Eddi Reader
Pop Singer
Singer with the acoustic pop band Fairground Attraction who began a enduring solo career with chart-topping albums and a poetry music collection. She has won multiple BRIT Awards for her music.
She started playing guitar at the age of ten and, after a stint with the punk group Gang of Four, she performed in sessions with Annie Lennox and the Euryhtmics, along with the Waterboys and Alison Moyet.
She received an MBE honor for a cover album.
She was born in Glasgow, Scotland; her brother Francis is a singer with the Trash Can Sinatras.
She decided to make a recording of Robert Burns' poetry after discovering an emotional connection to his work over a bar conversation.