Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies

b. 14 July 1955, State Durham, Britain. Having played over the folk circuit, with several groupings from 1973, Lowe also proved helpful for a while with Ged Foley, who was simply later to become listed on the House Music group. In 1979, Lowe, executing mainly traditional music, transformed professional. His initial discharge, in 1980, was on Fellside Information, and included three originals. He was backed on Jez Lowe by Jim Barnes (cittern/electric guitar) and Sylvia Barnes (whistle/vocals), both previously associates from the Battlefield Music group. From 1981 onwards Lowe pursued a generally solo profession, but performed at celebrations and concerts, both in the home and in america and European countries with Jake Walton (hurdy gurdy). Nevertheless, Lowe continuing to record with Fellside, launching The Aged Durham Street (1983) as well as the extremely acclaimed Galloways (1985), which included the much protected composition ‘Aged Bones’. Subsequent produces contained even more Lowe originals, and, following discharge of 1988’s Poor Penny, he produced Jez Lowe AS WELL AS THE Poor Pennies, dealing with Bev Sanders (vocals, percussion, whistle) and Rob Kay (vocals, keyboards, melodeon, recorder, percussion). They documented 1990’s Quickly On THE ROAD, which contained the wonderful ‘The Famous Functioning Guy’ and ‘Davis And Golightly’. Tenterhooks (1995) as well as the Parish Notices (1998) had been two further remarkable albums. Later associates of the Poor Pennies possess included Bob Surgeoner (bass, accordion, banjo, keyboards), Judy Dinning (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Simon Haworth (bass/keyboards), Sean Taylor (bass, percussion, vocals), Andrew May (accordion, piano, whistles) and Kate Bramley (fiddle/viola). Lowe’s function in the brand new millennium offers managed this high regular. Of particular notice was 2007’s Jack port Common’s Anthem which presented contributions the vocalist designed to the BBC radio series, THE AIR Ballads. Lowe, who has already established songs documented by artists such as for example Gordon Bok and Mary Dark among others, continues to be a highly considered songwriter and a favorite figure within the folk circuit.