Thea Gilmore
Background information
Birth name	Thea Gilmore
Born	November 25, 1979 (age 27)
Genre(s)	Rock, Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1998-present
Label(s)	Hungry Dog/Flying Sparks, Sanctuary
Website	theagilmore.com

Thea Eve Gilmore (b. November 25, 1979) is an Oxfordshire-born British female singer-songwriter. She began her career working in a studio, where she was discovered by her now long-time collaborator, producer and sometime co-songwriter Nigel Stonier, who became her husband in a ceremony in October 2005. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parts of the guitar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ...

She became interested in music as a result of her father's record collection, which included work by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello, and Tom Waits among others. Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941), is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a noted Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... Declan Patrick MacManus (born August 25, 1954, in London), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish ancestry. ... Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ...

Gilmore released her first album as a teenager, entitled Burning Dorothy, in 1998 and over the course of the next four years, released increasingly well-received albums that earned her a reputation in the UK music press but no chart success. She finally made a breakthrough at 23 with the release of Avalanche in August 2003, which became her first album to break into the Official UK Album Chart, at #62, and spawned two minor hit singles, "Juliet (Keep That in Mind)" and "Mainstream", for which she garnered acclaim for producing a low-budget music video filmed in a local Virgin Megastore. The video received exposure on the BBC's flagship music show Top of the Pops. Avalanche is the 5th album released by British singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

Increasing radio support and acclaim from the music press led to a lucrative tour of the US in 2004, in support of legendary folksinger Joan Baez. During this time, Gilmore was diagnosed with clinical depression and also split from her personal relationship with Nigel Stonier after seven years, although they continued touring and working together. Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. ... Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or sometimes unipolar when compared with bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily living. ...

In 2005, Gilmore continued touring commitments, for the first time not releasing a new album (the covers collection Loft Music was widely released during 2004). In October 2005, she and Stonier, who, in the light of Gilmore's depression diagnosis, re-started their personal relationship, married in a ceremony near their home in Cheshire. The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a...

Gilmore finally returned to recording with the release of Harpo's Ghost in August 2006, after a three-year absence of new material. This was her first album on major label Sanctuary Records after many years of independent releases. The album was once again acclaimed in the music press and UK radio lent their support to the single "Cheap Tricks". Gilmore has been touted by Uncut magazine as "the best British singer-songwriter of the last 10 years...and then some" and has gained steady acclaim for each of her albums.

On November 14, 2006, Gilmore gave birth to her first child with Stonier, a son named Egan, having conducted a UK tour in the autumn while heavily pregnant. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Subsequent to the release of Harpo's Ghost she parted company with Sanctuary Records and released the EP The Threads independently on her March 2007 UK tour.

Discography

Albums

• Burning Dorothy (1998)
• The Lipstick Conspiracies (2000)
• Rules For Jokers (2001)
• Songs From The Gutter (2002)
• Avalanche (2003) *UK #62*
• Loft Music (2003)
• Harpo's Ghost (2006) *UK #69*

Avalanche is the 5th album released by British singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore. ...

EPs

• Instead of the Saints (1998)
• As If EP (Limited Edition) (2001)
• The Threads EP (Limited Edition) (2007)

Singles

• "Saviours and All" (2001)
• "Fever Beats" (2002)
• "Juliet (Keep That in Mind)" (2003) *UK #35*
• "Mainstream" (2003) *UK #50*
• "Cheap Tricks" (2006)

DVDs

• Harpo's Ghost - 3 track acoustic performance (2006)

External links

• Official site
• Profile on MySpace
• Summer 2006 interview in Wears the Trousers Magazine
• 2004 interview
• Thea Gilmore at Discogs
• Thea Gilmore at MusicBrainz