Famous for her fine, bright voice
Irish-born singer Heidi Talbot, who lives in Edinburgh now, has led a fascinating musical life including folk, roots and modern music.
Growing up in Co. Kildare, she had her international breakthrough with the Irish-American band Cherish the Ladies, and has sung all over, including at The White House in Washington, the Opera House in Sydney, and many more.
Famous for her fine, bright voice and her talent for many musical genres, Heidi Talbot has toured on most continents and worked with musicians like Mark Knopfler, Graham Coxon, Eddi Reader and Jerry Douglas.
Her nine solo albums show an arc from traditional roots to personal, self-produced projects. Among the high spots are four releases for Compass Records and the critical success song Sing It for a Lifetime (2022), which she sang at her 2022 Tønder Festival appearance.
Heidi Talbot's forthcoming album Grace Untold (release date: 21 November 2025) marks her producing debut and hails female power through myth and memory. The album tells of Ireland's godesses and heroines like Grace O’Malley, Brigid of Kildare and Anna Parnell, as well as women in Heidi Talbot's own family.
With her long-standing collaborator Boo Hewerdine, Heidi Talbot draws on inspiration from Mary Black and Nanci Griffith to make music that is brilliant, honest and deeply compassionate. At Tønder Festival in 2026 Heidi Talbot will perform with her band.
📹 Watch Tønder Festival's back stage Heidi Talbot interview from 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO0AD3djpy4
