Gayle Skidmore

Gayle Skidmore is an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, California. She has written over 2000 songs, toured worldwide, and worked together with many different artists. During her childhood she often sang songs and played the piano together with her sisters and her parents. She and her sisters played the flute in middle school. Skidmore studied Theology in San Diego and at Oxford University. Skidmore plays electric guitar, banjo, ukulele, balalaika, melodica, harmonium, mountain dulcimer, flute, folk harp, glockenspiel, marimba, kalimba, vibraphone, organ, electric bass, stand-up bass, tambourine, mandolin, ocarina, accordion, trumpet, and percussion.

Skidmore's debut EP entitled "Gayle" was released in 2002, She gained nationwide attention with her third EP "Paper Box" when its title track was featured in HBO's Looking, and with her fourth EP "Cowley Road", which was listed on the first ballot for the Grammy Awards in 2009. In the years that followed she released several singles, two of which were engineered by Jason Mraz, and another EP.

Full-length albums and coloring books

In 2010, Skidmore's first full-length album was released accompanied by an adult coloring book. This combination soon became a signature for Skidmore, All of Skidmore's coloring books consist of a piece of art for each song, created by Skidmore herself, and the lyrics to the song.

Skidmore's third full-length album and adult coloring book was released in April 2017. Music was recorded in three different locations, Ninkasi studios (Eugene, OR), Rancho de la Luna (Joshua Tree, CA), and Singing Serpent (San Diego, CA). The album was engineered by James Book of the Flys, and one of the tracks features Dave Catching on guitars.

Awards and achievements In 2013, Skidmore opened for Lisa Loeb, whom she has cited as one of her earliest influences. best pop album with Sleeping Bear in 2014, and best pop artist in 2015. In the summer of 2017, Skidmore was signed by the Dutch independent label "TRPTK" and released "The New York EP". Skidmore's song "No Ordinary Life" was featured in the movie Little Women in 2018.

Discography

Gayle (2002) So Deep (2005) Paper Box (2007) Cowley Road (2008) Make Believe (2010) Sleeping Bear (2014) The Golden West (2017) The New York EP (2017)