# Heidi Talbot

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**Heidi Talbot** (born 1980) is an [Irish](/source/Irish_people) [folk singer](/source/Folk_music) from [Kill, County Kildare](/source/Kill,_County_Kildare), Ireland. Talbot is a former singer of [Irish-American](/source/Irish-American) musical group [Cherish the Ladies](/source/Cherish_the_Ladies).

## Early life and education

Born in the rural village of [Kill, County Kildare](/source/Kill,_County_Kildare), Ireland, Talbot began singing in the church choir run by her mother. At sixteen, she enrolled at Dublin's Bel Canto singing school, studying for the next year and a half under its founder and director Frank Merriman.

## Singing career

When she was 18, Heidi moved to [New York](/source/New_York_City), where she spent two years working in bars and clubs before being invited to join [Cherish the Ladies](/source/Cherish_the_Ladies) in 2002. In between the band's touring schedule, Talbot continued to develop her solo work, releasing *Distant Future* on Nashville roots label [Compass Records](/source/Compass_Records). Produced by John Doyle, the record featured such guests as multi-instrumentalist [Dirk Powell](/source/Dirk_Powell),[1] concertinist [John Williams](/source/John_Williams) and fiddler [Rayna Gellert](/source/Rayna_Gellert). Three years later, the recording of *In Love and Light* coincided with her decision to leave Cherish the Ladies at the end of 2007.

After the launch of *In Love and Light* at Glasgow's [Celtic Connections](/source/Celtic_Connections) festival in January 2008, Talbot featured as a guest on albums by [Radiohead](/source/Radiohead) drummer [Philip Selway](/source/Philip_Selway), and the new trio collaboration of [John McCusker](/source/John_McCusker), [Kris Drever](/source/Kris_Drever) and [Roddy Woomble](/source/Roddy_Woomble). She has also sung on records by [Eddi Reader](/source/Eddi_Reader), [Boo Hewerdine](/source/Boo_Hewerdine),[2] and [Idlewild](/source/Idlewild_(band)). Heidi's album 'Angels Without Wings', is an album of original [folk](/source/Folk_music) songs with guest contributions from [Mark Knopfler](/source/Mark_Knopfler),[3] [Jerry Douglas](/source/Jerry_Douglas), [King Creosote](/source/King_Creosote),[4] [Julie Fowlis](/source/Julie_Fowlis),[5] and [Tim O'Brien](/source/Tim_O'Brien_(musician)).

## Awards

*In Love and Light* won an Indie Acoustic award for best album in 2008[6] and was nominated for an Irish Music Award 2009 in the best female vocalist category.[7]

In 2023, Heidi Talbot won*Composer of the Year* at the prestigious Scots Trad Music Awards.[8]

## Personal life

Talbot lives in the suburbs of Edinburgh. She was married to musician [John McCusker](/source/John_McCusker) for 11 years; they have two daughters, Molly Mae and Jessica. She married Scottish lawyer Ronnie Simpson in May 2024.

## Discography

### Solo albums

- *Heidi Talbot* (2002)
- *Distant Future* (2004)
- *In Love and Light* (2008)
- *The Last Star* (2010)
- *My Sister the Moon EP* (2012)
- *Angels Without Wings* (2013)[9]
- *Here We Go 1, 2, 3* (2016)
- *Sing It for a Lifetime* (2022)[10]

### with Cherish the Ladies

- *On Christmas Night* (2004)
- *Woman of the House* (2005)

### with John McCusker

- *Love is the Bridge Between Two Hearts EP* (2018)

### with Arcade (Adam Holmes)

- *Face the Fall* (2019)

### with Roger Tallroth, Sophia Stinnerbom and Magnus Stinnerbom

- *A Light in the Dark* (2019)

### Other appearances

- *[Before the Ruin](/source/Before_the_Ruin)* - [Kris Drever](/source/Kris_Drever), [John McCusker](/source/John_McCusker) & [Roddy Woomble](/source/Roddy_Woomble) (2008)
- *An Cailín Rua* - Kathleen Boyle (2008)
- *[Post Electric Blues](/source/Post_Electric_Blues)* - [Idlewild](/source/Idlewild_(band)) (2009)
- *[Love is the Way](/source/Love_is_the_Way)* - [Eddi Reader](/source/Eddi_Reader) (2009)
- *God Bless The Pretty Things* - [Boo Hewerdine](/source/Boo_Hewerdine) (2009)
- *Mark the Hard Earth* - [Kris Drever](/source/Kris_Drever) (2010)
- *Aurora* - [Michael McGoldrick](/source/Michael_McGoldrick) (2010)
- *The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions* (2013)
- *Flat Earth Society* (on the track *Old Miss Partridge*) - [West of Eden](/source/West_of_Eden_(band)) (2019)
- *Mosaic* - [Matt Rollings](/source/Matt_Rollings) (2020)

## References

1. ["Heidi Talbot releases 'Empty Promise Land' ft. Mark Knopfler & Dirk Powell"](https://spiralearth.co.uk/heidi-talbot-releases-empty-promise-land-ft-mark-knopfler-dirk-powell/). *Spiral Earth*. 11 March 2022. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231205144932/https://spiralearth.co.uk/heidi-talbot-releases-empty-promise-land-ft-mark-knopfler-dirk-powell/) 5 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

1. ["Heidi & Boo set to offer sublime evening of song at Mareel"](https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2023/11/29/heidi-boo-set-to-offer-sublime-evening-of-song-at-mareel/). *Shetland News*. 29 November 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231205174031/https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2023/11/29/heidi-boo-set-to-offer-sublime-evening-of-song-at-mareel/) 5 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

1. Dongray, Emily (23 March 2022). ["New single from Heidi Talbot features Mark Knopfler, album date announced"](https://americana-uk.com/new-single-from-heidi-talbot-features-mark-knopfler-album-date-announced). *Americana UK*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231205144934/https://americana-uk.com/new-single-from-heidi-talbot-features-mark-knopfler-album-date-announced) 5 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

1. Ball, James. ["Collaborations, Family And Folk: Stereoboard Chats To Heidi Talbot"](https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/180490/9). *Stereoboard*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231205144931/https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/180490/9) 5 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

1. ["An Interview with Heidi Talbot"](https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/02/an-interview-with-heidi-talbot/). *KLOF Mag*. 8 February 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231205173844/https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/02/an-interview-with-heidi-talbot/) 5 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

1. [Indie Acoustic Awards website - list of winners](http://www.indieacoustic.com/archives.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130423132637/http://www.indieacoustic.com/archives.html) 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Ireland Music Awards website - list of nominees"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120810021601/http://www.irelandsmusicawards.com/nominees.php). Archived from [the original](http://www.irelandsmusicawards.com/nominees.php) on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2009-09-03.

1. ["Scots Trad Music Awards website - list of winners"](https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231205143649/https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/) 5 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-05.

1. [""Angels Without Wings" product details"](http://www.propermusic.com/product-details/Heidi-Talbot-Angels-Without-Wings-Ltd-Autographed-Edition-146125). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130119131458/http://www.propermusic.com/product-details/Heidi-Talbot-Angels-Without-Wings-Ltd-Autographed-Edition-146125) 19 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

1. Talbot, Heidi. ["Heidi Talbot - Store"](https://heiditalbot.com/store). *heiditalbot.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231207181755/https://heiditalbot.com/store) 7 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

## External links

- [Heidi Talbot website](http://www.heiditalbot.com/)
- [Heidi Talbot myspace](http://www.myspace.com/Heiditalbotmusic/)

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