Jo Harman
Harman performing at the Newark Blues Festival in 2013
Background information
Born (1983-09-21) September 21, 1983
Luton, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2008–present
Websitejoharman.com

Jo Harman (born 21 September 1983) is an English blues and soul singer and songwriter.

Born in Luton, England, Harman grew up in the Devon village of Lustleigh, before moving to London to study for a BA Theatre 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 songcraft toward making a debut studio album.[3]

Harman's first gig in Europe was to 5,500 people opening for the Cranberries on Monday 5 November 2012 in Amsterdam . Her second album, Dirt on My Tongue, was released in 2013. Harman's 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 bandmates in "Jo Harman and Company" were nominated for seven British Blues Awards. 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 the album, "When We Were Young", featured backing vocals from Michael McDonald, and achieved BBC Radio 2 playlist status.[8] The music video to 'The Reformation' was directed by Nick Donnelly[9]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Limnios, Michael (21 March 2014). "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. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Wetnight, Rainey (19 December 2014). "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 Festivals. Cheltenham Jazz Festival. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Reddin, Lorelei (9 June 2014). "Headliners of the future take to IOW Festival stage". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "The British Blues Awards 2014". British Blues Awards. 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jo Harman". Blues Matters!. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jo Harman". Official Charts. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Reformation". Urban Kingdom. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Winners 2014". British Blues Awards. 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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