About Jo…
Jo currently performs with The Twistettes, Girobabies, Minerva Wakes and DJ Jo Jive & The B-Hive 5. She has toured extensively while releasing five albums across projects.
Jo saw the publication of her debut pamphlet ‘Minerva and the Whir’ in 2021 by Wordville Press followed by a number of spoken word performances across the UK. She has subsequently had poetry and short-stories printed in a number of UK publications.
As an artist, Jo creates abstract photography pieces influenced by nature as well as capturing moody yet magical landscapes. Her first collection of was called the ‘Goddess Awakes’ and was launched in 2021. Most recently, Jo has been working on t-shirt designs under the name ‘Punk-A-Delica’ mixing her love for all things punk and all things psychadelic.
Combining her passion for music and sound with yoga asana and spirituality, Jo’s workshops and classes offer a unique and emersive experience. Her aim when delivering yoga and creative practices is always to bring a little peace, joy and contentment to those who take part while fuelling the fire of change, radical self-realisation and a sense of agency in the world.
Mission
To create laughter, dance, tears and expression through heartfelt stomps and explosive screams of joy and flames.
To release everything that needs to be let out so we can live free and wild and true. Relief begins from a place of loud compassion for both ourselves and those around us.
Very close to Jo’s heart is a desire to help those who are sore, either physically or mentally, through sharing music, art and words or offering healing practices and techniques.
Most importantly, she wants to help people feel they are not alone. We are all together. Kicking and screaming to be ourselves. To be seen.
Ethos
All of Jo’s works address wider social, political or societal issues. This has been influenced by her upbringing in a mining family with Romani heritage. There was always a hint of utopian hope in the air as she grew up. Always a battle for the rights of the every-day person, challenging oppression and greed. This has influenced Jo’s work and approach in innumerable ways.
Peace
Peace is worth fighting for as surely as war achieves nothing
Certainly not peace
Words are our weapon
The soul way to lampoon hearts to the depths required for change
Is words
Jo D’arc
