From the press release on the Captain Blue website.
Rob is delighted to announce that Heather Findlay will be sharing vocal duties with him on his solo album, Captain Blue.
For thirteen years, Heather fronted Mostly Autumn, taking them from fledgling local hopefuls to international Classic Rock giants. During this time Heather cemented a reputation as a celebrated songwriter, mesmerising performer and awesome vocalist, possessed of a keen ability to communicate heart, power and emotion in her singing.
Heather left Mostly Autumn in 2010, and formed an elite band from the upper echelons of the rock world and is presently carving out a highly successful solo career, with a tour planned in November.
In a statement, Rob advised “I am extremely honoured to have Heather on board. I obviously knew of Heather and her great vocal talents, but it was when she and Chris Johnson were sound checking their acoustic set in Newcastle in October last year that her voice really drew me in. I was originally going to ask Heather to duet with me on one song, but then the more I wrote, the more I realised I wanted Heather across the piece, and sure enough her contribution lifts the vocals up to the headiest of heights.”
When Rob Cottingham announced a ‘mystery female vocalist’ for his solo album a few weeks ago, I had a feeling it might well be Heather Findlay, and that feeling turned out to be correct. It sounds like her contributions to the album will be quite significant, which given her talents as a vocalist makes the album an exciting prospect.
It seems as though collaborations with other artists in a variety of genres are becoming a significant part of Heather’s post-Mostly Autumn career. Her contributions to “Captain Blue” follow her guest appearances of Liam Davison’s excellent “A Treasure of Well-Set Jewels“, and her very interesting electronica collaboration with Maidu. These varied projects have often shown a different side of her creativity to her own solo material, and demonstrate the multi-faceted nature of her musical talent.
“Captain Blue” will be released in October 2012, but can be pre-ordered from the Captain Blue website now.