JEZ LOWE

Jez Lowe has long been one of the UK’s busiest folk performers, playing for audiences the world over, either solo, (with guitar, cittern and harmonica accompaniment), or with his band The Bad Pennies. He has recorded over 20 albums, the most recent of which is called “Oubliette”.

His Men At Words tour of North America saw Jez joining forces with James Keelaghan and Archie Fisher for much-acclaimed concerts across Canada and the USA. And as part of The Pitmen Poets (with Bob Fox, Benny Graham and Billy Mitchell), Jez has helped to rekindle the fire in the tradition of mining songs and culture of his native region in a series of sell out theatre performances around the UK.

Over the last couple of decades, the likes of Fairport Convention, The Dubliners, The Unthanks, Mary Black, Bob Fox, The Young 'Uns and dozens more have adopted his songs for their own repertoires. So, even if you’ve never heard the man himself, you’ll have heard his songs, sung at festivals, club-gigs, open-mikes or on CD, by the great and good, the professional and the enthusiast, the young and not-so-young. What higher accolade could a songwriter hope for?

Richard Thompson has called him “The best singer songwriter to come out of the UK for a long time”, and personally invited him to play at the Meltdown Festival at London’s South Bank Centre in 2010.

Jez’s contributions to the BBC Radio series The Radio Ballads have cemented this reputation, with a Sony Radio Award among the many accolades coming its way. The project culminated in a live BBC Radio 2 broadcast In November 2018 to commemorate The Great War Centenary that featured Jez alongside the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

Also in recent years Jez has joined forces with another great UK singer/songwriter and guitarist Steve Tilston and as Tilston & Lowe they made one of the truly great folk CDs of modern times, “The Janus Game.” The duo have appeared twice for Martello in north Suffolk and Jez has also played several enthusiastically received solo shows at the Canopy Theatre. This gig is sure to be another classic evening of great songs and stories.

‘Jez Lowe is one of our finest songwriters.’ - BBC Radio 2

“Destined to become a folk classic in the top echelons of Jez’s already illustrious and extensive canon.” - FATEA Magazine (reviewing latest CD “Oubliette”)

"Jez Lowe remains on fine form — funny, biting, and deeply moving, often within the span of a single song. A night that proved once again that the North East’s finest voice hasn’t lost an ounce of its fire, nor his ability to make a small room feel like the centre of the world." - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Review 2025

For more info, music and video visit https://www.jezlowe.com/