The common thread between all her music: dark musings, contemplative desires layered on thick with her smoky vocals, pulling from musical influences such as PJ Harvey, Chris Cornell, John Lee Hooker, Cassandra Wilson, Alice in Chains, Morphine and Monique Ortiz. Tomblin began playing piano when she was 7 years old, violin when she was 10 and at 17 was given her first guitar. Over the years she has learned and played a variety of other instruments - cello, viola, ukulele –but her performance mainstay is guitar. Though most of her adolescent years was she spent listening to all the 90s grunge giants, she began the deeper dive into other genres like industrial, trip-hop, indie/alternative, blues and folk to cultivate her musical palette, soon leading her to start writing her own songs. With a B.A. in creative writing from Carnegie Mellon University, Tomblin has worked hard to sharpen her songwriting skills over the years, allowing her to play at various venues throughout the Chicagoland area such as Uncommon Ground, Abbey Pub, Elbo Room, The Friendly Tap, Sketchbook Brewery, Fitzgerald’s, The Outta Space, Montrose Saloon, The Burlington and Val’s Halla Record Store. She has also guested on Chicago’s WLUW with the release of Allow Me the Pleasure and most recently made the airwaves with her song “Weight in Gold” on Tom Jackson’s Saturday segment Somebody Else’s Troubles. When not performing, Tomblin is a full-time music instructor in the Berwyn/Oak Park area. www.cheryllynntomblin.com www.cheryllynntomblin.bandcamp.com www.pipesproject.bandcamp.com