Bringing his poetry and composition together in 1999 Joe wrote his own book simply called "a collection of fiddle pieces".īen and Joe played many great venues including the Assembly Rooms at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Fylde Folk Festival by the time Joe was 14. After touring up and down the country either doing street theatre or in big tops Joe decided to focus on music but not before a small juggling role in the Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman film "Robin Hood".Īlongside the music and being in the circus Joe was a keen young poet, winning awards for his poetry and being published in two books. This lead the BBC to make a short film about Joe and his diverse talents when he was 13 years old. He played the violin on a unicycle, juggled with fire, was a magicians apprentice and much more besides.
Joe was obsessed with learning things when he was young and spent 6 years working with circus artists. Joe also took up the mandolin, guitar and piano before reaching his 10th birthday. His first performances were with Ben around the age of nine and he quickly went through the classical exams, gaining one of the highest ever marks in his grade 8. The violin captured Joe's imagination in 1981 and he took an interest in folk, classical, blues and jazz music from the word go. This was the beginning of a duo that is still ongoing 30 years later. At the age of four Joe took up the drums to accompany his older brother Ben who at the ripe old age of 9 was singing the blues and playing a mean guitar.
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