Name: Kate M Reid

Instruments: Lead vocals, guitar

Where born and raised: Born in Irvine, Ayrshire but grew up/went all through school in a wee place called Alford in Aberdeenshire

Height: 5'8"

Hair/eye colour: black hair/blue eyes

Top 5 albums of all time (to date): Dave Matthews Band, 'Busted Stuff', Matt Nathanson, 'Beneath these Fireworks', Snow Patrol, 'Final Straw', Counting Crows, 'August and Everything After', REM, 'Automatic for the People', John Mayer, 'Room for Squares' - I know that's actually 6 but hey who's counting... *grin*

Influences: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Dougie MacLean, Del Amitri, REM, Dave Matthews, Sharleen Spiteri, Snow Patrol for making it happen, Robbie Williams for his unique and amazing stage presence, Coldplay for consistently producing amazing albums, Jason Mraz for his wicked lyrics, Natalie Merchant, Matt Nathanson, John Mayer, loads of other amazing singer/songwriters and anyone who has the guts to live their own personal dream and make it happen

Previous jobs: Avon Lady (for real and I don't even wear make-up!!), barmaid, Eurocamp courier, call centre monkey, warehouse man, the Pagazzi janny

When first began playing: aged 6 or 7, unless you count the plastic harmonica, tambourine and kazoo I had when I was 3

What provoked you into picking up your first musical instrument: I saw a big shiny red accordion in the music shop at the top of Union Street in Aberdeen and thought 'I could make a lot of noise with that' and mum and dad actually bought it for me... it wasn't as bad as listening to Meg learning the fiddle tho... yoweeee

Favourite perfume: Dior, Addict

Favourite place in the whole world: Nuremberg and my huge bed *zzzzzzzzzzz*

Favourite novel: 'The Stornoway Way' - Kevin MacNeil

Weirdest thing that's ever happened to you: just being me is pretty weird most of the time

Hobbies: going to gigs, buying CDs, listening to music, playing my guitar, buying shoes, drinking gin, escaping from the city, walking along deserted beaches, laughing and sleeping

Motto you live your life by: OK so I've got 3... it's far better to regret something you've done than something you've not done... make it happen... live your dream... what's the point otherwise??

Ambitions: to travel/tour the world and to write a song that lives on waaaaaaay after i'm gone...