How Shall We Say Goodbye?, by Virginia Thorn

How Shall We Say Goodbye?

by Virginia Thorn

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1.	How the wind blows 04:08	buy track
2.	Introducing the musicians 01:40	buy track
3.	The journey 04:48	buy track
4.	The pieces 03:58	buy track
5.	Things I wish you said 05:09	buy track
6.	Piano instrumental 02:38	buy track
7.	Share our woe 03:44	buy track
8.	Come what may 03:32	buy track
9.	New year 03:44	buy track
10.	Call it home 04:53	buy track

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Virginia Thorn is singer songwriter from South East London with Argentine roots. “Growing up records were among the most precious things in our home and dad played music all day. He grew up with the Second World War and collected hundreds of jazz albums: Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong and Glenn Miller. I think hearing that music was the thing that made me passionate to learn to sing.”

In her late teens she discovered artists of the 1960's Folk Revival from America and Canada: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Drawing on the historic music and poetry of Traditional Folk and Blues they wrote songs which told stories, often over many verses. “Some of my best memories are walking with no destination following the sprawling stories on ‘Bob Dylan Live 1966’ or the simple, untarnished joy of Joni Mitchell’s album ‘Blue.’ Later it was stories by Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground, Van Morrison, David Bowie and Radiohead. Later still: Hefner, Mark Linkous, Belle and Sebastian, Beth Gibbons, Kate McGarrigel, Martha Wainwright, Ferron and Lhasa De Sela.”

"My perfect backdrop to writing music would be a forest, clear sky, leaves turning orange. I find Autumn deeply creative, witnessing things passing away with such beauty and seeing time move on. The sweet, precious nature of that. When I am songwriting somehow I plug back into that sense of life and I can rest in it. The possibility to then share that music is an amazing thing.”

How Shall We Say Goodbye? is her debut studio album. It was recorded live over two days with a Classical Pianist and French Horn Player.

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released April 29, 2016

Virginia Thorn - Composer / Singer / Guitarist

Hara Kostogianni - Piano
Thom Allard - French Horn

Mixed at Big Jelly Studios
Mastered at World of Sound

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Virginia Thorn London, UK

Virginia Thorn is singer songwriter from South East London with Argentine roots. “Growing up records were among the most precious things in our home & dad played music all day: Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong & Glenn Miller."

In her late teens she discovered artists of the 1960's Folk Revival from America & Canada. She weaves stories through song. ... more

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