Walking Back Home, Deacon Blue & Me: Ricky Ross in Conversation
In Conversation with Ralph McLean
Ricky Ross has had a 35-year career in music, as a songwriter and lead singer for Deacon Blue one of Scotland’s best loved and most successful bands. In his memoir Walking Back Home Ross revisits his formative years growing up in Dundee, his early forays into music and the beginning, extraordinary success, fall out, and re-emergence of Deacon Blue. Ross writes movingly and with great wit about the people and places that have meant the most to him, as well as his relationship with faith, politics, and the ever changing challenges of being a musician.
Ricky Ross formed Deacon Blue over 30 years ago, and 2017 saw the 30th anniversary of the release of their debut album, Raintown. A string of bestsellers followed it.
Ricky presents a number of radio shows including BBC Radio Scotland's Americana music show Another Country (for which he has won two Sony awards and a CMA International Trophy in 2015) and Sunday Morning With.
Ricky presents a number of radio shows including BBC Radio Scotland's Americana music show Another Country (for which he has won two Sony awards and a CMA International Trophy in 2015) and Sunday Morning With.
Deacon Blue will embark on a Greatest Hits stadium tour this Autumn, and we are delighted to welcome Ricky to The Helicon to chat with Ralph McLean about his life and career.
