Daughter of Stuart Adamson keeps dad's memory alive with music

Kirsten is following in her late father's footsteps (James Glossop & Graham Whitby Boot)

Thankfully, Stuart Adamson’s daughter Kirsten is doing very well, with her latest UK tour starting, a new single out, and a growing army of very loyal fans.

They are so loyal, in fact, that they helped with Crowdfunding donations to get her into the studio.

“It’s nice to see YouTube videos of my dad and see how loyal his fans were, and it’s great that so many people have helped me, too,” says Kirsten, whose late father was a worldwide star with The Skids and Big Country before his death in 2001, aged just 43.

“I was raised on Kate Bush and 80s music, and I was addicted to her videos from about five years old.

“When you get older, you realise how amazing she was and how great a composer she was.

“But I have other influences, too.

“I used to go and stay with Dad at his home in Nashville, and heard a lot of Country music as well.

“But I never wanted to put myself in a box and just do the one style of music.

“It’s inevitable that you get asked about your father, but he never tried to put me off.

“Mum was a dancer, and she did!

“She met him at 17 and followed his whole career, and when I first started playing guitar and writing songs, she was very wary.”

Stuart’s life ended in tragedy, and Kirsten admits she was in her teens before it really sank in, that he was so famous.

Keen to make her own mark on music, she’s justly proud of his memory.

“I do have one of his guitars,” she says. “I did play it live for a while, but it is mega-heavy, so I keep that one locked away now!

“Would I like to be as big as he was?

“Basically, I’d like to just carry on doing it as a job and if it got more successful, cool, but I can do other things if it didn’t.

“I do have a lot of drive, but I know the music industry is in massive decline and it’s a tough industry to be in.

“I play guitar, sing and play some keyboards, and now I play a bit of drums, too.

“Without massive funding from a big record company, though, it’s hard, and Crowdfunding helped.

“About 250 to 300 fans helped last time, and hopefully that will grow for the next album.”

That sounds just like how her father started out — watch this space to see if his talented daughter can emulate him.

You can see Kirsten and band on their March and April UK tour, including March 24th at Derby Vic, 26th at Manchester Gullivers, 27th at Newcastle Cluny, 30th at Glasgow Stereo and April 2 at Inverness Mad Hatters.

The new single, New York Girl, is out now, and you can learn more at the sites www.facebook.com/kirstenadamsonmusic and www.kirstenadamson.com

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