Ben Webb, known by the stage name Jinnwoo, is a

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-based musician, artist and writer.

Music career

After gigging pubs and clubs for numerous years, Jinnwoo independently released his debut EP ''Your Baby'' in 2014, as well as featuring on

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's second studio album ''

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''. This led to him being listed as one of ''

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s "10 faces to watch for 2015". He released his first full-length album, ''Strangers Bring Me No Light'', in 2016. The album featured guest appearances from the

Georgia Ruth Georgia Ruth Williams (born 5 January 1988) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and harpist. She sings in both English and Welsh. Early life Williams was born in Llantwit Major in South Wales. At the age of four she moved with her family to Aberys ...

, Alasdair Roberts,

Malcolm Middleton Malcolm Bruce Middleton (born 31 December 1973) is a Scottish musician and member of indie band Arab Strap. He has also released seven solo studio albums and three albums performing under the pseudonym Human Don't Be Angry. Early life Middleto ...

, Rachael Dadd,

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, and

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. The album received critical acclaim from ''

'' and ''Songwriting'' magazine. In July 2016 he performed at the

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. Later that year, he released a live EP, ''Ozzy Wood''. Roisin O'Connor, reviewing it for ''The Independent'', described the recording as "exquisite". He also announced he was working with a new folk collective called

Bird in the Belly Bird in the Belly are a Brighton-based folk music collective, consisting of alt-folk musician Jinnwoo (Ben Webb), folk duo Hickory Signals (Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti), and producer and multi-instrumentalist Tom Pryor. History In August ...

. They released their debut album ''The Crowing'' in March 2018. It was album of week in the ''

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'', who also labelled it "Folk album of the year". In July 2019 his band Green Ribbons (a collaboration with

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, Alasdair Roberts and Burd Ellen) released an eponymous album consisting of

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singing. On the 23 April 2021, Jinnwoo announced the released of his new single "Milk", via :Charlie Andrew's label Square Leg Records. The single was track of the day on Folk Radio UK, and listed as one of the tracks of the week on ''

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''.

Art career

Jinnwoo's art and photography has appeared in a range of publications including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', and he has produced album covers for artists including

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and

Lisa Knapp Lisa Knapp (born 1974 in Balham), is an English folk singer, songwriter, fiddle player and multi-instrumentalist. Her singing voice has been described as "crystal clear" and reminiscent of Anne Briggs or Jeannie Robertson. Two of her three album ...

Writing

Jinnwoo's debut book, ''Little Hollywood'', was published in January 2020. Novelist and critic

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described it as one of his favourite books of the year.hp

Discography

Solo albums

Solo EPs

Features and appearances

Albums with
Bird in the Belly Bird in the Belly are a Brighton-based folk music collective, consisting of alt-folk musician Jinnwoo (Ben Webb), folk duo Hickory Signals (Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti), and producer and multi-instrumentalist Tom Pryor. History In August ...

Albums with Green Ribbons

Publications

Picture books

Novels

References

External links

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