Award-winning Scottish Singer Songwriter, TEDx Speaker, Host & Educator
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"One of the most in demand performers on the Glasgow music scene"
-BLABBER 'N SMOKE
"The Homebird Sessions are just beautiful. Elaine has such an infectious personality - the positivity is just glowing from her!"
- EVE BLAIR, BBC RADIO ULSTER
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Since starting her musical career in 2018, Elaine has been awarded Nashville Songwriter's ONE TO WATCH, has a coveted DANNY KYLE AWARD under her belt and won CREATIVE SCOTLAND support for her Debut Album (Produced by Findlay Napier & Engineered by Paul and Jamie Savage). Released to high acclaim at CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2020, the album was awarded Celtic Music Radio (The Official Station for Celtic Connections) first ever 'ALBUM OF THE YEAR' Award.
She has hosted & performed at major UK FESTIVALS, Nashville's BLUEBIRD CAFE, opened for artists including Eric Paslay and performed headline shows with Grammy Winning Singer-Songwriter Michael Logen.
Her online show 'THE HOMEBIRD SESSIONS' started during lockdown, inviting her musical peers to perform and chat about the their inspiration and the stories behind their songs, received high acclaim & will soon be an exciting new in-person Live SHOW (more on this in August 2021).
She has written for or featured in many podcasts and other publications including Mummy Jojo Uncut, Firewalker Films and Songwriters & Composers Scotland.
Elaine's 2020 charity single 'UNCHARTED WATERS' raised funds for the PAEDIATRIC WARD at UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WISHAW where her youngest son was treated in 2019 to remove a benign tumour. She was supported on this project by a raft of talent including Boo Hewerdine, Karine Polwart, Siobhan Miller, Yvonne Lyon, Findlay Napier, Chris While and Euan Burton.
Currently writing for her second album while working on sync placements, co-writing & collaborating with fellow artists, Elaine also offers qualified coaching and mentoring sessions to those commencing their songwriting journeys.
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Majestic" - MAVERICK
"One of the best debut albums I have heard in years." - FATEA
"Sophisticated... assured ... brooding classic beauty" - Northern Sky
"Engaging and enthralling" - Folking.com
"Gifted with a delicately beautiful voice, her sound embraces light soul, jazz and radio-friendly pop" - Lonesome Highway
"Assured - taking Americana somewhere new" - UK Americana
"Stunning" - Country Music and Dance Magazine
"Strong and impactful it sets the stage for a musical career that many believe will stand the test of time." - Louden Temple
Produced by Findlay Napier, Engineered by Paul Savage.
In celebration of the one year release anniversary and winning CMR ALBUM OF THE YEAR, host Boo Hewerdine chats with Elaine and Producer Findlay Napier in SONG BY SONG, an Elaine Lennon Media Zoom Documentary about the stories behind the songs and album production.
In addition to the documentary and previously unreleased work-tapes, this special addition package Includes the live Audio of the sold out CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2020 ALBUM LAUNCH with Elaine and her band members for the evening: Findlay Napier (Guitars), Iain Sloan (Pedal Steel and Guitars) and James Edwyn (Bass).
IAIN ANDERSON
Just lovely
FINDLAY NAPIER
Elaine has mastered the knack of creating original beautifully crafted songs, branded with her own unique sound, while evoking the distinct sensation you have been listening to her music all of your life!
MICHAEL LOGEN
Elaine Lennon's music and writing has a powerfully transporting, ethereal nature to it, immersing and lifting the listener with compelling storytelling and sincere truth-telling.
DANNY SCHMIDT
'Rich in colour and full of flavour, with one of those rare voices that just sounds effortless and organic.'
EVE BLAIR
"What a great song-writer she is - I will be playing much more from this album"
HORSE
"Incredible. There's an ease about her voice...it comes from the heart...both strong and fragile. It's real emotive story-telling. I really like it."
BEN GLOVER
NSAI
'The subject matter is common but you found a new way of saying it. It’s very difficult to do what you did and make it sound effortless...unique, beautiful language'
'Really lovely stuff''
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Danny Kyle Award Winner, 2019.
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