LIVE
DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | INFO |
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09.05.2025 | HERMON ARTS @ 7.30pm | OSWESTRY | MORE INFO |
21.01.2025 | SALFORD CITY RADIO'S WITCHES HOUR @ 2pm | RADIO | MORE INFO |
08.10.2024 | SALFORD CITY RADIO'S WITCHES HOUR | RADIO | MORE INFO |
04.10.2024 | REAL FOOD & FARMING CONVERGENCE | OSWESTRY | MORE INFO |
21.07.2024 | JO AND RICK @ THE FESTIVAL AT THE EDGE | CLEOBURY MORTIMER | MORE INFO |
28.06.2024 | JO AND RICK // THE ANCESTOR IN ME | OSWESTRY | MORE INFO |
10.08.2024 | JO AND RICK @ HUGH LUPTON'S SUMMER SERIES | NORFOLK | MORE INFO |
24.08.2024 | JO AND RICK WITH ANNE WOOD | ULLAPOOL | MORE INFO |
Jo Jukes is a songwriter, artist, poet and author focusing on connection to the land and the natural world. Rick Wilson was drummer in post punk groups Family Fodder and The Work and is a multi-instrumentalist with years of diverse musical experience. Together they marry Jo’s emotive lyrics with Rick's distinctive world drum percussion.
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MUSIC
NEWS
Latest News
Jo and Rick's Third Album
As we move into 2025, Jo and Rick are finishing off writing, shaping and recording songs for their third album ‘Being Human’. This collection is scheduled for release on 1 st May but, in the meantime, they will be releasing four singles from the album to BBC Introducing, Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music, You tube and other streaming platforms on a monthly basis followed by an album launch gig in May.
First off, will be ‘I Can Invisible Myself’, a piece that started life as one of Jo’s poems off her wordpress site called ‘Invisible’. It's unusual in that Jo and Rick have swapped musical roles with Jo conceiving the rhythm on Rick’s partly smashed up gato tongue drum, whilst Rick plays zither. It’s a new sound which you can hear in January.
February will see an alternative folky song called ‘Awenydd’ released with Jo back on guitar and Rick on djembe.
In March comes ‘Standing Stone’ with a jazzy bossa nova swing with friend Niall Ross on saxophone.
April will bring ‘Rain’ - an ethereal, trancey song where Jo and Rick both play the handpan.
Jo's News
Podcasts & Book Talks
As well as her book talks Jo has been involved in some exciting podcasts recently. You can listen here to her being interviewed by Emily Wilkinson on her Desire Lines podcast talking about her nature writing, books, music, landscape, creativity, women’s voices and healing.
Listen on Spotify
Jo's books 'Finding Home - Journeys with the Hillforts of Shropshire' and ‘Finding Beauty – A Year of Nature Outside Your Door’ are still available for purchase.
Purchase Jo's Book
Workshops
Jo continues to deliver creative workshops in a variety of mediums from silversmithing, ancient crafting, song and movement to shiatsu healing.
She works on retreats, arts council funded projects as well as with private groups running a variety of workshops showing how connection to the land can influence and inspire creative expression.
This year Jo will be collaborating with a poet and nature photographer Phil Barnet (Birds Knit my Bones Together), running her art and poetry workshop on ‘Connecting to Nature’ and featuring a new song ‘I am making a nest of my hair’ with a series of natural sculpture workshops based around the theme of nests and protection.
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Rick's News
When Mountains Meet
Rick's tour with ‘When Mountains Meet’ last year took him all around Scotland performing his unique blend of drumming and percussion. The CD soundtrack to the show is now available on Bandcamp and has reached number sixteen in the European World Music Charts. There could be more performances on the cards this year in Britain and abroad. We’ll keep you posted on any exciting developments.
When Mountains Meet
Drumming Workshops
As well as working with musical partner Jo, Rick runs regular monthly drumming and rhythm workshops at Hermon Arts in Oswestry, Shropshire and is also available to private groups for booking. Rick is also trialing a second monthly drumming session at Hafan Yr Afon, Newtown, Powys.
For dates and times of Rick's Drumming workshops please check the Herman Art's Website.
Hermon Art's Website
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THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR WEBSITE. FOR MORE INFO AND BOOKINGS PLEASE EMAIL US AT
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All art on this website was made by Jo Jukes