Biography
Born and raised in the town of Wigan, Joe Yorke is a versatile musician, producer and songwriter. Joe’s music takes the potency, politics, solidarity and DIY ethics of punk and the influence of British/Irish traditional folk to fertilise a resoundingly warm and heartfelt composition. Song subjects reflect both concrete and abstract politics of the self and society.
Joe was brought up on a rich selection of British Trad and Morris tunes played by his father Tim Onions. Tim is a fiddle and concertina player and regular Trad session attendee in the North. This hereditary passion, organically grew into a future collaboration on Joe’s EP ‘Concrete World’, released on Manchester based DIY punk label ‘Pumpkin Records’ to a solid reception.
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As a teen Joe instigated and played in various bands within the local music scene such as dub/rock influenced ‘Liberation’, playing numerous gigs and festivals. He moved on to play in Manchester based band ‘Black Star Dub Collective’, a respected, radical, reggae ensemble. Whilst continuing with other musical projects including ‘Conscious Youth, Joe has returned to his folk roots with solo act ‘Joe Yorke’. He has become a refreshing and powerful solo performer making a presence on the festival circuit, with collaborations and performances with the likes of ‘Firepit Collective’ ,accompaniments from David Garner of ‘Choonz’ and Philppa Metcalfe of ‘KilnAboy’.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.