Heather Heywood

b. Heather Williamson, 26 December 1950, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. A Scottish ballad singer with a fine, clear voice and a growing reputation. Williamson had always experienced singing around her home, but it was not until hearing an album by Martin Carthy that she started to broaden her musical horizons. She first went to a folk club around 1968, in Irvine, and soon after performed her first floor spot. By now she had also come into contact with the singing of Lizzie Higgins and other Scottish singers. It was to be quite a few years, however, before she sta...