JO HARMAN And Company are performing at the Brontë Blues Club in Laycock tomorrow night.

Jo is an original British singer-songwriter and band leader whose work is broadly influenced by gospel, soul, country, rock and other ‘roots’ sensibilities.

In March this year the Daily Mirror described her as ‘the finest female soul blues singer in the UK’.

Blues Magazine claimed that Harman’s music “mainlines the human soul”, while Country Music Magazine hailed her CD Dirt On My Tongue as “a landmark album”.

Jo’s voice has been described as a glorious instrument, immensely expressive and with a tone that can send shivers down the spine.

Jo’s rise has been meteoric over the last couple of years since she was spotted at an open-mic night by BiGiAM management and signed as an artist-in-development.

Brontë Blues Club spokesman Maggie Marsden said: “Jo’s talent and potential were quickly recognised by others and her first-ever European performances were supporting acts such as The Cranberries, Don McLean and Mick Hucknall.

Jo secured over 50 UK and European festival gigs over in 2013, including prestigious slots at the likes of Cheltenham and Edinburgh Jazz Festivals.

Last summer Jo shared the stage at Parkpop In The Hague with the likes of Bob Geldof and Sinead O’Connor, performing to more than 300,000 people, and she has also performed at the Royal Albert Hall with Robert Plant and Van Morrison.

Jo also appeared on prime time European TV and mainstream radio, as well as making three appearances within six months at the world famous Paradiso, Amsterdam.

Recently Jo was voted Best UK Female Vocalist, before being named as one of just 12 outstanding musicians, from all genres, to receive substantial funding from UK Trade and Industry to develop a recording career in the USA.

Maggie said: “We can guarantee that that Jo will never appear at the BBC again so it really is now or never!”

Tickets for tomorrow’s concert cost £10. There are available by visiting bronteblues.com or the Turkey Inn at Goose Eye. Doors open at 7.30pm, and support will be from Brontë Blues Club house band BBC5.