John Herring
Raised on an estate in Salford, in a household
where music from Bacharach and David to Tchaikovsky was
played it is safe to say that John's influences have been many and
varied. He spent his early years destroying turntables through
overplaying and by the age of 11 decided that the equally destructive
tuba should be the next piece of musical kit to master. After 5 years
and a realisation that the tuba wasn't where contemporary music was at
John picked up the bass guitar, but three years later moved onto the
acoustic guitar and began writing music.
John’s music is influenced by his early classical upbringing whereby
strings and piano make a regular appearance on his tracks yet many
musicians who John has worked with on his new album, ‘Tales From a
Northern City’ use words like – Honest, Organic and Earthy to describe
the sound he creates.
Photo by Suzi Hoffmann.
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