Jo Freya

Jo Freya (born 4 December 1960) is an English saxophonist, clarinettist and singer.

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]

She is part of the Lal Waterson Project, in memory of Waterson and in celebration of her work.^[4]^[5]

^ Neal Walters; Brian Mansfield (1998). MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. 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.