Jenny Beeching (born 1950 in Romford) is a British songwriter, singer and guitarist.[1]

Career

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Jenny Beeching's first began performing professionally in 1966 alongside Christina Williamson.[2] During the 1960s and 1970s, she worked with Tony Cliff, Dave Cooper, and Bert Jansch.[3] Between 1979 and 1986 she released the albums A Right Song and Dance (1979), No More Sad Goodbyes (1983), and Hotline From London (1986).[4] She worked extensively with violinist Chris Haigh, with whom she performed in Hong Kong, the United States, former Yugoslavia, and Australia. Recently she has worked as a writer of songs for children, which include Electricity[5] and Recycle It!.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Folk Music. p. 23.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Folk Music. p. 23.
  3. ^ Harper, Colin (2006). Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival. A&C Black. p. 301. ISBN 0747587256.
  4. ^ "Jenny Beeching Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Electricity". Sing Up. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Recycle It!". Sing Up. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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Review of Jenny Beeching. Martin & Kingsbury