Biography
Rosie Nimmo is an Edinburgh singer/songwriter who has been performing other peoples’ music for several years with the band Rosy Blue. As the voice of Rosy Blue, whether it be in the more thoughtful jazz/acoustic duo with Stuart Allardyce, or in the feistier five piece blues band, Rosie has won many fans both local: "...the guitars melted into the background and the purity of her voice really came to the fore - Edinburgh Evening News" and National: "...'a dynamic singer with a smooth band - The Guardian".
Having been raised on a mixed diet of solo performers including Neil Young, James Taylor and Carole King, Rosie’s musical tastes also encompass the varied genius of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Joan Armatrading, kd laing, Nick Cave and John Martyn. To rock things up a little, Rosie has also spent many a happy hour listening to Led Zeppelin, and Taste with Rory Gallagher as well as a great many blues artists including Etta James, John Lee Hooker and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
It should therefore come as no surprise that Rosie has been quietly working away on her own songs for some years now and has decided that she wants to share her thoughts and musical musings with a wider audience.
Serendipity led to a meeting with Marc Pilley of Hobotalk who was keen to become involved as the producer of the cd. Not only has he done this, he also plays on most of the tracks on the album, together with Ali Petrie the keyboard wizard from Hobotalk.
Rosie is in the fortunate position of having some hugely talented friends and they are the remaining musicians on the album. Stuart Allardyce lends his guitar magic to some of the songs, Martin Lennon plays bass on some, and the international star, Mairi Campbell plays fiddle and viola on several tracks. In the making of the album, Rosie has been delighted to welcome Marc as one of her friends. His intuitive ear and sensitivity to Rosie’s music has meant it has been a huge pleasure to make this, the first of many albums, with him.