musician
BIOGRAPHY
Virginia Thorn is singer songwriter from South East London with Argentine roots. “Growing up records were the most precious things in our home. During the Second World War my dad collected hundreds of jazz albums. I grew up listening to Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday..” Virginia is a classically trained vocalist in the Bel Canto technique. She applies this foundation to a variety of styles.
In her late teens she discovered the music of the 1960's Folk Revival. Artists from America and Canada: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell. “As soon as I had saved enough money, I visited New York, Greenwich Village, to see all the places the folk artists had played.”
The 1960’s Folk Revivalists, drawing on the historic music and poetry of Traditional Folk and Blues, often wrote songs that sprawled many verses. “I love to get lost in music like that.” Some contemporary influences are Belle and Sebastian, Radiohead, Tom Waits, and Lhasa De Sela.
“When I am songwriting I feel like I can plug into a sense of life moving and rest in it.”
watch
St john’s waterloo - album tour 2016
solo performance Green Note basement bar 2014
soundcloud demos
DEMO VERSION OF ‘THE journey’ (album track)
DEMO VERSION OF ‘open road’
DEMO VERSION OF ‘A hand’
DEMO VERSION OF ‘woe’ (album track)
DEMO VERSION OF ‘new year’ (album track)
Past GIGS
2016
MAY 09 MON Tamesis Dock Folk on the water 20.30 - 22.30 London, UK
APR 17 SUN Empire Records In-store Performance - Album Tour 13.00 - 14.00 Herts, UK
FEB 22 MON Green Note Square Roots - Anglo-American Folk Revival 20.30 - 22.30 London, UK
JAN 20 WED Fox & Firkin Solo Set 20.00 - 22.00 London, UK
2015
DEC 19 SAT Trinity United Reformed Church Free Mind We Are One 19.00 - 23.30 London, UK
NOV 28 SAT Trinity United Reformed Church Free Mind We Are One 19.00 - 23.30 London, UK
NOV 13 FRI St John's Church Waterloo Set with band 13.00 - .14.00 London, UK
OCT 17 SAT Trinity United Reformed Church Free Mind We Are One 19.00 - 23.30 London, UK
OCT 24 -25 Herringham Hall Free Mind Workshop & Concert 10.00 - 18.00 London, UK
OCT 12 THU Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster, UK
OCT 11 WED Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster, UK
OCT 10 TUE Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster, UK
OCT 9 MON Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster, UK
OCT 8 SUN Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster, UK
SEP 19 SAT Trinity United Reformed Church Free Mind We Are One 19.00 - 23.30 London, UK
SEP 13 MON Mind Body Spirit Festival Free Mind Workshop & Concert 18.30 - 20.30 Birmingham, UK
SEP 11 - 13 Emerson College Free Mind Workshop & Concert Residential E. Sussex, UK
SEP 6 SUN Rowfant House Solo Set 16.00 - 20.00 W. Sussex, UK
AUG 28-31 Into The Wild Summer Festival Solo Set Cowden, UK
AUG 20-23 Tribal Earth Solo Set Lewes, UK
AUG 13 THU Tanners Arms Tanners Live Lounge 19.30 - 23.30 Horsham, UK
AUG 6 - 9 Wilderness Festival Sunday - The Sanctuary 10.45 - 11.15 Oxford, UK
AUG 1 SAT Hopscotch Music Cafe Solo Set 20.00- 22.00 London, UK
JUL 24 - 26 Infinite Bliss Festival Solo Set & Headlining UBS Trance Dance Band Epping Forest, UK
JUL 20MON St James's Church Free Mind Meditation Concert 19.30 - 22.00 London, UK
JUL 19 SUN Street Performers Festival Solo Set - Middle Stage 14.30 - 15.00 London, UK
