The album presents a collection of lessons and reflections of my personal journey to becoming a young woman. These topics span from dealing with pressures of social media to dealing with personal tragedy. Musically, the style is in keeping with the genre of jazz with an expressive contemporary influence. The instrumentation is centred around vocals, supported by two backing singers, drums, bass, keys, flugelhorn, and strings. The mixture of these instruments help to create a full and powerful texture whilst still aligning with the intimate lyrics.

Sunset Like This

I Will Wait

Until Now

Bluebird

Rainy Day

A beautiful little rendition of one of my favourite Christmas tunes! recorded by and accompanied by David Birnie

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

One Step Ahead (1965)- Charles Singleton
Charles Singleton, American songwriter, had a number of famous hits, such as ‘Strangers in the Night’ and ‘Moon over Naples’, later called named ‘Spanish Eyes’.
‘One Step Ahead’, first performed by Aretha Franklin, depicts an evitability found in relationships. The lyrics describe someone who is has just started to move on but keeps falling into the cycle of love and heartbreak, knowing the temptation is too much.
Listen out for… the lyrical similarity of the first and last verses, representing the cyclical nature of the relationship.

One Step Ahead

A selection of three traditional Christmas carols and one original Christmas song arranged for orchestra and voice.

released December 20, 2020 

Vocals: Daisy Houlder 
Arrangements: David Birnie 
Orchestral Programming: David Birnie 
Mixing: David Birnie 

Album Artwork: Joseph Birnie 

In the Bleak Midwinter - original by Gustav Holst (1906) 
We Three Kings - original composed John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1857) 
Counting Down the Days - composed by David Birnie (chord progression, arrangement/instrumentation) and Daisy Houlder (lyrics, vocal melody) 
Silent Night - original by Franz Xaver Gruber (1818) 

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