By Coral Consciouslee
12th August 2015
Seeing this beautiful woman on stage is stunning enough, she has all the glamour from stars of yesteryear. Having read her musical history I have a newfound respect for her perseverance and courage in continuing her musical legacy.
Winsome I am sure came out of her mother womb singing as she sings constantly even replies to a question with a song.
At the tender age of six Winsome remember participating in her school primary school production to Eye Level from the Van der Vaulk movie. She also danced to I can see clearly now by Johnny Nash.
She continued singing and dancing in school productions throughout her school life. She would be seen constantly holding a brush at break time pretending to be an artist on Top of the pops back in the 70’s
Winsome greatest influences are from the reggae genre and are Marcia Griffiths, Carroll Thompson and Louisa Marks, she also adores Whitney Houston, Mary J Blige and Keisha Cole
Winsome greatest influences are from the reggae genre and are Marcia Griffiths, Carroll Thompson and Louisa Marks, she also adores Whitney Houston, Mary J Blige and Keisha Cole
She entered a few talent competitions in Birmingham where she hails from received a recording contract at 17 after wining a singing competition at Tasha’s which never came to fruition.
She was later introduced to Mr laurel Aitkin’s the ska legend from the sixties well known for the tune “ Guilty of loving you” Michelle Sutherland and Winsome formed a duo called Sugar and Spice and recorded their first tune called Sweet Loving for Mr Aitkins which reached No 2 in the Black Echoes reggae charts. Sugar and Spice enjoyed success and was touring nationally performing regularly.
Some of Winsome’s foundest moments are as follows:-
• Having Carol Thompson one of her favourites and the great Ruby Turner from Birmingham judge her at the competitions that she won.
• Backing Judy Boucher at the London Palladium singer of the great No 1 “I can’t be with you tonight”
• Supporting and backing the great Louis Marks at the Hummingbird Night Club in Birmingham
•Performing at the Indigo 02 in Greenwich on the Giants of Lover Rock in 2013
•Having a launch for her single, a video and photo shoot all in one day
Winsome decided to move to London in 1984 to seek her fortune and to go on to higher education at the London Southbank . She officially joined the lovers rock band Family Love in 1985, the band gave you hits like Anniversary and Decisions. Winsome left the band in 1990 to start a family. The band decided to reform in 2013 and Winsome released “Tell me why”
• Having Carol Thompson one of her favourites and the great Ruby Turner from Birmingham judge her at the competitions that she won.
• Backing Judy Boucher at the London Palladium singer of the great No 1 “I can’t be with you tonight”
• Supporting and backing the great Louis Marks at the Hummingbird Night Club in Birmingham
•Performing at the Indigo 02 in Greenwich on the Giants of Lover Rock in 2013
•Having a launch for her single, a video and photo shoot all in one day
Winsome decided to move to London in 1984 to seek her fortune and to go on to higher education at the London Southbank . She officially joined the lovers rock band Family Love in 1985, the band gave you hits like Anniversary and Decisions. Winsome left the band in 1990 to start a family. The band decided to reform in 2013 and Winsome released “Tell me why”
Family Love band featuring Winsome Moncrieffe—Mitchell released “Hurting Me” on the 2nd April which is receiving some nice reviews e.g.
A woman can relate to the lyrics
Sounds like the real old time lovers rock
Great original
Sounds like the real old time lovers rock
Great original
Winsome feels she sings for women over thirty who have experienced life and can relate to what she sings about.
Winsome is a strong believer in God and gives thanks daily that she is able to sing and go about her everyday life as she experienced a mini stroke on the 1st April 2014 and has had a wake up call to what could have been.
Winsome is a strong believer in God and gives thanks daily that she is able to sing and go about her everyday life as she experienced a mini stroke on the 1st April 2014 and has had a wake up call to what could have been.
Her day time job is working with young people age 14 - 17 who are under achieving and are not maximising their full potentials, she sometimes organises workshop or events via performing productions to help increase their motivation and raise their aspirations.
She resides in London with her four children and feels she will continue to sing and dance until there is no life left in her. She often says life is for living, we have one life to live so I am going to live it by loving the life I live and living the life I love. Her favourite lyric by Bob Marley is “One good thing about music when it hits you feel no pain”.
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