Yvonne Lyon

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Yvonne Lyon
Yvonne Lyon.jpg
Yvonne Lyon pictured at Greenbelt 2008
Background information
Birth nameYvonne Whitty
Origin Scotland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
  • pianist
Instrument(s)
  • vocals
  • singer-songwriter
  • guitar
Years active1997–present
Website yvonnelyonmusic.com

Yvonne Lyon is a Scottish musician, who primarily plays an acoustic folk music sound with roots rock and folk rock elements. She was part of the Glasgow-based band, Land, from 1997 until 2000. Her solo music career started in 2001, with her first individual release occurring in 2002.

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Early and personal life

Lyon was born, Yvonne Whitty, in Scotland. [1] [2] She initially had a career as a music teacher. [3] She met her future husband, when she was touring with the band, Land, [4] where her husband, David Lyon, was a member of the celtic rock band, The Electrics. [5] [6] She resides in Scotland. [1]

Music career

Her music recording career commenced in 1997, with the band Scottish-band, Land, where they would release three albums, Down the Mountain Slowly in 1997, Rain in the Springtime in 1998, and Point Me to the Skies in 1999. [7] She started her solo-musical career in 2001, and has since released seven albums, Horizon Searching in 2002, Fearless in 2005, A Thousand Questions Why in 2007, Ashes & Gold in 2009, More Than Mine in 2012. These Small Rebellions in 2013, and Held in 2015. Also, Lyon has released one extended play, Journey, in 2003, as Yvonne Whitty. [8]

In 2016, Lyon recorded the album The Space Between with her husband David Lyon and singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones. Based on the Sermon on the Mount, she performed the music in a series of concerts in support of the charity Tearfund later in the year. [9]

In 2018, she collaborated with poet and broadcaster Stewart Henderson on Vesper Sky.

In November 2020 she released her 10th studio album, Growing Wild. Lyon claimed the album was the culmination of a journey involving a lot of performance anxiety and questioning her enjoyment. [10]

Discography

Albums [8]
EPs
Single

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