Jo McCafferty

Jo McCafferty is an acoustic singer-songwriter from Aberdeen, Scotland. She has released seven albums to date:
Career
McCafferty has spent time playing with many different bands and artists, including Midge Ure, Donnie Munro (Runrig), Fish, Marillion and Glenn Tilbrook. She has played in many venues including the Amsterdam Paradiso, Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom, Croydon's Fairfield Halls, and many other high-profile locations throughout Europe and the US.
In 2005, McCafferty formed the Jo McCafferty Band to play with Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls. The band went on to play a couple of more times throughout the year, and brought a whole new sound to the usually acoustic material. In 2006, McCafferty supported Marillion again in Portsmouth on 9 June 2007, as well playing as a special guest in 2011 at their fanclub Convention in Port Zealande, in the Netherlands.
On 11 May 2009, McCafferty recorded Overtaking on a Bend, working with longtime producer and engineer Grant Milne. The album was released through McCafferty's website and she chronicled the making of the album through a blog.
McCafferty has played limited gigs since becoming a mother in 2012, but this included her first show back in November 2012 with Joan Armatrading.
Discography
*Nothing Whispered to Katy (1994)
*Radiaxial (2001)
*The 8 Year Gap (2003)
*Papercuts & Lime (2004)
*Games For One (2004) (best of and studio recordings)
*Live At The Moorings (2005)
*Overtaking on a Bend (2010)

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