Chantel McGregor will be playing at The Acorn in Penzance on Saturday, September 7, at 8pm.

A female guitar prodigy, at fourteen Chantel was lauded by major labels. She enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100 per cent pass mark, with 18 distinctions.  Chantel left with a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and a coveted prize, the college’s musician of the year award.    In previous years, Chantel stepped out in the pro-musician world and her stunning live performances demonstrated that she had the ability to perform rock for the new age, played by a musician born with an effortless virtuosity.  Since then, she has built a loyal and growing fan base who follow her every move.    If you measure an artist’s prospects by the company they keep, then Chantel has been moving in the right direction. Early in her career, Chantel was invited to perform with Joe Bonamassa, on two of his UK tours.    Chantel released her debut album, Like No Other in 2011. The album was produced by Livingstone Brown, whose production credits include Ed Sheeran, Robin Trower, and Shakira. The end result was a beautifully crafted debut album that showcased Chantel’s versatility and talent as a singer-songwriter. 

Chantel’s follow up album, Like Control, was released in October 2015 to critical acclaim. The single, Take The Power, was playlisted for five weeks on Planet Rock radio. In December 2018, Chantel launched her own Podcast, which has been very successful, earning a place in the iTunes Podcast Charts.  ​  Chantel released a rock cover of Lady Gaga's single 'Stupid Love' through US record label, Cleopatra Records, in May 2020, which can be downloaded and streamed from all reputable streaming/download websites. At the end of May 2020, Chantel was asked by Hard Rock Hell Radio to present a 2 hour show. Following this, she was asked to be a regular weekly presenter every Monday morning at 10am - 12pm. 

During lockdown in 2020, Chantel started working with David ‘Nova’ Nowakowski (Scars on 45), co-writing and recording tracks remotely as Nova is based in Colorado, USA. Throughout lockdown, Chantel performed a weekly live stream, the 'Shed Sessions', which streamed every Saturday at 5pm for over a year and in August 2021, she released 2 albums featuring music performed on the stream. 

To book tickets, visit: www.theacornpenzance.com/events/chantel-mcgregor