After two decades of dedication to the craft of song and musicianship, Gwyneth Moreland announces the release of her 5th solo album, Country Nocturne…

With Country Nocturne, Gwyneth has once again, teamed up with musician, producer and recording engineer, David Hayes. Except for a Randy Newman cover, and one traditional gospel tune, all songs are written by  or co-written with  her husband, Skyler Hinkle. Some songs carry very personal memories and landscapes of their life together while others are filled with imagery of shapeshifters and creatures lurking in the shadows. Musicians who join in on the album include David Hayes on bass, piano, guitar & percussion, Morgan Daniel on guitar & vocal harmonies, Gene Parsons on pedal steel, banjo, guitar & harmonies, Steven Bates on mandolin & harmonies, Ralph Humphrey on drums, Hannah Grinberg on harmony vocals and Ben White on Cello. 

Gwyneth's two most recent  albums (Ceilings, Floors & Open Doors 2014/Cider 2017) both landed her on Folk and Roots Radio Airplay Charts. Her own songs as well as songs written by or with her husband, Skyler Hinkle,  ranked as high as the top 5 for months after their release.  When they are not busy wrangling their 2 sons, horses, chickens, rabbits, dogs and cats Hinkle & Moreland perform as the duo Marine Layer.

As a child, growing up in Mendocino, California,  Gwyneth dreamed of becoming a singer and spent hours listening to many genres of music including opera, jazz, folk and blues. The youngest of five  children  raised by “back to the land” artists, Gwyneth’s childhood was spent either playing outdoors on the family's small farm or listening to records inside the redwood house built by her father. Gwyneth and her siblings  are all musicians, but it was her eldest brother, Morgan Daniel,  who convinced her to perform with him at the local Juice Joint and Coffeehouse. This small beginning eventually became the band Foxglove(Daniel, Johnny Bush, Booi Volk and Moreland), with whom she still performs. Gwyneth  is also a member of The Mendocino Quartet(David Hayes, Gene Parsons, Steven Bates and Moreland). After attending college in Colorado, Gwyneth returned to the Mendocino coast. During the first few years home, she continued her musical adventures: playing in a jug-band (Kerosene Kondors), and an all-girl folk band (The Blushin' Roulettes). She eventually spent  three  years touring full time as the folk-duo Gwyneth & Monko, who were showcased on NPR Music City Roots Live at The Loveless Cafe in Nashville, TN.