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Jo Freya

b. Jo-Anne Rachel Newmarch Fraser, 4 Dec 1960, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Britain. Among the leading statistics in the united kingdom folk revival from the past due twentieth hundred years, Freya is similarly adept on saxophone, clarinet and whistles, and can be a vocalist and composer. Originally showing up under her …

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Token Women

Affectionately referred to as “Divas from the Dance World,” Token Women has generated a few of the most exciting tradition-rooted dance music to emerge from England before decade. Focused around sisters Jo Freya (on saxophone, clarinet, and vocals) and Fi Fraser (on violin, clarinet, and vocals) and ex-Barely Functions trombone …

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Token Women

This all-female ceilidh outfit was conceived in 1990 by members of varied other UK folk bands, notably the Old Swan Band and Blowzabella, with the initial line-up comprising Jackie Allen (fiddle, saxophone), Jo Freya (b. Jo-Anne Rachel Newmarch Fraser, 4 Dec 1960, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Britain; saxophone, clarinet, whistle), Fi …

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