Gabby Young
sings and occasionally dabbles with the Guitar.At school she played double bass, flute, saxophone, violin and piano but sadly forgot them all.
Born = Bath
Collects = Dresses and wool
Favourite Animal = Mole

Stephen
plays Guitar, Mandolin, Keys and sings. He also has a fantastically Russian head.
Born = Liverpool
Collects = Toy Pianos
Favourite Animal = Mr Hoover the talking seal

Adam
hits drums. A lot! He is the one that keeps us smiling and has a significantly refined taste.
Born = London
Collects = 200 and passes go.
Favourite animal = Hippo

Charlie
plays Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute and sings. She is an actress and very good at impressions of stereotypical English people.
Born = Norwich
Collects = and loses scarfs... everywhere she goes.
Favourite animal = Duck Billed Platypus

Phil
started playing guitar from the age of 6, after six years of begging his parents for lessons. Started playing double bass from the age of about 10, since then played in shows, bands, orchestras, jazz ensambles, big bands and many more! Is studying at Guildhall School of Music
Born: London
Collects: Guitars, has about 14!
Favourite Animal:Horse

Rory
plays Trumpet and sings. Was in the 1st group to cross the Gobi desert in a school bus.
Born = London
Collects = Hats
Favourite animal = Tiger

Marek
born in London although his background is 100% Polish. He came from a musical family and started learning the piano at an early age (forced by his father! In the past 4 - 5 years he has taken a keen interest in jazz, funk, salsa, fusion and anything with a tight groove. As well as music, acting and singing has always been of interest to Marek.
Collects Playing cards
Favorite Animal: Flying Spider Monkey

Yusuf
plays the trombone and sings. Man! This Cat can play!!
Born = London
Collects = Travelcards. I have a wall of travelcards. Seriously.
Favourite animal = The Jub Jub Bird. Beware of it.


“Gabby is a special talent with an enchanting voice.” - BBC Radio 2

“A kaleidoscopic world of gaudy spectacle and burlesque beguilement” - musicOMH

And that’s before you get to the music. Almost uncategorisable, Gabby’s unique perspective on the world around her is inspired as much by her singularly surreal imagination as it is real events – most recently, her courageous survival of throat cancer. Gabby Young and Other Animals offer a slew of stunningly beautiful, often haunting songs that are a genre bending explosion of gypsy folk, pop, rock, jazz, cabaret – and a whole lot of soul.

Clearly not a case of style over substance, but, like many a performer before her, Gabby loves to play dress up – and since her double page spread in edgy style bible Artrocker magazine, titled “How to dress like Gabby Young” will attest, there are plenty of women out there who find her charismatic looks as inspiring as her music.

Gabby Young and her 8 piece band Other Animals have been playing together for just over a year, garnering a strong, loyal and extremely diverse fanbase enjoying the music, ranging from the burlesque to indie rock, folk and jazz. They have, on invitation, played major festivals such as Glastonbury, The Secret Garden Party, the Marlborough Jazz Festival and a recent sell out show at the famous Union Chapel and are playing The Big Chill, Latitude, Secret Garden Party, Green Belt, Big Green Gathering this summer They were invited to play at this year’s SXSW festival but declined in favour of a sell-out US tour supporting the great troubadour Al Stewart.

'Young's voice is flawless and captivating. We're All In This Together is a brilliant track and frankly we can't stop playing it.' - Entertainment Focus