The singer-songwriter on the return of Blur, the loneliness in Edward Hopper’s paintings, BBC TV satire W1A and the inspirational atmosphere of Liverpool
Singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore grew up in Oxford before leaving home in her teens to work in a recording studio, where she was discovered by producer Nigel Stonier (whom she later married). She released her first album, Burning Dorothy, at 18 and broke into the album charts with Avalanche at 23. Gilmore performed in a Bob Dylan tribute concert at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow in 2011, that year releasing her version of his John Wesley Harding album and Don’t Stop Singing– a collection of songs using lyrics written by the late Sandy Denny. Gilmore is currently touring the UK. Her new album, Ghosts & Graffiti, is out on 11 May.
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