London ยป Calendar ยป Gwyneth Herbert at 606 Club
Gwyneth Herbert at 606 Club
When
Sun, March 27, 2016
20:30
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Musicians
Al Cherry
guitarAbout
One of the most creative and striking performers working on the UK scene, Gwynethโs remarkable voice is something quite special, bringing sophistication to her singer/songwriter material, and a wonderful โedgeโ to the occasional cover. Since her first CD โBittersweet and Blueโ, released 10 years ago, she has gone on to produce an immensely impressive series of CDs featuring her brilliant songs, last year gifting us with her sixth recording, โThe Sea Cabinetโ, which yet again garnered universal praise, being described as โwildly inventive...entirely a law unto itselfโ (The Metro). And not content with being one of the finest singer/songwriters in the country (really) she has also won two prestigious theatrical awards for her music, had them queuing around the block at the Rochester Jazz Festival in New York, written a song-cycle about the sea which debuted at the Aldeburgh Festival and composed and performed a specially commissioned soundtrack to the silent film โThe Patsyโ. Most recently she provided the music for "The A-Z of Mrs P" and this last year alone has seen A Note to the New Government commissioned by The London Sinfonietta and The Royal Philharmonic Society; two musical collaborations with artist Mel Brimfield, โThe Palace that Joan Builtโ and โHenry and Barbara โ the Musicalโ; a new theatrical Song Cycle "The Rhythm Method" and the release of her debut record production project, Frances Ruffelle's โI Say Ye-Yeโ. And just to prove the point, this enormously talented vocalist includes the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Kevin Costner and Michael Parkinson (and us!) among her fan base. Tonight Gwyneth will have the sublime guitar playing of Al Cherry to add extra allure to an already special evening. Quite brilliant. ...