Boo Hewerdine & Yvonne Lyon and Grainne Brady

Boo Hewerdine and Yvonne Lyon's 'Things Found in Books' project is a book and album of songs written in response to a notice board in Culzean Castle’s second-hand bookshop, which has been littered with things that have dropped out of books. Letters, notes, photographs, old receipts, postcards, and all fragments of people’s lives have been lovingly collected and kept on a board on the wall amongst the bookshelves. 

Boo Hewerdine is an acclaimed, award-winning English singer-songwriter now living and working in Glasgow. He wrote the song 'Patience of Angels', which Eddi Reader enjoyed international success with in 1995.

Yvonne Lyon is among the UK’s brightest and best singer-songwriters. Her most recent album Growing Wild is her tenth solo studio album release. Yvonne consistently combines poignant lyrics with strong, creative melodies, demonstrating a voice that can be both fragile and intense. She has guested on live sessions with Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2 and recently completed a master’s degree in Songwriting and Performance from the University of West Scotland.

Together, Boo and Yvonne have formed an inimitable songwriting partnership, weaving these ephemeral stories with their own, creating an album full of nostalgia and beauty, hope and longing.