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632 bars of orchestration, across 144 staves, 32 minutes and 56 seconds of music (back to back) and I don't know how many hours of work but I've loved every second. I'm almost done - a few tweaks to make but @dunkfestival there is a very special performance coming your way ... Lots more to share with you over the coming weeks including a spotlight on my guests and colleagues Lef, Lucie, and Tom, Jos, my orchestra the wonderful Wilmink Project Orchestra, and the incredible DaniΓ«l van Nes who has created a visual film response to Supplication that will premiere in the theatre at Dunk! Festival. Wow. It's an honour to work with each of these artists, thank you all so much!
Spring was in our forest yesterday, here in our corner of South East London. New life forces abound, what a beautiful and affirming afternoon it was πΏπ±πΌ
Wishing you all a joyous and creative week!
Love Jo x
LEF - Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari Lucie Dehli Tom Atherton Jos Pijnappel
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Thank you so much Jo for sharing your wonderful journey with us. I can’t wait to make some magic with you and the fabulous team. Dunk is going to be very special this year. Love you xxxxxx
I am devastated I can’t attend this πππ
Wow, this has been an epic journey we bet, and now you have the joyful anticipation of it all leaping off the score live! Huge congrats! XXXXX
Have you ever been to Beckenham Place Park? It's a wonderful place currently filled with signs of spring. I spend most of my time there with the camera while off sick from work. Would love to show you around if you ever have the time for a couple of hours' stroll. This is a picture of a pair of kestrels from the park.... PM me if interested...
Over 600 bars? That's what I call proper bender.
So glad to hear you have completed this challenging effort! Hopefully you now have a little time to get some rest prior to starting the next effort! π₯°πΌπ₯°
Can't wait to hear it!
Wonderful words and the magical music will be incredible when performed full on with your orchestra. πΆβ€οΈ
You're magic. I can't wait to see what happens next. It's all so exciting!!!xx
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I struggle to learn a three minute blues song π€£
Beautiful
That's amazing!! Congratulations! Xxxxx
fantastic Jo... a hug from Verona β€
Wow! How amazing Joanna, you must be exhausted but exhilarated at the same time! Big hugs.xx β€οΈ
Sooooo excited!
What a week. This time last week I was in Copenhagen with the ever wonderful Myrkur - her new record Spine is outstanding and it was great to hear some tracks from this. Such a warm and welcoming crowd for me too, always a joy to play at VEGA and I hope very much to return to you all soon!
I made a brief but dramatic appearance at Islington Assembly Halls as the guest of the mighty Enslaved, to perform Congelia with them, and I LOVED THIS GIG!!! I would love to to a whole set with them actually one day, sssshhh let's keep that a secret. I'm usually a soloist as you know, so it's a true joy to be able to make music with such a powerful army of performers, a true dream! Hope you're enjoying your deluxe version of Heimdal!
To round the week off I was in Manchester for the final co-headline concert with Jon Gomm this time at the Deaf Institute. This is a STUNNING venue, wow!! Really beautiful, and I'd love to be back here. I always love playing in Manchester and you always give me such a warm welcome, thank you with my whole heart. A pleasure to chat to you afterwards too and I'm especially happy to hear about some of you who are taking to your violins and cellos again after many years, and finding your loves once again. This is SO inspiring.
Thank you to you all for your ongoing support and friendship, love to all, and see some of you in Oslo at the end of the month for Inferno Festival!
Love jo x
Photo 1 by the master @Peter Troest VEGA Copenhagen
Photo 2 Bransholm Photography VEGA Copenhagen
Photo 3 Artur Tarczewski Enslaved London Islington Assembly Halls
Photo 4 selfie me and Ivar
Photo 6 At The Barrier insta crop
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Loved having you as did the audience, hence the actual chant as you walked back on stage π€£π₯°
Amazing adventures in wonderful places with fantastic people! Bravo! πππβοΈ
I've loved discovering your music after seeing you with Jon at The Old Woollen. We just had to get tickets for Manchester last Thursday too. Thanks for inspiring me to rediscover my violin again and for your very kind words and the hug after the gig too. So when are your next gigs?
You got any London dates coming up in the Spring, Jo?
Oh wow ..you are officially THE busiest person on the planet !! Xxx
Thank you so much for a most wonderful concert in Manchester! Well done after your hugely hectic week ππ»♥οΈ
Great & good luck all
Well done to all, the photos look amazing
You can't come back to Manchester soon enough Jo. π§‘
Was hoping you would of been in Leeds as well..π
Great Jo
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I'm back from a HUGELY busy week, I've some lovely photos and stories to share from Copenhagen, London and Manchester but first PLEASE DON'T BUY SCAM MERCH!!! I only sell merch from my merch table, or from my own band camp store, or via By Norse. Thank you for letting me know about these posts, I don't see them but now I'm aware of them I have reported them. Sadly it's very common to have people scam like this, hopefully you'll be aware that my merch is first class and not some cruddy dross so you'll know it's not mine but it is a bit annoying to have to deal with!
