Carol Kidd Interviewed in The Sunday Post

Ahead of her forthcoming comeback album, legendary Scottish jazz singer Carol Kidd has been interviewed in The Sunday Post.

The revealing feature lifted the lid the career of the "well-loved singer who has sold thousands of albums and appeared on the bill with Frank Sinatra". It details her "rags to riches" rise from Glasgow's East End to her high profile in Asia where she is known as "The Diva". It goes on to mention her high profile appearances with the late Sir Humphrey Lyttelton and Tony Bennett, describing her story as "like the plot of a movie".

The piece also touches on her family life and she talks candidly about the loss of her partner John Mackay in 2003 and how a move to Majorca has given her inspiration to sing and write songs once again, following an enforced break on health grounds.

"I sit on my terrace and watch the incredible sight of the sun dipping into the sea...then I go in and sit at my laptop and start writing. I'm more comfortable than I've ever been."

Of her singing technique, Carol states that "when I was young my voice was compared to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. But as I progressed as a singer I found my own voice. Now, hopefully, I sound just like Carol Kidd".

In summation, the article states "And that's a sound thousands of her fans still want to hear".

"Dreamsville" is released on Monday 13 October 2008.