JUL 19 SUN Street Performers Festival Solo Set - Gypsie Moth Pub 12.30 - 13.15 London, UK
JUL 18 SAT Trinity United Reformed Church Free Mind We Are One 19.00 - 23.30 London, UK
JUL 16 THU The Morden Arms Singer Songwriter Showcase 20.00 - 23.00 London, UK
JUL 4 SAT Reggae Festival Singing with OneJah 14.30 - 15.30 Whitstable, UK
JUN 27 SAT Oyster Festival Singing with OneJah 20.00 - 23.30 Whitstable, UK
JUN 20 SUN The Bread & Roses Solo Set - Free Festival Of Joy! 16.30 - 17.15 London, UK
JUN 20 SAT Trinity United Reformed Church Free Mind We Are One 19.00 - 23.30 London, UK
JUN 19 FRI Awakening Launch Party UBS Trance Dance Band 19.00 - 21.00 London, UK
JUN 18 THU The Morden Arms Singer Songwriter Showcase 20.00 - 23.00 London, UK
JUN 6 SAT Plumstead Make Merry Festival Set with band - Acoustic Cafe 16.00 - 16.30 London, UK
MAY 23 SAT Trinity United Reformed Church Free Mind We Are One 19.00 - 23.30 London, UK
MAY 15 FRI St John's Church Waterloo Lunchtime Classical Recital 13.00 - .14.00 London, UK
MAY 14 THU Hoxley & Porter Cocktail Bar 1920's jazz themed set 21.00 - .23.00 London, UK
MAY 2 SAT Royal Festival Hall Singing with OneJah - Adopting Britain Exhibition 14.00 - 14.40 London, UK
APR 21 TUE Rudolf Steiner House Free Mind Meditation Concert 19.30 - 22.00 London, UK
APR 18 SAT Trinity United Reformed Church Free Mind We Are One 19.00 - 23.30 London, UK
APR 16 THU Passing Clouds Singing with OneJah - Papa Rasta Show - French TV 19.30 - 22.00 London, UK
MAR 31 MAR Herringham Hall Free Mind Book Launch 19.30 - 22.00 London, UK
MAR 20 FRI Haberdashery Crouch End Charity Fundraiser 19.30 - 23.30 London, UK
MAR 16 MON Conference Rm St James's Church Free Mind @Interesting Talks 18.30 - 20.30 London, UK
MAR 15 SUN Rowfant House The Winter Sessions 15.00 - 19.00 Crawley, UK
FEB 12 THU Tanners Arms Tanners Live Lounge 19.30 - 23.30 Horsham, UK
JAN 30 -1 Osho Leela Free Mind Workshop & Concert Residential Dorset, UK
JAN 24 SAT Passing Clouds I Jah Mo Bday Bash - Feat One Jah 19.30 - 23.30 London, UK
JAN 17 SAT Hopscotch Cafe Bar Singer Songwriter Showcase 19.30 - 23.30 London, UK
2014
DEC 18 THU The Morden Arms Singer Songwriter Showcase 21.00 - 23.00 London, UK
NOV 1 SAT Camden Collective Art Gallery Sahrawi Spirit Closing Night 19.00 - 21.00 London, UK
OCT 1 WED Green Note Private Showcase 19.30 - 23.30 London, UK
OCT 3 FRI Proud Camden Terrace Bar 15.00 - 15.30 London, UK
OCT 4 SAT Proud Camden Terrace Bar 15.00 - 15.30 London, UK
OCT 9 THU Lancaster Music Festival Busking Market Square 13.00 - 15.00 Lancaster, UK
OCT 10 FRI Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster Brewery 15.00 - 16.00 Lancaster, UK
OCT 11 SAT Lancaster Music Festival The Hall 12.00 - 14.00 Lancaster, UK
OCT 12 SAT Lancaster Music Festival Golden Lion 14.30 - 16.30 Lancaster, UK
OCT 12 SAT Lancaster Music Festival Lancaster Castle 18.00 - 18.40 Lancaster, UK
OCT 13 SUN Lancaster Music Festival Sun Hotel and Bar 17.00 - 19.00 Lancaster, UK
OCT 17 FRI Proud Camden Terrace Bar 19.00 - 19.40 London, UK
OCT 18 SAT Proud Camden Terrace Bar 15.00 - 15.30 London, UK
SEP 20 SAT Proud Camden Terrace Bar 14.30 - 15.00 London, UK
SEP 20 SAT Proud Camden Main Stage 15.30 - 16.00 London, UK
SEP 26FRI Proud Camden Terrace Bar 14.00 - 14.30 London, UK
SEP 27 SAT Proud Camden Terrace Bar 14.30 - 15.00 London, UK
APR 13 SUN Snapshot Songs Milton Court 19.30 - 22.30 London, UK
APR 14 MON Snapshot Songs Milton Court 19.30 - 22.30 London, UK