Biography
There are two bands using this name
1> A 1960s rock band from Birmingham, England. Formed by Robert Plant in 1966 and formed again in 2010 (same band name, different musicians with Plant). In the 60s the last of several line-ups included Robert Plant and John Bonham who went on to join Led Zeppelin. Also notable, the band's roadie was Noddy Holder.
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The earliest incarnation of the group was formed in 1966 by Plant. Conflicts with the band's management led to Plant leaving the group after a few months. He quickly tried to form his own Band of Joy, but it soon folded. A third incarnation of the band, including Plant's childhood friend John Bonham, lasted from 1967 to mid-1968. Their brand of soul and blues was popular with Birmingham mods. The final 60's lineup recorded a number of demo recordings in early 1968, but broke up in May 1968 when a recording contract failed to materialize. In 2010 Robert Plant and Band Of Joy launched a tour - the one musician in common being Robert Plant with a whole new cast of players now called the Band Of Joy.
1967–1968 lineup
* Robert Plant — lead vocals
* Kevyn Gammond — guitar, vocals
* Chris Brown — organ
* Paul Lockey — bass guitar, guitar, vocals
* John Bonham — drums
2010 lineup
* Robert Plant — lead vocals
* Patty Griffin - vocals
* Buddy Miller, guitar, vocals
* Darrell Scott - multi instrumentalist, vocals
* Byron House - bass guitar, vocals
* Marco Giovino - drums and percussion, vocals
2> A Swedish band founded of the friends Hannes Dahlrot, Matti Nilsson & Anton Ingvarsson in Karlshamn during christmas 2003 or more official spring 2004. The music is experimental and quite hard to describe with just a few words since every song differs from the others in style and character. Folk music of different sorts is a big source of inspiration but also surf-music, circus-sounds, balkanbeats and psychedelic jazz are styles that are more or less represented in Band of Joy’s repertoire. The songs are musical adventures that lead you all over the world. Band of Joy is mostly a live-band that suits just as good at festivals, rock-clubs and odd gatherings in the countryside. They have toured everywhere from the dense forests in northern Sweden to bright landscapes of southern Bosnia.
2003-2008 lineup
* Matti Nilsson — guitar, kazoo, crazy noises
* Ola Olsson — bass, crazy dancing
* Hannes Dahlrot — drums, percussion, crazy mind
2009-2013 lineup
* Matti Nilsson — guitar, sitar, kazoo
* Anton Ingvarsson — bass, opera
* Hannes Dahlrot — drums, percussion
Tours:
2012
Ode to Joy, Mossagårdsfestivalen - 16:e June
Band of Joy & Vin, Karlshamn - 30:e June
Säljeryds kulturvecka - 7:e July
Krokstrandsfestivalen - 28:e July
Fest i Logen - 15:e June
Nicke Nudels 30-års kalas, Malmö - 28 april
Ode to joy, Lund - 3 March
2011
Smålands nation, Lund - 30 Nov
Papa Dave & Jo´s bröllop, Söderköping - 8 Oct
Christiania 40 år, Köpenhamn - 26, 30 Sep & 1 Oct
Pub i Kims lada, Fogdarp - 24 Sep
Fest i snickeriet, Gråbo - 10 Sep
Dragonfly Festival - Ekehagens Forntidsby, Åsarp - 19 Aug
& vin, Karlshamn - 7 Aug
Mjällbofestivalen, Uddebo - 5 Aug
Krokstrandsfestivalen, Krokstrand - 30 July
Östersjöfestivalen, Karlshamn - 21-22 July
Love & Peace, Säljeryd - 2 July
Mossagårdsfestivalen med Ode to Joy, Veberöd - 18 June
Premiär för Ode to Joy på Moriskan, Malmö - 17 June
Fest i logen - Dädesjö Folkpark - 27 May
Skogsfesten II - Dals-Långed - 14 May
Valborg-Blot i Brännestad - 30 April
Miljöpartiets årsmöte – Munkagården, Karlshamn – 5 March
2010
Band of Joy på Volym – Tisdagsgalej, Malmö – 19 Oct
Groddar & Gräsrötter – Landet, Stockholm - 23 Sep
Nordens folkhögskola – Kickoff, Biskops Arnö - 22 Sep
Arena 305 – Kulturnatt, Halmstad - 11 Sep
Säljerydsfestivalen – Uråsa - 27 Aug
Suset - Utanför Aalborg, Danmark - 21 Aug
Klubb Kristallen - Klaffbron – Malmö - 18 Aug
Äggstock – Karlshamn - 13 Aug
Krokstrandsfestivalen – Krokstrand - 31 July
Födelsedagskalas i lada – Silvåkra - 10 July
Filip & Maries bröllop – Kirseberg, Malmö - 19 June