Hope you're all well, Jo xxx
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Yeah hope you are well too
Great seeing you. What a performance β€οΈππ»ππ»
I was thinking it was a fake merch to go alongside a new punk cello grindcore super group you were starting… dreams dashed π hope you’re well and all the best!
They try it with several Artist and Bands, its easy to tell, most they just sell it for one day only .. but it is as you say SCAM , when I see it I report it to the Artist at first and even 2 to Fb , but FB they don't do anything with it is my oppinion .. Lets all look fo the original merchandise and not buying any Scam for our money... Wishing you a great weekend and hopefully in the near future yoy may have some concert gigs again in NL and evenso if is possible again in Cafe De Cactus Muziekcafe, Kleinste Podium van Twente it was great many years ago on that sunday afternoon, LgrMarian <3 (Hengelo Ov)
Very artful makeup there Jo. π If my cormorant gets merch scammed it’ll haunt them!
Lovely, as always! Yeah this scammers are everywhere and had been onto you quite massively (reported a number of them to you / Facebook - the scammers are impossible to overcome but it feels good to report a few of them anyway.
I got 2 of those dodgey merch places come up on my Facebook ,,,,,time for a chill for you or back on the road? Have a great weekend.
Super proud to hear that you've gotten to the stage where people want to sell scam Jo Quail merch. What a milestone
Wonderful performance in Manchester Jo and so lovely to meet you afterwards. Come back soon. π§‘
Hope you are doing well. Any venue in Hungary again in the near future? ππ I hope so...
Lovely photo, hopefully see you somewhere this year! π»πβοΈ
Beautiful you x
I thought those messages looked a bit dodgy...lovely photo ...glad it went well.
I get fake merch links all the time, I am continually blocking them . It is starting to become a problem.
Took me a bit to realize they were scams. Now we know and can report plus direct them to your bandcamp/bynorse pages. btw, the Macha Men's T-Shirt on bynorse is quite nice.
We can all rest assured though that scammers tricking money out of people who want to support people doesn't go against Facebooks Community Standard. They can post whatever unofficial merchandise they like.
Plenty of it going on, there are even scammers selling fake hoodies supposedly from my local Mountain Rescue team.
Yes I was getting spammed too but would only ever buy direct from you π hope it gets sorted. Wished I could have got to Manchester on Thursday. See you soon somewhere x
You look amazing. Hope it's ok saying that. Can't be too sure nowadays.
Lovely photo Jo x
Grande Jo.. ciao da Verona
Aww. You’re not coming to Stockholm next weekend? I’m hoping to get a photo pass and was eager for new photos of you.
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Makeup! suits you π
On my way to Copenhagen to play at @vegacph for my sister in sound @myrkurmyrkur β€οΈ such a privilege to be playing this concert. See you soon! Xx
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safe travels, have fun! xxxxx
Speaking of Myrkur...I remember, I was in Budapest in 2018, on December 13, a bit cold, but I was warmed by the thought that I would see Myrkur up close. The surprise of the evening was another one, I was discovering Jo Quail!ππ₯°
Great, Jo! Unfortunately I won't make it tonight, but hope you enjoy the time in Copenhagen.
You won't get that in the overhead locker
You and Amalie are a musical dream come true. I hope that you will both come to the Czech Republic someday. Best regards to you and Amalia. π
I thought you were next to a latex wearing person’s ass before looking again. Sometimes we see what we want to see π.
Have a great gig! π»πβοΈ
Looking forward to it!
Safe travels gorgeous Joanna, love Myrkur.xxβ€οΈβ€οΈ
Great gig and travel safe!πΌππΌ
Early bird catches the plane! have a great gigπΆπX
What's that piece about the moon called? The one where it's sometimes hidden, but we persevere nonetheless.
Have a great time,
Have a fabulous time
Safe and happy travels x
A hug from Verona dear Jo β€οΈ
Safe travels Jo
Save travel and enjoy your stay
Enjoy it ladies
Godspeed! π
You played so good. Loved the tracks you did. Haven't heard them before
Have fun
enjoy lady
Looking so much forward seeing you again in dk π€©
After party? π
Concerts
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28Mar, 2024Inferno Metal Festival Norway 28 – 31 March 2024
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11May, 2024Dunk! Festival Ghent – Premiere performance of Supplication, with Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari and the Wilmink Project Orkest, conducted by Jos Pijnappel – also featuring Lucie Dehli, Tom Atherton and more!
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14Jun, 2024Secret Garden Sheffield Festival – a beautiful intimate setting for an evening of music with me, Matt Howden and Isis Moray. Please note this is a concert in a beautiful private home, location will be advised once you have your ticket, and please email sieben.mh@gmail.com to secure your place.
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15Jun, 2024Secret Garden Sheffield Festival – a beautiful intimate setting for an afternoon of music with me, Matt Howden and Mark Villholm, starting time 12 noon. Please note this is a concert in a beautiful private home, location will be advised once you have your ticket, and please email sieben.mh@gmail.com to secure your place.
'Jo shines in her compositional craft and an ingenuity in approaching what her instrument can do.β 8/10