Jon Redfern
Jon Redfern is an English singer-songwriter, born in 1985 in Brighton, East Sussex.
His jazz-influenced style of folk music has been compared (unfavorably, at least by a BBC reviewer -- but more enthusiastically by others) to Nick Drake and John Martyn. He is a former member of the trio Tarras, and is of mixed Chinese-English ancestry.
His singing first attracted attention when he was with Tarras, a band based in north-east England. Members of the band composed much of their repertoire and this gave Redfern the opportunity to develop his ideas as a songwriter. After Tarras disbanded, he continued to work in the north but also appeared occasionally in London where he collaborated with multi instrumentalist and arranger Patrick Durkan and bass player Joss Clapp.
His jazz-influenced style of folk music has been compared (unfavorably, at least by a BBC reviewer -- but more enthusiastically by others) to Nick Drake and John Martyn. He is a former member of the trio Tarras, and is of mixed Chinese-English ancestry.
His singing first attracted attention when he was with Tarras, a band based in north-east England. Members of the band composed much of their repertoire and this gave Redfern the opportunity to develop his ideas as a songwriter. After Tarras disbanded, he continued to work in the north but also appeared occasionally in London where he collaborated with multi instrumentalist and arranger Patrick Durkan and bass player Joss Clapp.
albums by Jon Redfern
Songs by Jon Redfern
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