Isla St. Clair

b. Isabella Margaret Dice, 2 May 1952, Grangemouth, Stirling, Scotland. While still only 10 years old, St. Clair was already a favoured singer at the Aberdeen Folk Club. She had her radio and television debut at the age of 12, soon becoming popular on programmes such as Stories Are For Singing, and My Kind Of Folk. She had always been called Isla, but adopted the original version of her mother's maiden name Sinclair, when her mother re-married. Her mother, Zetta, already a well respected singer and writer in the folk fraternity, was a big influence. Meeting such established tr...