After a 12 year crusade to become a lead guitar legend Jo Bywater finally broadened her pathway to incorporate and unleash a new brand of original tunes. 2005 finally brought her the awakening she couldn’t ignore to deliver words of wisdom, inspiration and tortured souls on the ears of the public. She takes the form of an innovative and inspired, emotional sharing and shedding musical force and joins the pool of credible independent songwriters in the music industry.  Stripped of electric guitar she walks solo and acoustic, her style hails alone forging its own groove. She is an infection of tasty riffs and blues rawness, a melting pot of styles and influence, laced with funk and injected with the rusty edge of vocal honesty.   Her tunes are comprised of lyrics ‘with a view’ coated in catchy melody pushing the headway while the guitar chases them up in the rear but by no means the background.

As a lead guitarist Jo’s accolades have included gigs and recordings with various artists, as well as tours such as summer festivals 2005 across Canada and the USA.  Selected highlights are MTV reality pilot show and album recordings, Liverpool Music Week 2015/5, performances at Ladyfest Manchester and International Pop Overthrow 2015, International Guitar Festival of Great Britain and tour of Spain 2002, Burnley Blues Festival and The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival 2015  More detailed information can be found at www.webpresskit.net/jobywater.

As a performing songwriter Jo’s gigs in Liverpool have included Liverpool Music Week 2005, Zanzibar and Barfly. In the USA she performed at The Stage Door in New Hampshire. She also organises an acoustic night based primarily in Liverpool called ‘Flytrap’ in correspondence with fellow songwriter Sam Kearney with whom she also plays bass guitar.

Her guitar influences range from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Blind Melon, Pearl Jam, Nuno Bettencourt and  the Red Hot Chili Peppers to more recent song writing appreciation in Neil Young, Fiona Apple and Ani DiFranco

A small collection of Jo’s songs and contact information can be found online at www.myspace.com/jobywater.