Isla St Clair

Quick Facts

Full Name	Isla St Clair
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	May 2, 1952(1952-05-02)
Age	72
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Taurus

Isla St Clair Biography

Isla St Clair is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on May 2, 1952 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Scottish singer who won acclaim for folk albums like 1979’s Isla and 1993’s Inheritence. She was also the co-host of the BBC game show The Generation Game, for which she won the Pye Colour Television Award for TV Personality of the Year.

She was the co-presenter of The Travel Show with Des Lynam in the 80’s.

Isla St Clair (born 2 May 1952 as Isabella Margaret Dyce) is a Scottish singer, actress and former game show co-host.

In 1955 the family moved to Bradfield Green, near Crewe in Cheshire, before moving back to Scotland in 1960. Zetta Sinclair, Isla’s mother, was a talented songwriter and poet, and became a founding member of the Aberdeen Folk Club. The young Isla accompanied her mother to the club where they would both sing. At the club she came to the attention of a BBC producer. She was twelve years old when she sang on her first television programme Talk of the North, followed by the radio series Stories are for Singing. She was a regular guest on many other television and radio shows including Hoot’nanny, My Kind of Folk, Corriefolk, On Tour and Heather Mixture.

Her birth name is Isabella Margaret Dyce. Her mother was poet and songwriter Zetta Sinclair.

Isla St Clair Net Worth

Isla St Clair is one of the richest Folk Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Isla St Clair 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her earliest performances were with the Salvation Army in northeast Scotland.

She co-produced the 1998 Highland bagpipe documentary When the Pipers Play.

Isla St Clair was born in Grangemouth, central Scotland, in 1952; her mother was Zetta Sinclair. Her family came from northeast Scotland and it was here that she spent her early years. It was in Findochty that she gave her first stage performances, aged three years, at her mother’s Brownie concerts and with the local Salvation Army.

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Who is Isla St Clair Dating?

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In 1981, the BBC offered St Clair the chance to do a series of her own. She decided to make The Song and The Story which involved dressing up in historical costume and explaining the social history behind the folk songs. The series was a success and won The Roses Award “Best Television Programme” and in Munich, the coveted “Prix Jeunesse for Best Light Entertainment”.

Facts & Trivia

Isla Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Isla St Clair celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.

In 1998, St Clair appeared in and co-produced When the Pipers Play a documentary film about the great Highland bagpipe. The film was first aired on PBS television in the United States and went on to win four film festival awards. The accompanying CD was also released the same year. Two years later they co-produced, and she presented, the documentary Millennium Pipes about Marie Curie Cancer Care. The same year she was asked to sing her mother’s song Dunkirk – Lest We Forget’ at the Festival of Remembrance, in the Royal Albert Hall. The song was released on the album Amazing Grace – anthems to inspire.

What is Isla St Clair doing now?

Isla St Clair continues to work on radio and stage. She also tours with her three diverse stage shows An Evening With Isla, The Songs and Music of Scotland and Eyes Front with Isla St Clair an audio visual production about songs and film in wartime.

How old is Isla St Clair?

70 years (May 2, 1952)

Is Isla Grant married to Al Grant?

She started singing a few of her original songs and audiences and club organisers began to ask for more. The club scene also brought her in contact with Al Grant, who was heading up his own band. They married in 1992 , after having first worked together as Dixie And Allon and, later, as Isla And Al Young.

Is Isla Grant Irish?

Isla Grant is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Born in Wigtownshire, Scotland , Grant grew up in a musical family and was greatly influenced by the folk music of her region. She learned to play the guitar and took an interest in American country music.

WHO SAID SHUT DOOR?

Comedian and television presenter Larry Grayson’s famous catchphrase, “Shut that door!” began as a genuine request, after the stage door was left open during a theatrical performance in Redcar in the 1950s. Many fans in the 1970s – his television heyday – thought it had been dreamed up as part of his flamboyant act.