Rory McLeod

It would be rude to put a figure on the number of years Rory’s been delighting audiences round here, but in that time he’s shifted from acoustic upstart to much-loved writer of classic songs, all this without changing himself or what he does in the slightest, reputation still driven by the charismatic good-time utter informality of his live appearances, at the heart of what he does to the heart.

“You don’t listen to McLeod you travel with him” - City Hub, Sydney (Australia)

“I’ve travelled to look for work, to mend a broken heart, to be with someone I longed for. I’d travel to visit friends and on the way I’d make new ones, I’d roam because I was curious to see what was around the next corner, sometimes I travelled to follow the warmer weather and migrate… like the birds and the big whales and fishes do”.

Awards include:

• Texas Harmonica Champion 1981.

• Edinburgh Festival Street Busker of the Year 1985.