Jo Freya
Jo Freya (born 4 December 1960) is an English saxophonist, clarinettist and singer.
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She was born Jo Fraser, but changed her name to Jo Freya as a condition of joining the actors' union Equity, which does not allow two of its members to share the same name.[citation needed] She performs mainly folk music and world music and is part of the bands Blowzabella, Old Swan Band and Token Women, as well as performing and / or recording with Lal Waterson, Pete Morton, Maalstroom, and with her sister, Fi Fraser.[1][2][3]
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She is part of the Lal Waterson Project, in memory of Waterson and in celebration of her work.[4][5]
Discography
Solo albums
- Traditional Songs of England (1993)[6][7]
- Traditional Songs of Wales (1993)[8]
- Lush (1996)
- Lal (2007)
- Female Smuggler (2008)
Anthology
- Migrating Bird – The Songs of Lal Waterson (2007)
With Pete Morton
- Jo Freya & Pete Morton (1997)
As a member of Blowzabella
- A Richer Dust (1988)
- Vanilla (1990)
- Octomento (2007)
- Dance (2010)
As a member of Fraser Sisters
- The Fraser Sisters (1998)
- Going Around (2001)[9]
As a member of Freyja
- Freyja (1996)
- One Bathroom (2001)
As a member of The Old Swan Band
- No Reels (1977)[10]
- Old Swan Brand (1979)
- Gamesters, Pickpockets and Harlots (1981)
- The Old Swan Band (1983)
- Still Swanning After All These Years (1995)[11]
- Swan-Upmanship (2004)[12]
As a member of Tanteeka
- A New Tradition (1997)
As a member of Token Women
- The Rhythm Method (1993)
- Out To Lunch (1995)
- Elsa (2001)
In conjunction with Maalstroom
- Meet (2010)
As a member of Moirai
- Sideways (2015)
References
- ^ Neal Walters; Brian Mansfield (1998). MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. ISBN 978-1-57859-037-7. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Woosnam, Dai. "THE OLD SWAN BAND - Swan-Upmanship". The Living Tradition. No. 59. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Peters, Brian. "Thus Spake Stradling". Roots World.
- ^ Wilkinson, Allan (2 December 2008). "Jo Freya's Lal Waterson Project". Northern Sky. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Hutchinson, Charles (28 November 2008). "Preview: Jo Freya's Lal Waterson Project, National Centre for Early Music, York, December 2". The York Press. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Paul Théberge; Kyle Devine; Tom Everrett (29 January 2015). Living Stereo: Histories and Cultures of Multichannel Sound. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-1-62356-687-6. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ John Morrish; Rikky Rooksby; Mark Brend (1 July 2007). The Folk Handbook: Working with Songs from the English Tradition. Backbeat Books. pp. 287–. ISBN 978-1-4768-5400-7. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Frederick Dorian; Orla Duane; James McConnachie (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. pp. 318–. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Howley, Mel. "THE FRASER SISTERS "Going Around"". The Living Tradition. No. 48. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Turner, James R (2009). "The Free Reed Revival Re: Masters Series: Archive Recordings from the Folk Revival". Albion. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Beeby, Dave. "OLD SWAN BAND - "Still Swanning ..."". The Living Tradition. No. 13. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Morricone, Ennio - Rich Kids. MUZE. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
External links
- Official Website
- MySpace Page