Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter)
Rory McLeod (born London, England) is a British folk singer-songwriter.[1] His career has included being a fire eater and circus clown[2] and his performances include storytelling in the tradition of the traveling minstrel or troubadour, and playing a wide range of instruments including guitar, harmonica, trombone and his personally-made stomp box. Womad have said: "With Rory McLeod, you get the music of the world in one suitcase.[...] You can hear flamenco, calypso, blues and Celtic influences in his music, all wrapped together in an inimitable style".[3] He has recorded and toured with (then) fellow Cooking Vinyl artist Michelle Shocked.[4][3]
He also performed on Puddle Dive, the 1993 album by fellow singer-songwriter, Ani DiFranco. In 1996, McLeod's song Invoking the Spirits, which was inspired by time he spent in Zimbabwe, was a BBC "pick of the week".[4] McLeod played the theme tune for the TV animation series, Creature Comforts.[5]
Discography
- Albums
- Swings and Roundabouts (2010)
- Songs for Big Little People (2007)
- Brave Faces (2005)
- Mouth to Mouth (2000)
- Lullabies for Big Babies (1997)
- Travelling Home (1992)
- Footsteps and Heartbeats (1989)
- Woody Lives! with Bert Jansch, Dick Gaughan, Rab Noakes, Rod Clements and Ray Jackson (1987)
- Kicking The Sawdust (1986)
- Angry Love (1985)
- Contributing artist
References
- ↑ NME.com
- ↑ Harris, Craig. "Artist Biography by Craig Harris". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rory McLeod". http://womad.org''. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harris, Craig. "Artist Biography: Rory McLeod". http://www.allmusic.com''. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rory McLeod / bio". Reverbnation. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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