{"title":"Boo Hewerdine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoo Hewerdine is an English singer-songwriter and record producer, born on 14 February 1961. With a career spanning several decades, Boo has established himself as a respected figure in the music industry. His unique blend of folk and pop influences has captivated audiences worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for his heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies, Boo's music resonates with listeners on a deep emotional level. He draws inspiration from personal experiences and observations, crafting songs that are both introspective and relatable. His honest storytelling ability sets him apart from other artists in the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by artists such as Kris Drever, Eddi Reader, Karine Polwart, and Roddy Frame among others, Boo's sound is characterized by intricate guitar work and rich vocal harmonies. His collaborations with talented musicians have resulted in critically acclaimed albums that showcase his exceptional songwriting skills.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"selected-works","title":"Selected Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelebrating the music of one of England's finest songwriters Boo Hewerdine (Chris Difford, Eddi Reader, The Bible) with a compilation of deep cuts in his 60th year. 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His style has always been difficult to pin down, but his consistency and quality as both a writer and performer have given him a devoted following.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new album, along with a new deal with Navigator Records, should deservedly bring him to a wider audience. His varied career and collaborations have made him a hard man to pin down stylistically. He's a solid writer with an ear for a great lyric, but the real magic here is in the lightness of touch that is evident throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe uses a fairly big group of musicians and guests who include \u003cem\u003eJohn McCusker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHeidi Talbot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEwan Vernal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJustin Currie\u003c\/em\u003e. The instrumentation includes guitars, percussion, fiddle, whistle, strings, lap steel, Wurlitzer, and more, but the whole album is gentle, breezy, and superbly produced. This lightness that runs across the instrumentation is accentuated by \u003cstrong\u003eHewerdine\u003c\/strong\u003e's understated delivery. His vocals are not lacking in drama or color, but everything is perfectly controlled throughout, from the light acoustic pop through to the superb expressiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438476038475,"sku":"319542","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"before","title":"Before","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new recordings on\u003ci\u003e Before\u003c\/i\u003e are a perfect contrast of mood and theme to the gloriously rich, full band pop sound of 2017's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSwimming In Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e album. This new album finds Boo Hewerdine focussed on the art of reduction, consumed by fine details and found sound, songs where the fragility and beauty of life are laid bare with a stark emotive honesty. \" Ingenuous and classy songwriting\" (Louder Than War) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore \u003c\/i\u003ewas recorded with supreme Danish multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljungren Boo's only collaborator on the set. Whilst this is an album for the times (that echoes the darkness and confusion in Europe surrounding it's pre-Brexit conception) Before is also a timely reminder of the power of simplicity, Hewerdine's lyricism set to a subtle backdrop of vintage instrumentation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reveal","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50473396830539,"sku":"1107921","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5dc14c63-dfaf-4678-8f38-4b9cdd6792ac_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727428701"},{"product_id":"things-found-in-books","title":"Things Found In Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eCD plus beautiful 64-page book. In a Culzean Castle second-hand bookshop hangs a notice board that collects the store's greatest stories. Lost and discarded notes, photographs, old receipts, letters, postcards - fragments of people's lives that each tell their own tale and even inspire new ones. Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine's new album Things Found In Books is an album of songs written in response to this notice board, that celebrates the ordinary lives of those on the Scottish coast. Boo and Yvonne have formed an inimitable songwriting partnership weaving these ephemeral stories with their own, creating an album full of nostalgia and beauty, hope and longing. Boo Hewerdine is an acclaimed Ivor Novello Award nominated English singer-songwriter now living and working in Glasgow. Yvonne Lyon is among the UK's brightest and best singer songwriters. Her most recent album Growing Wild is her tenth solo studio release Yvonne consistently combines poignant lyrics with strong, creative melodies demonstrating a voice that can be both fragile and intense. Yvonne Lyon - \"Culzean Castle, near Maybole in Ayrshire, Scotland has the most fantastic second-hand bookshop. When I visited, I saw a noticeboard entitled Things Found In Books - all the things found between the pages curated on the wall and not discarded. I took lots of photographs and could feel an album forming right there and then. Seven years later, Boo and I have completed that album. Songs conjured from fragments, momentary glimpses into people's lives and the ordinary and extraordinary things they used to mark their place in a book..the scribbled handwriting, the Post-it note, the photograph, the receipt, the letter and the postcard from a family holiday. The bookshop keepers at Culzean Castle took the time to save and cherish the forgotten lives they found in their books.\" \"One of Britain's most consistently accomplished songwriters\" Colin Irvine, BBC Review. \"One of the best songwriters we have\" Nick Coleman, The Independent on Sunday. \"One of the country's finest lyricists\" The Birmingham Evening Mail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51183259943243,"sku":"2242327","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_8b2195db_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1738262482"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_a33f7bf5_thumbnail_4096_4dda08ac-5c63-4e46-8fe5-4ce15e608c73.jpg?v=1726355567","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/boo-hewerdine.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}