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New Album Release From Acclaimed Songwriter Boo Hewerdine

“Understudy” (Released on May 27th by Reveal Records) finds acclaimed songwriter Boo Hewerdine in reflective mood with a fatalistic yet joyful narrative running throughout the lyrics. Twelve new songs about these times (individually and globally) written at home in Glasgow and recorded in East Anglia with long term producer Chris Pepper.

The new album is one of his finest to date in a career that now spans over forty years and has seen Hewerdine write and collaborate with the likes of KD Lang, Kris Drever,

Chris Difford (Squeeze), Kathryn Williams, Eddi Reader and Lady Nade.

Boo says.. ‘We’ve all been going through the strangest time. This album was written in my Glasgow flat. I was unable to visit my dad in his care home. But we would talk every day. I turned 60 (I’m 25 in real life). I lost dad. I fell in love with my home life. I rediscovered the joy of writing all the time. I made new remote friends. This album is reflection of this strange time. It is a record.’

Mark "Boo" Hewerdine is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible, formed in the 1980s, and reformed in 1994, as well as solo recordings and work for film. He has also produced records by several artists, including a long association with Eddi Reader. He has been described as "one of Britain's most consistently accomplished songwriters".

Tour Dates

6 April - Otterton Mill, Devon

7 April - Chapel Arts Centre, Bath

8 May - Tredegar Folk Festival, Wales

12 May - The Musician, Leicester

19 May - Quay Arts Centre, Isle of Wight

20 May - Alne Music Club, Easingwold, York 21 May - Stoller Hall, Manchester

22 May - Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

26 May - Cottiers, Glasgow

27 May - Launderette Sessions, Durham

28 May - Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine

2 June - Junction, Cambridge