Jo Freya Explained

Jo Freya (born 4 December 1960) is an English saxophonist, clarinettist and singer.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. 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]} 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)

External links

• Official Website
• MySpace Page

Notes and References

1. Book: Neal Walters. Brian Mansfield. MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. 6 October 2020. 1998. Visible Ink. 978-1-57859-037-7.
2. Woosnam . Dai . THE OLD SWAN BAND - Swan-Upmanship . 6 October 2020 . The Living Tradition . 59.
3. Peters . Brian . Thus Spake Stradling . Roots World .
4. Web site: Wilkinson . Allan . Jo Freya’s Lal Waterson Project . Northern Sky . 6 October 2020 . 2 December 2008.
5. News: Hutchinson . Charles . Preview: Jo Freya’s Lal Waterson Project, National Centre for Early Music, York, December 2 . 6 October 2020 . The York Press . 28 November 2008.
6. Book: Paul Théberge. Kyle Devine. Tom Everrett. Living Stereo: Histories and Cultures of Multichannel Sound. 6 October 2020. 29 January 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-62356-687-6. 171–.
7. Book: John Morrish. Rikky Rooksby. Mark Brend. The Folk Handbook: Working with Songs from the English Tradition. 6 October 2020. 1 July 2007. Backbeat Books. 978-1-4768-5400-7. 287–.
8. Book: Frederick Dorian. Orla Duane. James McConnachie. World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. 6 October 2020. 1999. Rough Guides. 978-1-85828-635-8. 318–.
9. Howley. Mel. THE FRASER SISTERS "Going Around" . 6 October 2020 . The Living Tradition . 48.
10. News: Turner . James R . The Free Reed Revival Re: Masters Series: Archive Recordings from the Folk Revival . 6 October 2020 . Albion . 2009.
11. Beeby. Dave. OLD SWAN BAND - "Still Swanning ..." . 6 October 2020 . The Living Tradition . 13.
12. Book: Colin Larkin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Morricone, Ennio - Rich Kids. 6 October 2020. 2006. MUZE. 978-0-19-531373-4.