English singer-songwriter Nick Heyward, probably best known as the frontman of early 1980s pop band Haircut 100, has for two decades resisted the urge to milk the nostalgia circuit, in Japan at least.
The affable 56-year-old from Beckenham, southeast London, who has also penned and performed such solo hits as "Whistle Down The Wind," was reluctant to play in the Far East without having an album to tour.
But with "Woodland Echoes," his critically acclaimed seventh solo offering and first since 1998's "The Apple Bed" having been given a Japanese release, he is thrilled and excited about his return for a handful of dates this summer.