Jo Harman, Elles Bailey

Starts: 8pm
Tickets: £13 (£11 concessions)
Venue: The Exeter Phoenix
Support - Elles Bailey

In her live show, Jo Harman's soul fuelled material covers hard rock to heart melting ballads, all performed with utter conviction alongside her first rate band. Apart from her own emotive covers, Jo also performs songs by other artists that mean something to her.

Jo & her band return to The Phoenix as part of the album launch of her much anticipated second studio album 'People We Become', which was recorded in Nashville by noted producer Fred Mollin (Carol King, Carly Simon, Joe Cocker etc) and features a cameo by Michael McDonald.

Jo is an award winning vocalist, songwriter and band leader who has performed at some of Europe's most prestigious venues. The Daily Mirror called her "the finest female soul blues vocalist in the UK" and Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin Criminals) said on his Radio 2 show "Sometimes you hear a voice that leaves you speechless... I am".

Since her DIY debut album, Jo has played around 100 festivals in recent years - many as headliner - across a number of countries, culminating in 4 consecutive appearances at 'BluesFest' - resulting in her 'Jo Harman Live at The Royal Albert Hall' live album of 2015.

Jo was also one of only 12 (otherwise household name) artists to play ParkPop in The Hague to 300,000 people. Jo has also been asked to perform at a number of high profile events for Amnesty International and, in particular, was one of a handful of artists asked to appear at Amnesty's 'Ambassador of Conscience' Awards in Berlin where she performed for, and with, Joan Baez and Patti Smith. In 2014 she was nominated for 4 British Blues Awards, including 'Female Vocalist of the Year', which she won, and 'Songwriter of the Year' (runner up). She subsequently asked not to be considered for nomination thereafter, citing that 'music should not be a competition' and concerns that 'blues' did not necessarily describe her artistic style.

Support from Elles Bailey
This captivating, hard-working songstress blends blues, country, soul, and rock with a contemporary edge, featuring meaningful, personal lyrics and big anthemic choruses.

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