EP92 - Dot Allison - Singer-Songwriter... ”Steady as rocks, two halves of one we cling”

My latest podcast guest - Scottish singer and songwriter, Dot
Allison made a welcome return to music in 2021, after taking some
time out to raise a family, with the beautifully brilliant
Heart-Shaped Scars - an album which included "Very special
thanks" to a wide variety of people including our podcast subject
matter - Paul Weller!


Her new album featured in Paul's list of favourites from 2021,
and also has a few stunning string arrangements & conducting
from Weller alumni (and Podcast Episode 57 guest) Hannah Peel,
which is another lovely connection that we dig into during our
chat.


Our podcast conversation hears how she first connected with Paul
via a text out of the blue... "‘I’m with Bobby Gillespie. He’s
given me your number. He says you’re good, do you fancy writing a
song together?" and the collaboration that followed was a song
called Love's Got Me Crazy - recorded at Black Barn Studio (Paul
Weller HQ) for Dot's album Room 7½ in 2009. We also dive into her
career, her return to music, we talk nature (and human
destruction) and so much more...


You can find more info on Dot's music in my show notes at
paulwellerfanpodcast.com/episode-92-dot-allison


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