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Jez Lowe
Lowe on stage in 2011
Background information
Birth name
John Gerard Lowe
Born
(1955-07-14) 14 July 1955 (age 68) Easington Colliery, County Durham, England
Occupation(s)
Folk singer and songwriter
Years active
c. 1979–present
Website
jezlowe.com
Musical artist
John Gerard "Jez" Lowe (born 14 July 1955)[1] is an English folk singer-songwriter. Lowe was born and raised in County Durham, in a family with Irish roots. He is known primarily for his compositions dealing with daily life in North-East England, particularly in his hometown of Easington Colliery. He attended St Francis RC Grammar School in nearby Hartlepool and later studied languages at Sunderland Polytechnic. He performs both as a solo artist and with his backing band, The Bad Pennies.[1] In addition to singing his songs, Lowe accompanies himself and The Bad Pennies on guitar, harmonica, cittern, and piano.[1]
^ abcColin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1527/8. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
John Gerard "Jez" Lowe (born 14 July 1955) is an English folk singer-songwriter. Lowe was born and raised in County Durham, in a family with Irish roots...
Steve Tilston (born 26 March 1950) is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. Steve Tilston was born in Liverpool and brought up in Leicestershire...
Peter Bellamy, James Keelaghan, Clive Gregson, The Queensberry Rules, JezLowe, Last Orders, Bram Taylor, and Grace Notes. Their anthologies have included...
musical direction by John Tams, and contributions from Karine Polwart, JezLowe and Cara Dillon among others. The following ballads were broadcast between...
deaths in South Africa for insurance payouts. The song "Simian Son" by JezLowe concerning incidents in Hartlepool references the incident. The 2018 novel...
Jones, Gina McKee and Monica Dolan. The Northumbrian singer/songwriter JezLowe has a satirical song "The Simian Son" (originally known as "The Monkey's...
their eighties, as they visit the Durham Miners' Gala. British musician JezLowe wrote the song "The Sea and the Deep Blue Devil" from the perspective of...
Purdon Colin Ross Kathryn Tickell Robert Whinham The Witches of Elswick JezLowe Christine Collister Ruth Keggin Aidan O'Rourke Alistair Hulett Alasdair...
Donnini is commemorated in the song "Donnini Doolally" by Easington singer JezLowe on his album Doolally. British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997) Monuments...
having an active group in Sedgefield. Contemporary folk musicians include JezLowe and Ged Foley. In 2018, The Arts Council funded the Stories of Sanctuary...
Lauren Laverne, ex-lead singer of Kenickie, later radio and TV presenter JezLowe, folk singer, songwriter and broadcaster Bob and Alf Pearson, singers,...
Chris Parkinson, co-founder of the British folk band The House Band 2019: JezLowe, County Durham folk singer-songwriter Folkestra, The Sage Gateshead’s youth...
work of Darwin. The artists involved were Chris Wood, Karine Polwart, JezLowe, Stu Hanna, Mark Erelli, Rachael McShane, Emily Smith and Krista Detor...
Utah Saints are an English electronic music duo consisting of members Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt. The band had three top-ten and another five top-40 singles...
generation of traditional Northumbrian folk musicians such as Ed Pickford and JezLowe, who have reinvigorated the local scene and artists like fiddler Nancy...
in Easington and the village is named in song lyrics. Singer-songwriter JezLowe was born and brought up in Easington. His song, "Last of the Widows", was...
is remembered in the song The Miami by English folk singer-songwriter JezLowe on his album Jack Common’s Anthem. The Historical Enquiries Team (HET)...
Entitled Kitchen Songs, it includes performances and duets with Ralph McTell, JezLowe, Pete Coe and Steve Tilston – all recorded in their respective kitchens...
Graeme Miles, Alex Glasgow, Archie Fisher, John Tams, Peter Bellamy and JezLowe, plus a centrepiece track, "The Romantic Tees", written by Adrian McNally...
Shropshire to compose the songs. The artists were: Chris Wood, Karine Polwart, JezLowe, Mark Erelli, Emily Smith, Rachael McShane, Krista Detor and Stu Hanna...
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