Gwyneth Herbert
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Gwyneth Herbert
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| Background information | |
| Born |
26 August 1981 Wimbledon, London, England |
| Genres | Singer-songwriter; jazz; musical theatre; composer |
| Instruments | vocal, piano, ukulele, melodica, French horn, kazoo |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Monkeywood Records; Naim Edge |
| Associated acts | Fiona Bevan; Black Coffee; Mel Brimfield; Janette Mason; Dave Price; Will Rutter |
| Website | www |
Gwyneth Herbert (born 26 August 1981) is a British singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Initially known for her interpretation of jazz and swing standards, she is now established as a writer of original compositions, including musical theatre. Her songs have been described as "impressively crafted and engrossing vignette[s] of life's more difficult moments".
Three of her six albums have received four-starred reviews in the British national press. Another album, Between Me and the Wardrobe, received a five-starred review in The Observer.
Born in Wimbledon, London, Herbert was brought up in Surrey and Hampshire in the south of England. She began playing the piano at the age of three and was writing basic songs at the age of five. She also learned the French horn, achieving Grade 8 by the age of 15. Throughout her teenage years she played music with local orchestras and bands such as the Surrey County Youth Orchestra and also briefly formed a short-lived punk band called Wasted Minds. At 14 she recorded a demo tape of her own songs at Trinity Studios, Woking; however, despite music industry interest, she chose to continue with her studies.
Herbert went to Glebelands School in Cranleigh, Surrey and, for her sixth form studies, to Alton College in Hampshire, where her musical tastes moved more towards jazz music. While she was studying at St Chad's College, University of Durham, she met up with fellow student Will Rutter and together they began to write and perform in the cafés and bars of North East England as a jazz duo called Black Coffee.
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