Jo Hamilton joins Jordan for a chat in the studio this week to enlighten us on some of her influences, the stories behind the songs and what we can expect in the future. On top that we are treated to the fabulous 'Pick Me Up' taken from Jo's album 'Gown'.johamilton.ComBio“When Jo sings, something thaws that I didn’t even realise was frozen. It’s a magical thing. Jo Hamilton is elemental, gazing out at us with empathy, affection and hope, but perhaps also with the melancholy of some-one who couldn’t stay anywhere long enough to feel like she truly belonged. Perhaps it’s this distance that makes her perspective unique”. - Sweet Billy Pilgrim (2009 Mercury Music Prize Nominee).Stemming from a nomadic family with roots in both Kenya and Jamaica, Jo Hamilton was brought up in a house two miles from the nearest neighbour in the wilds of northern Scotland. Her parents moved constantly in her youth, which saw her spending periods in Turkey, UAE, Kuwait, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. In her late
