We have some amazing music news for you today and there’s a rising voice in Americana: one that hails from Scotland, but adds fresh new talent to a popular genre in which the UK is playing an increasing role. Roseanne Reid has “soul to spare…” as Ken Walton put it in The Scotsman “…her soft vocal delivery and southern sway might suggest that she hails from Memphis”, but in fact, she was born in Leith, in Scotland, and is based in Edinburgh.
What’s more, she’s the daughter of Craig Reid (of Scottish legends The Proclaimers) but has earned respect and fans as an independent, Kickstarter-funded artist through the calibre of her material, her musical talent and singing rather than her family heritage. No less than Elton John, for instance, praised her on his ‘Rocket Hour’ show as a brand-new Edinburgh-based folk artist having been wowed by her debut album ’Trails’.
Lyric Magazine went so far as to state “Edinburgh-born Roseanne Reid has achieved more in her career as a solo acoustic act than most do in a lifetime…”
Roseanne is releasing her latest single to coincide with her forthcoming tour: an acoustic cover of Dua Lipa’s ‘Hallucinate’. Roseanne describes the original as “Just one of my favourite songs of 2021. On the Dua Lipa album, — written by Dua Lipa with Sophie Cook and Samuel Lewis — it had the feel of something beautiful, mellow and heartfelt.
“After messing around with it acoustically, we needed some richness which my mate Graham Coe brought with the cello. Loved how it turned out, so I am releasing it to coincide with my UK tour, supporting the great Teddy Thompson in January. We shot a video in the studio which turned out great.”
Roseanne’s take on the track creates a chilled, haunting version that weaves and bends together with the timbre of Roseanne’s subtly smoky vocals and her guitar with the expressive cello playing of Graham Coe.
As Roseanne mentions, she will be touring with English folk and rock musician Teddy Thompson: between 19th January and 3rd of February, starting in Chester and ending in Manchester.
Americana legend Steve Earle describes Roseanne as “an outstanding songwriter” and repeatedly invites her to his annual songwriting retreat Camp Copperhead in the States. Steve also provided vocals on Roseanne’s track ‘Sweet Annie’ on her previous album ‘Trails’, producing what The Times Culture called “heart-stopping… but not the only high point of a stunningly mature set of Americana from a young Scottish singer.”
This confirms AMERICANA UK’s observation that “Reid has clearly made members of folk-rock royalty sit up and take notice early in her career with her songs which are full of bluesy southern soulful stock, complemented by Reid’s husky voice and simple but effective guitar playing.”
Pre-save Roseanne Reid’s take on ‘Hallucinate’ as a taste of her talent and book now for her UK tour with Teddy Thompson.
Hallucinate will be out on all digital platforms via Last Man Music Friday 21st January 2022.
Pre-order here https://roseannereid.lnk.to/Hallucinate
TOUR DATES
TEDDY THOMPSON + ROSEANNE REID
Jan 19: Storyhouse, Chester
Jan 20: The Fire Station, Sunderland
Jan 22: Arts Centre, Pocklington
Jan 23: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Jan 25: The Stables, Milton Keynes
Jan 26: Glee Club, Birmingham
Jan 27: Glee Club, Nottingham
Jan 28: Earth Theatre, London
Jan 29: Haymarket, Basingstoke
Jan 31: Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Feb 01: Richmond Theatre
Feb 02: St George’s, Bristol
Feb 03: Band On The Wall, Manchester
Website: https://www.roseannereid.com/
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
