Jon Redfern is tagged as: folk, singer-songwriter, acoustic, alternative, british www.jonredfern.com - Jon Redfern is a new songwriter and musician with folk roots but diverse musical influences. Half British, half Chinese, he was born in Brighton, England and lived in North Wales from the age of 12. Jon’s songwriting style stems from the personal and acoustic tradition of John Martyn and Nick Drake and his broad musical influences range from progressive rock to jazz and world music. At the age of 11 Jon became interested in the electric guitar techniques and music of Edddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page. When he was 18 he swapped his electric for an acoustic and moved towards the playing styles of guitarists such as Roy Harper and John Renbourn. At this time Jon moved to Durham, England to study horticulture and became influenced by North Eastern folk music. Here, he developed his singing and percussion skills (playing tabla, congas and djembe) and at 22 joined the young borders band Tarras, who shortly after signed a record deal with Topic Records. Over the next 5 years Tarras released 2 albums and toured extensively in Europe and the U.S. The band shared their song writing and singing duties giving Jon a chance to find his own unique voice, and to develop his arrangement skills. After Tarras disbanded, Jon moved between Manchester and the ... Read More About Jon Redfern Biography...  Send Jon Redfern ringtones to your cell
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