Fife star Cody Feechan talks first-time nerves, gigs and her day job, with Jim Gellatly
WHERE: Methil, Fife.
WHO: CODY Feechan
FOR FANS OF: KT Tunstall, Texas, Stevie Nicks.
JIM SAYS: Cody Feechan’s blend of rock and pop has drawn comparisons with fellow Fifer KT Tunstall.
She’s been on my radar since last year’s debut single Manhattan Sky. Inspired by a trip to New York it was a great introduction to her talent.
Her next release Stepping Stones really brought out her voice. Cody’s husky vocals and Scots lilt are at the forefront of the moving ballad. It’s no surprise that she cites Janis Joplin as an influence.
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She said: “Her vocals were absolutely mind-blowing. I love the coarseness to her voice.”
Brought up in a musical family, her mum introduced her to Joplin.
Her dad played with local punk band Patrol and first taught her to play guitar.
She said: “I have had a passion for music my whole life.
"I started writing my own songs when I was in my early teens but started to take the songwriting more seriously when I was about 16 years old.”
Despite the early start, live performances didn’t come until later for the 26-year-old.
Cody explained: “I had always wanted to do gigs, but I never had the confidence to do so.
"When I was around 20, I got the push that I needed and played my first acoustic set.
"I was so nervous, but I loved every second of it. Since then I have been gigging.”
More recently she’s started playing with a full band, bringing a different dynamic to her songs.
She continued: “My music has developed massively.
"I think that when you mature as a person and go through certain experiences then your lyrics become more real.
"I tend to go through stages of writing songs constantly and then I go through quiet spells where I don’t play as much.”
Her third single Satisfaction came out last month. It’s a powerful and reflective number.
Cody said: “It’s basically about being in a situation where you love someone or have a lot of strong feelings towards them, but they don’t have the same feelings towards you.
"It then describes the feeling of ‘satisfaction’ you get when the tables have turned.”
Cody, who recently won radio station Kingdom FM’s Home Grown Talent award, currently balances music with her job as a mental health nurse.
She told me: “I have recently started working within the addictions services helping those with drug and alcohol addictions.
"It is such a rewarding job being able to help people in their time of need.
"Emotions can be very high in this kind of work and music is a good way of coping with these emotions.”
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Cody supports tribute band Definitely Oasis at Edinburgh’s Liquid Room on Saturday, November 30.
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