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Lesley McIvor

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Lesley McIvor is a singer-songwriter based in the Central Belt of Scotland who has played in a variety of popular Glasgow and Edinburgh venues - her debut EP, The Powder Room Sessions, is available from Glasgow-based independent record stores Missing and Avalance. Click the links above to sample some of its tracks, including the self-penned 'So Inviting' which has had airplay on leading Scottish radio station Clyde 1 FM.You can hear an alternative version of EP track 'Unfair To You' on compilation CD 'The Acoustic Night Album', which is available to buy in Fopp Records and is sponsored by leading Glasgow music venue Nice n Sleazy.The 27-year-old recently contributed on Deltason's Lost:Found EP (a beated ambient compilation released on Acousmatic Records), featuring on the track 'Warm In the Cold'. (More info at: www.acousmatic.com / www.myspace.com/deltason). The track also appeared on The Big Chill's 'Reader's Wavs' CD.
"Lesley McIvor playing Sorry was total Alanis in all the right ways." SUNDAY MAIL - Seven Days Magazine (Mail Music)
"Lesley McIvor had the judges in awe of her pitch-perfect delivery." DAILY RECORD (192 Big Break acoustic sessions)
"With the media already comparing her to Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega and Alanis Morisette it looks like she really is set for stardom - and critical acclaim." WISHAW PRESS
"The closest many get to Top of the Pops is playing air guitar behind closed curtains, but for one East Kilbride woman at least, the real thing could be just around the corner." EAST KILBRIDE NEWS
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Member Since: 20/07/2006
Band Members: All words and music by Lesley McIvor.
EP features contributions from Robb Kerr (Djembe on Tests of Faith) and Helen McIvor (backing vocals on Unfair to You and guitar part on So Inviting). Check out www.myspace.com/theastonishingboneidolrockband for more info on Helen McIvor (nee Duncan).
Influences: Suzanne Vega, Neil Finn, Kathryn Williams, Alanis Morissette, Nick Drake, John Martyn, James Taylor, Bert Jansch, Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell, Eva Cassidy and many more.
Type of Label: Unsigned

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Harping on

Finally got down to some recording recently with my new toy, the harp. Check out the new track Ground Loop on Deltason's page (www.myspace.com/deltason) where I'm responsible for some of the plinking ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:22:00 GMT