Heidi Talbot

Hailing from Kill County, Kildare, Ireland, Heidi Talbot moved swiftly from street performances in her native country to taking the lead role in the Celtic all-star band Cherish the Ladies. Growing up, she performed regularly in the church choir under her mother’s direction and first grasped a guitar at age 12. Voice lessons followed, along with appearances at various events throughout Ireland, before she became part of Whole Shabang! in 2001. At a Shabang! gig in New York City that same year, she encountered Cherish the Ladies and was soon invited to contribute guest vocals to their album The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone. Following the release of a limited-run, self-titled solo project, she was formally inducted into Cherish the Ladies in 2003. Compass issued her second solo album, Distant Future, in 2004, and she continued with the label for four additional releases that concluded with 2013’s Angels Without Wings. Her debut for Navigator Records arrived in 2016 as her sixth full-length effort overall, Here We Go 1, 2, 3.