Yvonne Lyon is a Scottish musician, who primarily plays an acoustic

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sound with

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and

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elements. She was part of the

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-based band,

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, from 1997 until 2000. Her solo music career started in 2001, with her first individual release occurring in 2002.

Early and personal life

Lyon was born, Yvonne Whitty, in

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. She initially had a career as a music teacher. She met her future husband, when she was touring with the band,

, where her husband, David Lyon, was a member of the

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band,

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. She resides in Scotland.

Music career

Her music recording career commenced in 1997, with the band Scottish-band,

, where they would release three albums, ''Down the Mountain Slowly'' in 1997, ''Rain in the Springtime'' in 1998, and ''Point Me to the Skies'' in 1999. She started her solo-musical career in 2001, and has since released seven albums, ''Horizon Searching'' in 2002, ''Fearless'' in 2005, ''A Thousand Questions Why'' in 2007, ''Ashes & Gold'' in 2009, ''More Than Mine'' in 2012. ''These Small Rebellions'' in 2013, and ''Held'' in 2015. Also, Lyon has released one

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, ''Journey'', in 2003, as Yvonne Whitty. In 2016, Lyon recorded the album ''The Space Between'' with her husband David Lyon and singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones. Based on the

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, she performed the music in a series of concerts in support of the charity

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later in the year. In 2018, she collaborated with poet and broadcaster Stewart Henderson on ''Vesper Sky''. In November 2020 she released her 10th studio album, ''Growing Wild.'' Lyon claimed the album was the culmination of a journey involving a lot of performance anxiety and questioning her enjoyment.

Discography

;Albums * ''Horizon Searching'' (2002, as Yvonne Whitty) * ''Fearless'' (2005) * ''A Thousand Questions Why'' (2007) * ''Ashes & Gold'' (2009) * ''More Than Mine'' (2012) * ''These Small Rebellions'' (2013) * ''Held'' (2015) ;EPs * ''Journey'' (2003, as Yvonne Whitty) ;Single * "I Believe in Christmas/Dear December" (2012)

References

External links

Official website

Bandcamp profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyon, Yvonne Scottish pop guitarists Scottish folk singers Scottish women songwriters Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century British guitarists