The Berkshire born singer/songwriter Cecil has had an unstoppable passion for music all of her life, and she’ll be performing at Willow Festival in Northants on the 11th June 2016.
She’s been championed by BBC Berkshire alongside the release of her song ‘Lasso’, and was a semi finalist for Open Mic UK 2015, where she beat 10,000 other entrants and has since been elevating rapidly to even greater success!
Also, following her recent signing with Stormcraft Music, she is rigorously working on her debut album, with a hope to release next year.
From humble beginnings as a child prodigy of learning to sing from age 5, and taking up the piano from age 13, her skills and craft very quickly progressed to flawless songwriting and live performances.
With early inspiration coming from her mother who was a drummer in a rock band, Cecil has always grown up immersed in music.
Cecil’s other inspiration came from her Great Uncle, BBC legend Cecil McGivern. The renowned pioneer was originally a BBC producer, seconded to the BBC in London following World War II. He was instrumental in crafting British War Propaganda programmes for the BBC in the support of the war effort, which eventually earned him a CBE for services to Queen and Country. His other accolades included devising Panorama and heading up programming for the channel. Alongside all of this he was nominated for an Oscar following his screenplay for the classic 1946 version of ‘Great Expectations’.
His creativeness and drive for success have always been a big influence on Cecil herself, so much so that she felt the need to uphold his legend, hence the stage name.
Cecil’s live show has already caught the attention of many with a spellbinding performance always on offer, and her recent endeavours have included: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The National Theatre, The Garage, Dingwalls, and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel Rome Cavalieri in Italy. She is also to perform at The Henley Royal Regatta, and Goring Pride in June.
This artist has the promise of something truly special, unique, and inspirational!
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]For more information on the festival see: www.willowfestival.org.uk
For more information on Cecil visit: www.cecilmusic.co.uk
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