Carol Laula

I believe that in Scotland we have (and have always had) a rich array of talented musicians and performers. Unfortunately most of those who have "risen to the top" have the least discernible talent. Bay City Rollers, Lulu, Wet Wet Wet, Texas, Travis, The Proclaimers. Each to their own. However, thankfully there are still those artists who are inspirational and remind me why I love music so intensely and Carol Laula is one such person. Blessed with a wonderfully clear and precise voice, she is, to my mind, one of Scotland's finest female singer-songwriters. I witnessed this first-hand in 1996 at the Old Atheneum in Glasgow in one of two shows recorded for her album 'Naked'. I hadn't listened to that record in some time so I recently dusted it off and it still sounds fantastic. Her website has some streamable music including songs from her most recent album 'To Let' and I thoroughly recommend you check it out.