Röstånga tillsammans - Basist med halsfluss, Röstånga - 23 May
Ode To Joy - Operagrillen, Malmö - 22 May
Syndikalisterna 100 år - Sundbyberg, Stockholm - 15 May
2009
Releasfest - Kontrapunkt, Malmö - 30 Oct
Cafe Deluxe - Med Lucas Scheffold Band, Växjö - 17 Oct
Klubb Issimo - Musikens Hus, Göteborg - 3 Oct
Sjöpuben på Knösö - Vaniljkaffe och dans, Karlskrona - 19 sep
Klubb Kristallen - Babel, Malmö - 17 Sep
Säljerydsfestivalen - Säljeryd - 29 Aug
Skogsbröllop - Smålandskogen - 29 Aug
Alumatältet - Malmöfestivalen, Malmö - 14 Aug
Leende Geten - Bröllopsjubileum, Brekille - 8 Aug
Cirkusfest i Rosengård - Cirkus Cirkör, Malmö - 8 Aug
Utmarksmusiken - Värmland, Ransbysätern - 25 July
Tjåsas 2-dagarsparty - Smedstorp - 10 July
Da Flo-Bravefest - Dala-Floda - 3 July
Miljömusik - Folkets park, Malmö - 5 June
Uterock - Bräknehoby - 30 May
Efter arbetet - Mejeriet, Lund - 28 May
Band of Joy - Bodon, Malmö - 22 May
Stenebyskolans examensfest - Dals Långed - 16 May
Klubb Estrad - Göteborg - 9 May
Valborgsblot - Brännestad - 30 April
POUSK 2009 - Åryd - 11 April
Kontrapunkt - Malmö - 28 March
Henriksberg - Göteborg - 27 March
Stödfest för Möllevångsfestivalen - Bodoni, Malmö - 14 Feb
2008
Midvinterblot på Knösö - Karlskrona - 22 Dec
Vårdagjämning på Knösö - Karlskrona - 24 March
2007
Club Bock - Bosnien - 30 July
Säljerydsfestivalen - Säljeryd - 21 July
Brekilles musikfest - Brekille - 14 July
Unga riksteaterns sommarläger – Varberg - 14 July
Öland Roots - Sandbergen -13 July
Da-Flo Bravefest - Dala-Floda - 12 July
Tjåsas 40års fest – Smedstorp - 16 June
2006
Capellagården - Öland, Vickleby - 18 Nov
Inkonst - Club Zebra, Malmö - 17 Nov
Frank i P3 - Göteborg - 18 Oct
Lokal med högt i tak - Göteborg - 15 Sep
Sommarfest i Hembygdsparken - Hässleholm - 2 Sep
Slottsskogen Goes Progressive - Göteborg - 12 Aug
Kulturfestivalen Starka tillsammans - Karlshamn - 6 Aug
Säljeryds multi-kulti-festival - 5 Aug
Tipifesten - Höganäs - 29 July
Möllevångsfestivalen - Moriskans, Malmö - 29 July
Mjällbofestivalen - Uddebo - 28 July
Östersjöfestivalen - Karlshamn - 22 July
Da-Flo bravefest - Dala Floda - 15 July
Alternativa politikerveckan - Café Minan, Visby - 5 July
Antons studentfest - Karlshamn - 8 June
Fältbiologernas ungdomsläger - Öland , Grönhögen - 27 May
Kulturkentaurens Festival - Kristianstad - 25 May
Vårfest i gamla Lyckholms bryggerier - Göteborg - 6 May
Truckstop Alaska - Göteborg - 5 May
Dansfest med Sci-Fi SKÅNE – Karlshamn - 22 April
Dennis och Emils 30 år – Folketshus, Karlshamn - 15 April
Fest-i-valen - Norrköping - 4 Feb
Café deluxé - Växjö - 6 Jan
2005
Österlens Folkhögskola - 25 Nov
Keramikvernissage på Kalmar museum - Kalmar - 23 Nov
Capellagårdens skördefest - Öland - 12 Nov
Säljeryds musikcafé - Säljeryd - 5 Nov
Kartago - Sölvesborg - 1 Oct
Capellagården - Vickleby - 30 Sep
Skogspuben - Blekingeskogen - 24 Sep
Säljerydfestivalen - "Fest i ditt val", Säljeryd - 26 Aug
Sticky fingers - Göteborg - 25 Aug
Utmarksmusiken - Ransbysätern - 12-13 Aug
Emmabodafestivalen - Rasslebygd - 11 Aug
Östersjöfestivalen - Galleri K, Karlshamn - 22 July
Äggstockfestivalen - Karlshamn - 16 July
Starka tillsammans - Kastellet, Karlshamn - 14 July
Brekille folkmusikfest - Brekille - 2 July
Grebbestads folkhögskola – Grebbestad - 25 May
Vårblot – Göteborg - 21 May
Ölands folkhögskola – Skogsby - 19 May
Uppåt-framåt - Göteborg - 16 April
Uppåt-framåt - Göteborg - 13 April
Inkonst - Pussy club med Dungen , Malmö - 11 Feb
Kulturkentauren - Kristianstad - 22 Jan
Lokstallarna – På Scenup - Karlshamn - 15 Jan
2004
Klubb Krutov – Kalmar - 22 Dec
Smålands nation – Klubb Vibrator, Lund
Emmabodafestivalens efterfest – Emmaboda
Säljeryds musikfest - Säljeryd
Rockslaget – Companiet , Karlshamn
Kalle Trygg 30 år – Mulö, Karlshamns skärgård
Karlshamns tågperrong – Karlshamn
Utmarksmusiken – Finnskogen, Norra Värmland
Äggstockfestivalen – Bellevueparken, Karlshamn
Calypsofest - Brekille
Galleri K x 3 – Östersjöfestivalen, Karlshamn
Skogsdisco - Midsommar i Smålandskogen, Växjö
Hemma hos Ola Hammartröm – Asarum
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.