Jinnwoo

Jinnwoo (born Ben Webb)[2] is a Brighton-based musician, artist and writer.

Jinnwoo
Birth nameBen Webb
BornLeicester, UK[1]
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Songwriter, musician, visual artist, writer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, autoharp
LabelsCargo Records, GFM Records, Names Records
Associated actsGeorgia Ruth, Kyla La Grange, Alasdair Roberts, Malcolm Middleton, The Rails, Rachael Dadd, Bird in the Belly
Websitefacebook.com/jinnwoo

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. 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]

Art career

Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including The Guardian, fRoots, and Beijing Today, and he has produced album covers for artists including The Rails,[10] Kami Thompson [11] and Lisa Knapp.[12]

Writing

Jinnwoo's debut book, Little Hollywood, was published in January 2020.[13] Novelist and critic Dennis Cooper described it as one of his favourite books of the year.[14]

Discography

Solo albums
Title Album details
Strangers Bring Me No Light

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

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 Records
"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

Albums with Bird in the Belly
Title Album details
The Crowing
Neighbours and Sisters
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Label: Cargo Records / GFM Records

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

Bibliography

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

References
  1. "10 faces to watch in 2015 from Maisie Williams to Dane Baptiste". The Independent. 31 December 2014.
  2. 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.
  6. Jolley, Ben (1 June 2016). "Even more artists added to Cambridge Folk Festival 2016". Cambs Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  7. O'Connor, Roisin (1 September 2016). "Jinnwoo unveils 'Ozzy Wood' EP ahead of debut album release - exclusive stream". The Independent.
  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. "Fair Warning - The Rails - credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  11. "Kami Thompson* – Love Lies". Discogs. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  12. "Lisa Knapp – Till April Is Dead (A Garland Of May)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  13. "LITTLE HOLLYWOOD BY JINNWOO". 11:11 Press. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  14. 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.
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