Glesga Caledonian Varsitie) is a University in

In June 2008 she will receive another doctorate for her musical work, this time from the University of Stirling. The University of Stirling founded in 1967 in Stirling, Scotland.

Discography

Live albums

Fairground Attraction

External links

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