The Gentle Good
- January 5, 2024
- Musician
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The Gentle Good Biography
| Name | The Gentle Good |
| Birthday | Apr 13 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Home Town | Cardiff |
| Birth Country | Wales |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
The Gentle Good is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on April 13, 1981 in Cardiff, Wales. “The Gentle Good,” is the stage name for Gareth Bonello (born 13 April 1981) who is a singer- songwriter folk-musician from Cardiff who plays in English as well as Welsh. The stage name was inspired by Bonello’sname, with “Gareth” traditionally meaning “Gentle” in Welsh. Alongside Bonello’s own songs, Bonello has had a long-running partnership along with the musician Richard James and has also worked with other musicians as a session musician.
Tethered For the Storm which was released in 2010, featured A cappella duo performed by Lisa Jen Brown of Welsh-language folk group 9Bach as well as backing vocals by Cate Le Bon. The album also featured the Mavron Quartet with string arrangements from Seb Goldfinch.
The Gentle Good has toured in the UK and performed solo and with a band in various festivals around Wales, including the Hay Festival, Calan Mai Folk Festival, The National Eisteddfod, Laugharne Weekend, WOMEX 2013 and Festival N°6; he’s been a regular performer at the Green Man Festival. In 2015 Bonello returned to perform in Australia and India, and also took a further trip to China to perform music off his third album.
In early 2014, Bonello released on Bandcamp a new EP, Plygeiniwch!, featuring traditional acoustic fingerpicking instrumentals, with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support. In 2014 he’s also appeared in Cerys Matthews’s S4C documentary about the history of folk music in Wales, Y Goeden Faled (The Ballad Tree).
Bonello’s debut album, While You Sleep I Go Out Walking was released in 2008. The album was recorded in Welsh and English It features a variety of versions of classic tracks as well as original songs. Following the release of the album, Bonello was invited to perform in the 2008 Festival Interceltique de Lorient , as well in the Wales concert during the 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. He has also performed during the Glastonbury Festival in the context of 2009’s Emerging Talent Competition, and at the SXSW festival in Texas.
The Gentle Good Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Musician |
| House | Living in own house. |
The Gentle Good is one of the richest Musician from Wales. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, The Gentle Good 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The EP he self-released in 2005 . It was called Find Your Way Home. It contained two English tracks as well as two Welsh tracks.
The first single from Bonello’s record label Dawel Disgyn was first released by Gwymon at the end of 2007. The album includes Seb Goldfinch playing the violin, Llion Robertson on keys and Lindsey Leven (now in Gulp) as backing vocalist. Robertson is also the producer of every Bonello album to the present.
In October 2011 Bonello travelled to Chengdu, China as part of The British Council’s China Residencies, in collaboration with the PRS for Music Foundation. The residency at the Chengdu Associated Theatre of Performing Arts produced Bonello’s third album, Y Bardd Anfarwol (The Immortal Bard), released in 2013. It was recorded both in China with local musicians and back in the UK with The Mavron Quartet, members of the UK Chinese Ensemble and contributors such as Laura J. Martin on flute and Lisa Jên, who sang lead vocals on one track. The Welsh-language project, which combines Welsh and Chinese folk traditions, is based on the life and works of Chinese poet Li Bai. In 2014 it won Best Welsh Album at the National Eisteddfod. In 2015 the play Rhith Gân by Wyn Mason, based on Y Bardd Anfarwol, won the Drama Medal at the Montgomeryshire and the Marches National Eisteddfod. The play was first staged at the 2016 Eisteddfod in Abergavenny, with Bonello serving as musical director.
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The Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Wales. The Gentle Good celebrates birthday on April 13 of every year.