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BIOG - Lorna Brooks
Lorna Brooks is promoting her fourth album ‘Since life stood still’. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with great reviews, including The Scotsman’s 4-star accolade and radio plays including numerous on BBC Radio Scotland.
Brooks’ ability to blend jazz, blues, and folk influences gives her music a timeless quality, making her a standout presence in the contemporary music scene.
Lorna has opened for and toured with various artists including Eric Bibb, Tuck and Patti, Loudon Wainwright III, Janis Ian, Candi Staton, Shawn Colvin, Iris de Ment, Eleanor McEvoy, Bert Jansch and Beth Neilson Chapman to name but a few. She has also worked as a session musician with various artists including backing vocals for the great John Martyn.
Lorna Brooks is known for her rich, bluesy, and jazzy voice which has been described as ‘the kind of voice you want to spend the rest of your life with’ Record Mirror . Her vocal style has been compared to the warmth and emotional depth of iconic singers like Sting and Bonnie Raitt.
Not only is she a captivating vocalist, but she’s also an accomplished guitarist and pianist, with a style reminiscent of Carole King’s soulful and heartfelt approach to songwriting. Her music has been described as ‘songs of beauty, distinction and subtlety’ Musician magazine .
Videos
Lorna Brooks - full band Album launch - live at Leith Arches
Lorna Brooks Quartet - live at Glad Cafe
Single release - Cold denial video
Up, close and personal - solo gig - 'What can I say'
Photos
Music :
Losing my way
https://lornabrooks.bandcamp.com/track/losing-my-way
After the fire
https://lornabrooks.bandcamp.com/track/after-the-fire
Soothe me
https://lornabrooks.bandcamp.com/track/soothe-me-3
One more time - guest Eric Bibb
https://lornabrooks.bandcamp.com/track/one-more-time
Reviews
Album Review October 2025 - Since life stood still
"This is an outstanding album , I love musicians who sing. There are musicians who can withstand even if they were to turn off the instruments and sing a cappella. I believe Lorna Brooks is one of those musicians. An album that not only pleases the ear but also makes you think is a good one in my books." Music Review World
Album - Since life stood still - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Lorna Brooks returns with her first new album in 15 years employing her rich alto and jazz tones to a classy work. The cleansing 'Dawns a new day' the timeless romance of thought I knew you before the beseeching and cathartic Soothe me and the slick soul funk of Cold Denial. Ten long years is garnished in Bacharach and David style wistful woodwind, We send ships with rich mournful trumpet and Claim the night with a bluesy tinge to her vocals while her cover version of Jeff Buckley's Everybody her wants you sits naturally with her own material. The Scotsman
"Lorna's third album is a top-class production, featuring 11 original songs of beauty, distinction and subtlety, which are shot through with the same fragility and delicacy as the late Eva Cassidy's cannon. Lorna possesses a charmingly honest lyrical manner.... the great Eric Bibb joins Lorna on One more time" Musician magazine
"From the opening song, Lorna grabbed the audience with her exceptional, distinctive, powerful voice and delivery. She wooed the attentive listeners early on with a selection of her well known songs, such as the brilliant Tired, and held them in awe with an amazing, heartfelt rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah." BBC website
"With little more than a 12 string acoustic and a songbird sweet voice, Lorna delivers note perfect renditions of her own songs in a voice that soars and dips in a complex weave of melodies and harmonies." Evening News
"Lorna Brooks is fast becoming one of Scotland's outstanding singer/songwriters" Scotland on Sunday
"Scotland has a long tradition of producing talented female singer/ songwriters. And the grittily soulful Lorna Brooks is looking set to follow in the footsteps of her predecessors." The Evening Times
Contact : info@lornabrooks.com
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