Jo Harman

Jo Harman (born 21 September 1987) is a British singer and songwriter.

Born in Luton, England, Harman grew up in the Devon village of Lustleigh, before moving to London to study for a BAPA(BA Performing Arts).[1] After travelling to India, following the death of her father, she attended Brighton Institute of Modern Music in Brighton.[2] In 2011, she self-released Live at Hideaway, whilst she developed her song craft toward making a debut studio album.[3]

This got the attention of Live Nation in the region and Harman's first gig in Europe was to 7,000 people opening for The Cranberries. both in Europe and in the UK, alongside a number of multi genre festivals, including a slot at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Isle of Wight Festival. Her second self penned album Dirt on My Tongue was released in 2013. Harman's self penned song to her father, "Sweet Man Moses" was nominated as best composition at the 2012 British Blues Awards and this was followed by "Worthy of Love" being nominated in the same category the following year, together with a 'Best Female Singer' nomination.[4][5]

In 2014, she and her band mates in 'Jo Harman and Company' were nominated for seven British Blues Award. She appeared at BluesFest where her performance was recorded by the BBC and released as a live album.[6] Harman has worked with members of Average White Band.[7]

In February 2017, she released her second studio album People We Become, the first single from which "When We Were Young", featuring backup vocals from Michael McDonald, achieved BBC Radio 2 playlist status.[8]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Jo Harman: The Diamond of Crown". Blues.gr. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Expect plenty of heart from Jo Harman at the Spring". The News. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jo Harman and Company – Live at the Royal Albert Hall Foyer Album Review". Blues Blast Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "5 Minutes with Jo Harman". Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Headliners of the future take to IOW Festival stage". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Keyboard Player". Britishbluesawards.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jo Harman". Blues Matters!. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "jo-harman | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  9. ↑ "The British Blues Awards 2014". Britishbluesawards.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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