Fyfe Antony Dangerfield Hutchins (born 7 July 1980) is an English musician and songwriter, well known for his cover of the Billy Joel hit She's Always a Woman, which was featured in a popular 2010 TV advert for the John Lewis department store chain. He is best known as the founding member of the indie rock band Guillemots.
Dangerfield composed a choral piece performed at the Lichfield Festival in 2000 - a setting of Christina Rosetti's 'A Better Resurrection'. This led to a commission from Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir to write a choral setting of one of the 'O Antiphons' for Ex Cathedra's Christmas Music by Candlelight CD which recieved some glowing reviews, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.
In 2002, Dangerfield was commissioned to write 'A Stray Dog for Congratulations' for three children's choirs, four percussionists, two pianists and keyboard - for the Lichfield Festival. The performers included the Backbeat percussion ensemble, as well as the Sydney Children's choir. In 2007, Dangerfield was commissioned by the John Feeney Charitable Trust to write a piece for the CBSO for one of the concerts that took place in October 2007 to celebrate the re-opening of Birmingham Town Hall. This was 'In Wait', a 30 minute orchestral composition, performed by Nick Ingman. The second half of the concert was given by Guillemots accompanied by the CBSO. In 2009, cellist Natalie Clein performed the world premier of a new work by Dangerfield called 'Eggshell Walker' at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
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