Belinda O'Hooley

Subject: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST,Jenny Chapman
Date: 03 Jul 08 - 12:58 PM

Hello, does anyone know what Belinda O'Hooley, the ex-pianist in Rachel Unthank & the Winterset is doing now she's left the band? I used to really enjoy her contribution to the band and hoped she would be back on the circuit at some point.

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: Muswell Hillbilly
Date: 03 Jul 08 - 01:17 PM

Here's your best bet, Jenny.

Belinda O'Hooley at Myspace

Hope this helps

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST,Jenny Chapman
Date: 03 Jul 08 - 03:11 PM

Thanks for that, It looks like she's just got one gig in Hebden bridge in July which is a bit far for me to travel to. I'll have to wait until she hopefully comes down south!

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST,Noel Leeson
Date: 04 Jul 08 - 08:17 AM

I've been following Belinda's post Winterset career with interest as I would love to see her get the recognition she deserves as a great performer & songwriter - for me Blackbird and Whitethorn are my personal highlights off "The Bairns". I'm sure we'll be hearing much more from her in the future, in the meantime, I'm looking forward to her concert in hebden bridge. Anyone else coming along?

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: the button
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 03:59 AM

That song "Whitethorn" does things to my insides, too.

I'm on Belinda's e-mail list, and in the last one she mentioned working on a new solo album, with a range of people singing her songs -- Eliza Carthy among them. So I'm looking forward to that, so say the least.

Hebden Bridge is a bit of a hike from East London, so won't be coming along, but have a good 'un.

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: glueman
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 05:06 AM

Another fan of Belinda here, a real talent. Leave the ghetto behind BO'H you're a brilliant songwriter and performer.

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST,jane hogg
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 07:27 AM

Hi there,

I've just put my opinion on another thread about rachel unthank & the winterset.

I'm on Belinda's emailing list too - looks v interesting this new album with Eliza singing a song on it! She's got such a voice and with Belinda's writing skill, wow...

Also looks like she's touring with Jackie Oates in the autumn - fab to hear them together again.

JH

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: mcmave
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 07:33 AM

Cor blimey all these women folkies doing great things - makes me smile :)

What about a supergroup...? Eliza, Belinda, Jackie, Karine, Kate...

ah!

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: Folkiedave
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 10:57 AM

I'd cherish a group like that.

You could call them "Cherish The Ladies" - I'll get mi coat......

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST,Lord Batman's Kitchener
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 11:07 AM

Actually, dave, believe it or not that name's already taken..

Cherish The Ladies

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST,doc.tom
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 01:54 PM

I think Dave knew that!

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST,Lord Batman's Kitchener
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 02:00 PM

Sorry, I'm not a mind reader

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 02:49 PM

To be fair to Lord Batman's Kitchener - and make of that what you will, as he might put it himself if this was the Rachel Untchank thread - most of us have those missing-the-glaringly-obvious moments.

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: Lord Batman's Kitchener
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 02:56 PM

was it glaringly obvious? I really wasn't paying that closer attention, having my granddaughter wanting attention, far more important

Subject: RE: Belinda O'Hooley
From: GUEST,Colin Randall
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 03:11 PM

Sorry LBK, couldn't resist it especially since we are on opposing sides in the Rachel Unthank debate (and not because I cannot see Belinda's huge talent)

My first missing-the-glaringly-obvious moment for tonight was not spotting the typo in my first posting's spelling of Unthank

My second was not realising that on the laptop I am using tonight, I would come up as an anonymous guest