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Gini Ball

real name Virginia Ball née Hewes

Gini Ball is credited on 577 releases across 132 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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577

Credits

132

Albums

5

Decades active

261

In collections

Biography

British violinist, singer and composer, born Virginia Hewes. Sibling of Martin McCarrick. Was married to Dave Ball.
Graduated from the Royal College of Music, and formed punk classical group Humoresque with Anne Stephenson, and later Brilliant Strings with Stephenson and Sally Herbert.
She has worked with Siouxsie and the Banshees, Marc Almond, Soft Cell, Psychic TV, Mike Hedges, Bernard Butler and The Manic Street Preachers.
Also credited:
- Virginia "Gini" Ball
- Jinnie Ball
- Ginni Ball
- Ginny Ball
- Virginia Ball

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Credited work

577 releases · 132 albums · active 1984–2026

  • Performance · 974
  • Other credits · 14

Studios: Blackwing Studios · Strongroom · Trident Studios · Hansa Tonstudios

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