Overview

David Heavenor is a Scottish singer songwriter based in Edinburgh having written well over 100 songs to date, the majority of which are featured in this collection also featuring the writer's description of the people, events and settings for their inspiration. His subjects range widely but include the death of aid worker Karen Woo in Afghanistan; ANC activist Joe Slovo; the conflict in Syria; lost love; found love; religious bigotry; war and peace; spirituality; existential angst and writer's block. He has been called ""the mystery man of Scottish music"" by David Scott, BBC Radio presenter and musician in Scottish Band The Pearlfishers. Journalist and broadcaster Tom Morton writing in The Scotsman called his song Linger and Go 'a masterpiece of songwriting.' Other plaudits for songs appearing on his first album Private (The Night Visitors) come from Ricky Ross of Scottish band Deacon Blue who called Jenny and the Cold Caller 'One of the best songs ever written' and included it as one of his 'Tracks of My Years' on The Ken Bruce Show on BBC Radio 2. In his 2022 Memoir Walking Back Home he called him 'the best songwriter I know.' David's next album Winter's Children appeared in August 2001 on the Glasgow based Sticky Music label. In his Scotsman review Tom Morton described it: ' Songs made to last. Delicate and full of diffident power. The cool delivery remains somewhere between Al Stewart and Nick Drake, the unexpected guitar runs, the lyrics you can't quite pin down, but which echo round you brain, shifting meaning, ornate yet direct, complex and with an overwhelming sense of Edinburgh in winter.' Senior BBC Music producer Stewart Cruickshank said: ' A beautiful album in every respect...'David's track I'm Watching Rosanna from his album Winter's Children was included in a 49 track, 2 disc compilation Seriously Scottish by The Scottish Music Centre showcasing the best in contemporary Scottish Music. A live solo version of his song Candide was also included in a CD marking the 25th Anniversary of Radio Scotland. Discography: CDs: Private: The Night Visitors; Winter's Children; The Automatic Eye; In Northern Towns Like These; The Innocent's Eye; Fall; Another Eden; I Wanted To See Him. EPs: The Love Song of the Republic; Darling Charlotte, Dearest Jack; The Traitor's Kiss. Websites: www.davidheavenormusic.com. https: //davidheavenor.bandcamp.com

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'David Heavenor's music has been part of my life. Hearing his songs and seeing him perform propelled my own ambition to become a singer and a songwriter. I have followed his career and rejoiced in the knowledge that through his music getting exposure on BBC radio he has reached a wide audience. The key to David's work is the strength of his singing and songwriting. David has a unique voice which still needs to be discovered by people who value songs which are complex but memorable. Jenny and the Cold Caller is one of the best songs ever written...' Ricky Ross Deacon Blue Boys With No Love So good....back in my head all day - when it comes down to it you have great tunes and phrasing. Ezra Pound of all people: 'What lasts is emotion.' Andrew Greig Scottish writer and poet Linger and Go 'A masterpiece of songwriting...' Tom Morton The Scotsman I'm Watching Rosanna. ' 'An insightful song....beautifully written and observed...' Iain Anderson. BBC Radio Scotland The Traitor's Kiss 'A truly wonderful song. There's perfection in that performance..' Tom Morton, Radio Scotland The Love Song of the Republic 'Could I also ask for a reprise of The Love Song of the Republic. I spent the whole of the Christmas and New Year period with that great riff rolling round my head. It's worn off now and my shakes have come back...' Penang listener on The Iain Anderson Show BBC Radio Scotland. WINTER'S CHILDREN 'A beautiful album in every respect...' Stewart Cruickshank Senior Music Producer BBC Radio Scotland 'Songs made to last. Delicate and full of diffident power...' It's an inspiring, emotional experience listening to this album. Because it retains the questioning, deep belief and eternal doubts I remember, matured in a hard, hard world. The cool delivery remains, somewhere between Al Stewart and Nick Drake. Tom Morton The Scotsman

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