Jo Mango
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Jo Mango is a British
alternative folk and acoustic band from Glasgow
. Jo Mango is also the adopted name of the lead singer and primary songwriter of the group.
Jo writes the band's songs and is the unquestioned front woman of the group. Jo has been singing and writing her own songs since 1996, and first became noted for her performances at the Unplugged
night in Jim's Bar of the QM Union
.
A multi-instrumentalist, Jo also accompanies "folk" legend Vashti Bunyan
in her touring band playing flute, piano, kalimba and concertina.
Since April 2006 Jo has been touring extensively, as the mainstay of Vashti's band, throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. At home in the UK she also featured in the extremely unusual collaborative spectacle, the Zero Degrees of Separation tour, becoming an integral part of the band featuring Adem, Juana Molina
, Vetiver and Vashti herself. This culminated in a Carnegie Hall show in New York in February, curated by the legendary David Byrne.
In the last year, Jo has also appeared as a solo artist playing shows across the globe, beginning with a session on Nic Harcourt's show 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' on Santa Monica's KCRW; moving through LA, New York, Australia and Tokyo; and most recently at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
United Kingdom
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alternative folk and acoustic band from Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. Jo Mango is also the adopted name of the lead singer and primary songwriter of the group.
- Jo Mango: lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, kalimba, toy pianoToy pianoThe toy piano, also known as the kinderklavier , is a small piano-like musical instrument. The present form of the toy piano was invented in Philadelphia by a 17-year-old German immigrant named Albert Schoenhut. He worked as a repairman at Wanamaker's department store, repairing broken glass...
, concertinaConcertinaA concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It has a bellows and buttons typically on both ends of it. When pressed, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows, unlike accordion buttons which travel perpendicularly to it... - Jim Mango: bass playerBass PlayerBass player can refer to:*Bass Player , an album by Rhombus*Bass Player , a magazine for bassists*Bassist, or bass player, a musician who plays the bass guitar...
, backing vocals - Alan Peacock: backing vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Katherine Waumsley: fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, harpHarpThe harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings... - Calum Scott: drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
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Jo writes the band's songs and is the unquestioned front woman of the group. Jo has been singing and writing her own songs since 1996, and first became noted for her performances at the Unplugged
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
night in Jim's Bar of the QM Union
Queen Margaret Union
The Queen Margaret Union is one of two students' unions at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1890, it caters for the social and cultural needs of its members by providing a range of services including, entertainments, catering, shop facilities, bars and games.-History:The Queen...
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A multi-instrumentalist, Jo also accompanies "folk" legend Vashti Bunyan
Vashti Bunyan
Vashti Bunyan is an English singer-songwriter. In 1970, Bunyan released her first album, Just Another Diamond Day. The album sold very few copies, and Bunyan, discouraged, abandoned her musical career...
in her touring band playing flute, piano, kalimba and concertina.
Since April 2006 Jo has been touring extensively, as the mainstay of Vashti's band, throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. At home in the UK she also featured in the extremely unusual collaborative spectacle, the Zero Degrees of Separation tour, becoming an integral part of the band featuring Adem, Juana Molina
Juana Molina
Juana Molina is a singer-songwriter and an actress.-Biography:Following the 1976 Argentine coup d'état, her mother fled the country and lived in exile in Paris for five years...
, Vetiver and Vashti herself. This culminated in a Carnegie Hall show in New York in February, curated by the legendary David Byrne.
In the last year, Jo has also appeared as a solo artist playing shows across the globe, beginning with a session on Nic Harcourt's show 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' on Santa Monica's KCRW; moving through LA, New York, Australia and Tokyo; and most recently at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Discography
Although Jo was offered demo deals with both Island Records and Polydor’s subsidiary Fiction, she formed her own label, Lo-Five, to release her music.EPs
- "The Moth and the Moon" / "Black Sun" (2010)
- Antidote (2003)
- Fluffy Brain (2004)
External links
- KCRW.com
- nicharcourt.com
- anotherday.co.uk - Vashti Bunyan Official Site
- Jo Mango's Hootenanny interview at stv.tv
General links
- jomango.co.uk – The official Jo Mango website.