Rob Reynolds

Rob Reynolds (born 5 December 1967) is an English singer-songwriter and a recording artist. He plays acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel, dobro steel, harmonica, bass and keyboards.

He was a contestant at the second The Voice UK music competition in 2013, performing Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" as his blind audition.

Biography Early life Reynolds was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The family moved around a lot for his father's work and eventually settled in Harrogate, North Yorkshire when Rob was two years old . He attended Rossett High School. At the age of 15 he started singing blues and jazz in local venues, formed Burt Reynolds and the Boardwalkers and joined various other bands. He started learning the guitar at 16, which gave him the ability to write his own material.

His father died in August 1993, and he moved to London in early 1994. for England in Malmö, Sweden. During the year 2005 Reynolds also opened for other acts including: Paul Carrack, Amos Lee and Arthur Lee and Love.

In 2006 Reynolds released his fourth album, a compilation of his work to date entitled The Curious World, drawn from his three studio albums. He then returned to Canada in 2007 to play NXNE, and toured with Hugh Cornwell from The Stranglers which would take him from Toronto to Montreal. Reynolds then went straight to Winnipeg to embark on his fifth album Coming Home, with Multi Juno award-winning producer Brandon Friesen.

In 2008 Reynolds's long time friend and producer Tom Jackson in Switzerland, asks him to co-write the melodies and lyrics for a German band called Rauschhardt. They recorded the songs in Hanover and Berlin and the album is to be released in 2010, with guitarist Tom Rauschhardt, bass player Jäcki Reznicek, drummer Sebastian Reznicek and keyboard player Christoph von Haniel.

In 2009 Reynolds completed the album Coming Home. He also made guest appearances on two songs with dance producer Boyan, and a duet with 1970s psycho/prog rockers Wally on their first album in 30 years. He played over 200 shows, including a French music festival in August 2009, Rochefort Accords, where he performed with Piers Faccini and B.J. Cole, vibraphone player Roger Beaujolais and Rob Arnos on sax.

Albums Waiting for the Tide (1997) Samsara (2000) Sightseeing (aka Take Me Sightseeing) (2003) The Curious World (2006) Compilation album Coming Home (2010)

Past appearances and tours 2005 Newbury Fringe Festival 2005 Winner of the Baltic Song Contest, Malmö, Sweden 2005 Hidden Heart Tour with Hazel O'Connor 2005 MIDEM at Cannes, France 2005 NXNE Canada 2005 Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, UK 2006 Canada Music Week 2007 NXNE Canada 2007 Tour with Hugh Cornwell 2008 The Bedford Bandstand at Clapham Common, London 2009 Rochefort Accords Music Festival, France