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Episode Synopsis
Celebrated Scottish singer and actress Barbara Dickson OBE talks about her incredible career from the folk circuit to treading the boards...
Recorded in late 2020. Barbara gives an insight into her faith and personal life from working the Scottish folk circuit working alongside the likes of the Humblebums with Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty who became good friends in the early days. Appearing in the Willy Russell stage production of ‘John Paul George Ringo...and Bert’, after he had spotted her singing in a folk club in Liverpool, this was to be the start of many successful musicals including Willy Russell’s ‘Blood Brothers’ (starring as the original Mrs. Johnstone) and playing the infamous Pools winner Viv Nicholson in ‘Spend Spend Spend'.
Barbara Dickson has sold more albums worldwide than any other Scottish female to date. A podcast with a Christmas message to see us through these pandemic times.
For more information about Barbara Dickson, go to her website at www.barbaradickson.net
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Recorded in late 2020. Barbara gives an insight into her faith and personal life from working the Scottish folk circuit working alongside the likes of the Humblebums with Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty who became good friends in the early days. Appearing in the Willy Russell stage production of ‘John Paul George Ringo...and Bert’, after he had spotted her singing in a folk club in Liverpool, this was to be the start of many successful musicals including Willy Russell’s ‘Blood Brothers’ (starring as the original Mrs. Johnstone) and playing the infamous Pools winner Viv Nicholson in ‘Spend Spend Spend'.
Barbara Dickson has sold more albums worldwide than any other Scottish female to date. A podcast with a Christmas message to see us through these pandemic times.
For more information about Barbara Dickson, go to her website at www.barbaradickson.net
SERIES: 2 EPISODE 37
Like to listen to more 70's & 80's singer's podcasts?
BAY CITY ROLLER'S LES McKEOWN
LIMAHL
GORDON GILTRAP
PATTI BOULAYE
SHAKIN' STEVENS
AL STEWART
EDDY GRANT
TONY HADLEY
NICKY STEVENS (BROTHERHOOD OF MAN)
CHERYL BAKER (BUCKS FIZZ)
JOEY MOLLAND (BADFINGER)
TONY CHRISTIE
OWEN PAUL
JOHN OTWAY
HAZEL O'CONNOR
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
ROD CLEMENTS (LINDISFARNE)
LEO SAYER
MARK SHAW (THEN JERICO)
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