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Jinnwoo
Birth nameBen Webb
BornLeicester, England[1]
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Songwriter, musician, visual artist, writer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, autoharp
LabelsCargo Records, GFM Records, Names Records
WebsiteJinnwoo on Facebook

Ben Webb, known by the stage name Jinnwoo,[2] is an English musician, artist, and writer based in Brighton.

Music career

After gigging pubs and clubs for numerous years, Jinnwoo independently released his debut EP Your Baby in 2014,[3] as well as featuring on Kyla La Grange's second studio album Cut Your Teeth.[citation needed] This led to him being listed as one of The Independent's "10 faces to watch for 2015".[1]

He released his first full-length album, Strangers Bring Me No Light, in 2016.[4] The album featured guest appearances from the Kyla La Grange, Georgia Ruth, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, Rachael Dadd, Kamila Thompson, Noah Georgeson, The Earlies, and Hannah Peel. The album received critical acclaim from The Independent[5] and Songwriting magazine.[2]

In July 2016 he performed at the Cambridge Folk Festival.[6] Later that year, he released a live EP, Ozzy Wood. Roisin O'Connor, reviewing it for The Independent, described the recording as "exquisite".[7] He also announced he was working with a new folk collective called Bird in the Belly.[7] They released their debut album The Crowing in March 2018. It was album of week in the Daily Express, who also labelled it "Folk album of the year".[8]

In July 2019 his band Green Ribbons (a collaboration with Frankie Armstrong, Alasdair Roberts and Burd Ellen) released an eponymous album consisting of a capella singing.[9]

On the 23 April 2021, Jinnwoo announced the released of his new single "Milk", via Charlie Andrew's label Square Leg Records.[10] The single was track of the day on Folk Radio UK,[11] and listed as one of the tracks of the week on God Is in the TV.[12]

Art career

Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including The Guardian, fRoots, and Beijing Today,[citation needed] and he has produced album covers for artists including The Rails,[13] Kami Thompson[14] and Lisa Knapp.[15]

Writing

Jinnwoo's debut book, Little Hollywood, was published in January 2020.[16] Novelist and critic Dennis Cooper described it as one of his favourite books of the year.[17]

Discography

Solo albums

Title Album details
Strangers Bring Me No Light
  • Released: 2 September 2016
  • Label: Cargo / GFM
dreamcreatures.
  • Released: 3 September 2021
  • Label: Cargo / GFM/ Square Leg

Solo EPs

Title Album details
Your Baby EP
  • Released: 14 June 2014
  • Self-released
Ozzy Wood EP
  • Released: 2 September 2016
  • Label: Cargo / GFM

Features and appearances

Title Album details
"Never That Young" – Kyla La Grange ft. Jinnwoo
"Catfish" – LUUDUS ft. Jinnwoo
  • Catfish/Bella by LUUDUS
  • Released: 1 September 2017
  • Label: GunHaver
"Waiting For 'P' to Have a Vision"
  • Sonic Blooms: Alt-Folk and New Roots Rising
  • Released: 27 November 2017
  • Label: Folk and Honey
"How Stands the Glass Around" – Ben Walker ft. Jinnwoo
  • Echo by Ben Walker
  • Released: 5 July 2019
  • Label: Folk Room
"Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" – as part of The Rolling Ramshackle Revue
  • The Rolling Ramshackle Revue
  • Released: June 2020
  • Label: Charity Single
"Cats of Coven Lawn" and "Marcy's Guest House" – as songwriter and backing vocalist
  • The Cats of Coven Lawn by Frankie Armstrong
  • Released: January 2021
  • Label: Pirate Jenny

Albums with Bird in the Belly

Title Album details Folk Albums Top 40 UK Albums Chart
The Crowing

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Neighbours and Sisters
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Label: Cargo / GFM

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After the City
  • Released: 25 February 2022
  • Label: Cargo / GFM

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Albums with Green Ribbons

Title Album details
Green Ribbons
  • Released: July 2019
  • Label: Matiere Memoire

Publications

Picture books

Title Book details
Little Hollywood
  • Released: January 2020
  • Publisher: 11:11

Novels

Title Book details
POLO
  • Released: November 2022
  • Publisher: Expat Press

References

  1. ^ a b "10 faces to watch in 2015 from Maisie Williams to Dane Baptiste". The Independent. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Haskell, Duncan (2 September 2016). "'Strangers Bring Me No Light' by Jinnwoo". Songwriting. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ Gallacher, Alex (20 May 2014). "JINNWOO – FOLK RADIO UK VIDEO SESSION". Folk Radio. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ "JINNWOO 'STRANGERS BRING ME NO LIGHT'". Cargo Records. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ^ Gill, Andy (31 August 2016). "Album reviews: King Creosote, The Divine Comedy, Wretch 32...". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ Jolley, Ben (1 June 2016). "Even more artists added to Cambridge Folk Festival 2016". Cambs Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b O'Connor, Roisin (1 September 2016). "Jinnwoo unveils 'Ozzy Wood' EP ahead of debut album release - exclusive stream". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ Townsend, Martin (26 March 2018). "Album of the week: Bird in the Belly - The Crowing". The Daily Express.
  9. ^ Gallacher, Alex (7 June 2019). "VIDEO PREMIERE: GREEN RIBBONS – GARDEN SONG". Folk Radio. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  10. ^ "One Liners: Boomtown Fair, Bugzy Malone, My Chemical Romance, more | Complete Music Update".
  11. ^ "StackPath".
  12. ^ "Tracks of the Week #141". 26 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Fair Warning - The Rails - credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Kami Thompson* – Love Lies". Discogs. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Lisa Knapp – Till April Is Dead (A Garland Of May)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  16. ^ "LITTLE HOLLYWOOD BY JINNWOO". 11:11 Press. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  17. ^ hp"Mine for yours: My favorite fiction, poetry, non-fiction, film, art, and internet of 2019". DC'S - The blog of author Dennis Cooper. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Official Folk Albums - Chart 5 April 2022 - 2 May 2022". The Official UK Charts Company. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

External links

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinnwoo