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)