Barbara Dickson

To celebrate the 80th Birthday of her friend Gerry Rafferty, Barbara Dickson will return to the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh for a special concert.

For the first half of the evening, Barbara will be joined by acclaimed Scottish journalist Nicola Meighan for a conversation about her life and career with a spotlight on her kinship with the music of her beloved friend Gerry Rafferty.  

After the interval, Barbara and her pianist Nick Holland explore her catalogue of songs at an intimate level. Barbara lets the words and melodies take ‘centre stage’ as she performs a range of material drawing on her folk roots, contemporary greats, and some of her classic hits alongside a selection of songs in celebration of Gerry.  

Emerging from the Scottish folk scene of the late 1960’s Barbara enjoyed mainstream chart successes with hits including ‘Answer Me’, ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’, ‘Caravan’ and the million-selling number one single, ‘I Know Him So Well’.  

As Scotland’s best-selling female album artist, she has earned 6 platinum, 11 gold and 7 silver albums and cemented her status as one of the UK’s best-loved performers. Nick Holland joined Barbara’s touring band in the mid 2000’s and has remained with her ever since, playing keyboards and producing her recent albums.  

Presented by RLN Music