Gwyneth Herbert's Late Birthday Gig

One of the most creative and striking performers currently working on the UK scene, Gwyn’s soulful, seductive, voice is something quite special, bringing sophistication to her singer/songwriter material, and a wonderful “edge” to the occasional cover. Her first CD “Bittersweet and Blue”, released 10 years ago now on Universal, established her as a force to be reckoned with, receiving enormous acclaim in the process. Since then she has gone on to produce an immensely impressive series of CDs, last year gifting us with her sixth recording, “The Sea Cabinet” which yet again garnered universal praise and excitement, being described as “wildly inventive...entirely a law unto itself” (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 (where her show was in the top ten out of over two hundred), seen her cover of Neil Young’s ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ used in a Hollywood ‘rom com’, written a song-cycle about the sea which debuted at the Aldeburgh Festival, sung a series of 18th Century murder ballads on Radio 4 and composed and performed a specially commissioned soundtrack to the silent film “The Patsy” at the BFI. And just to prove the point, this enormously talented vocalist with the sultry voice and stylish delivery includes the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Kevin Costner and Michael Parkinson (and us!) among her fan base. Tonight Gwyneth will be having a “late” birthday celebration (it was last week), so you can expect a lively atmosphere, some Surprise Guests and the sublime guitar playing of Al Cherry to add extra allure to an already special evening of music. Quite brilliant.

"One of the country’s most exciting talents" Sunday Times;
“..remarkably gifted performer” Guardian; “..majestic-voiced” Jazz UK;
"Her lyrics are consistently engaging... singing with a rare balance of passion and control...Herbert (is) poised as one of Britain's brightest talents." The Telegraph