| Heather Heywood | |
| Birth Name: | Heather Williamson |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Years Active: | 1968-present |
| Label: | Greentrax |
| Associated Acts: | Quadrille, The Clutha |
Heather Heywood (born Heather Williamson on 26 December 1950), is a Scottish folk singer from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. She was voted "Artist of the Year" by Glasgow’s Star Club in 1993.[1]
Heywood's first performance took place around 1968 in the Eglinton Folk Club in Irvine, Scotland. Inspired by Martin Carthy, Lizzie Higgins and Jeannie Robertson among others, she progressed to bookings as a solo artist for a number of Scottish clubs. She remained a solo artist for most of her career except for one tour of Brittany with the band The Clutha during the absence of their singer Gordeanna McCulloch.[2] [3]
Heather Heywood is best known for ballads and is quoted to be "not so taken with lighter numbers."[2]
In 1970, Williamson married Peter Heywood, a folk music activist and publisher of The Living Tradition magazine. They have three daughters.[2]