Eddi Reader

Saturday, uh, Saturday night.

Went to see Eddie Reader.

Oh, wow.

And the Alan Kelly Gang.

Okay.

But, boy, do they work well together.

So Eddie Reader, um-

Formerly of Fair Ground Attraction-

And to be able to go up and go on to BBC Northern Ireland and certain shows that were Gaeilge shows and sing my own songs because I could do an interview with Os Gaeilge, you know, so it definitely opened doors for me.

I ended up playing guitar with Eddie Reader on the Late Late Show because, through that connection with, because she was on that Cioil album as well.

So we did a version of Perfect by Fairground Attraction, which is her song, Os Gaeilge.

So, yeah, then when I did the Late Late years later, the lads were saying, welcome to the show.

This is worth five.

Which group made their chart debut with a 1988 number one called Perfect, featuring Eddie Reader on lead vocal?

Fairground Attraction.

Oh, well done.

She became famous on the TV show Glee, and then became a Broadway star.

Eddy Reader was born in 1959.

A Scottish singer-songwriter achieved success fronting the folk pop band Fairground Attraction had the chart-topping song Perfect.

Charlie Parker was born in 1920, one of the most influential jazz saxophonists in music history, not just jazz history.