1. Isobel Campbell was born on 27 April 1976 and is a Scottish singer, songwriter and cellist.
12 Facts About Isobel Campbell
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Isobel Campbell later collaborated with singer Mark Lanegan on three albums.
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Regardless of genre, Isobel Campbell makes gentle and sombre music, often using classical instruments.
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Murdoch was the lead singer on the first two albums, with Isobel Campbell playing cello, percussion and singing backing vocals.
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Isobel Campbell took lead vocals on a few songs from the band, and co-wrote their top-20 UK single "Legal Man".
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Isobel Campbell left the band in spring of 2002, in the middle of their North American tour.
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On Snow Patrol's 1998 debut album Songs for Polarbears, Isobel Campbell provides vocals on the song "NYC".
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Isobel Campbell's next album, 2006's Ballad of the Broken Seas, was a collaboration with former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan and was well received by critics.
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Isobel Campbell has stated that album was inspired by the works of Jean Ritchie, Anne Briggs and Shirley Collins.
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Isobel Campbell wrote and recorded the majority of the album's tracks in Glasgow, with Lanegan adding vocals in Los Angeles.
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Lanegan and Isobel Campbell played four UK concerts in January 2007, with the London date being moved to a larger venue as a result of high demand for tickets.
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In February 2020, Isobel Campbell released There Is No Other, which was named Rough Trade's album of the week, via new label Cooking Vinyl.