Jo Freya Last updated February 02, 2026 Jo Freya (born 4 December 1960) is an English saxophonist, clarinettist and singer.
Freya (centre) 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 ] 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
As a member of Token Women
The Rhythm Method (1993)Out To Lunch (1995)Elsa (2001)In conjunction with Maalstroom
As a member of Moirai
Sideways (2015)Here and Now (2017)Framed: The Alice Wheeldon Story (2019)References ↑ Neal Walters; Brian Mansfield (1998). MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide ISBN 978-1-57859-037-7 . Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Woosnam, Dai. "THE OLD SWAN BAND - Swan-Upmanship" . The Living Tradition . No. 59. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Peters, Brian. "Thus Spake Stradling" . Roots World . ↑ Wilkinson, Allan (2 December 2008). "Jo Freya's Lal Waterson Project" . Northern Sky . Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Hutchinson, Charles (28 November 2008). "Preview: Jo Freya's Lal Waterson Project, National Centre for Early Music, York, December 2" . The York Press . Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Paul Théberge; Kyle Devine; Tom Everrett (29 January 2015). Living Stereo: Histories and Cultures of Multichannel Sound 171–. ISBN 978-1-62356-687-6 . Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ John Morrish; Rikky Rooksby; Mark Brend (1 July 2007). The Folk Handbook: Working with Songs from the English Tradition 287–. ISBN 978-1-4768-5400-7 . Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Frederick Dorian; Orla Duane; James McConnachie (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East 318–. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8 . Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Howley, Mel. "THE FRASER SISTERS "Going Around" . The Living Tradition . No. 48. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Turner, James R (2009). "The Free Reed Revival Re: Masters Series: Archive Recordings from the Folk Revival" . Albion . Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Beeby, Dave. "OLD SWAN BAND - "Still Swanning ..." . The Living Tradition . No. 13. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2020 . ↑ Colin Larkin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Morricone, Ennio - Rich Kids ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 . Retrieved 6 October 2020 . This page is based on this
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