Ottawa born, Burlington raised & London aged, this south western Ontario songwriter and singer, performs mostly original material.
As a member of the folk duo Sirens, Jo-Ann Lawton earned a C.F.M.A. {Canadian Folk Music Award} nomination (for Best Vocal Group) in 2007.
After the disbanding of Sirens, and going through several years of tough family issues, Jo-Ann has struggled to find her musical niche, mostly abandoning her songwriter/singer roots to the public eye. She has spent most of her time and musical energies helping to forge a motley ensemble of (up to) seven ukulele playing ladies into a cohesive entity: the Ukellettes. The Ukellettes now perform at various functions around the area.
Jo-Ann has added many traditional and old-time-favourite songs to her repertoire, now plays the ukulele, and you might find her playing solo at Old Folks Homes.
But in the summer of 2011, Jo-Ann has made a step forward in returning to the scene as a songwriter, and has instigated a continuing Friday night concert series of (mostly) original material at a local venue.
When you have finished exploring this site, {there are 5 pages to hunt through} you can also visit Jo-Ann's other websites, where you can listen to more of her songs, watch video's of her perform, and see slideshows of family and friends.
And Jo-Ann is a proud supporter of Old East Studios
Please sign the guest book on the Contact Me page, when you're done.
The folk duo Sirens website { www.sirens3.com } is no longer open.
How many visitors have been to this site?
Not quite as many as the number of MacDonald Hamburgers that have been consumed
Jo-Ann Lawton says welcome to my website
Songwriter Singer
Jo-Ann Lawton
November 2008
Jo-Ann Performing at Stonecroft Folk
Jo-Ann is now enjoying playing the ukulele at venues with the Ukellettes
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