John Ward is a full-time songwriter and musician on the folk and roots music scene, living in Lowestoft, the most Easterly town in the British Isles. He has performed in countless venues all over England as well as overseas and has guested on numerous radio shows and appeared on British television a number of times. He has released 7 albums of original material and had a book published, 'The Iron Bridge', all of which have received positive critical acclaim from reviewers and gig-goers alike (see below). John’s recordings embrace a wonderful collection of his engaging songs, written in a variety of styles. John's seventh album, 'Sargasso' features his regular band between them playing a mixture of instruments - acoustic and electric guitars, cajon, mandolin, double bass, recorder, bodhran, harmonica, piano, violin plus a few others. However the musical highlight is perhaps the rich vocal harmonies of three and four voices together. As ever, John's lyrics are vivid and strong, the subjects subjects range from oceans to soil, children, parents, injustice, gold miners, a longing for home, climate, the here and now, the good old days and beyond. The band are - Stephen Mynott, Les Woodley,, Andy Marr, Lynne Ward. Guests - Mario Price, Ian Sainsbury, Richard Hubbard. See below for reviews of John's previous music. “A singer and guitarist to watch out for” – The Times “A Songwriter of maturity and depth” – Time Out “ Excellent”- Folk Roots “Excellent”- Grapevine “Raw honest and intelligent” - Musician magazine “His song writing abilities impress from the word go” – Rock n Reel “ An exciting talent” – Folk On Tap “ Excellent lyrics, beautiful tunes” – Folk Roundabout “One of the most energetic and powerful live performers I have ever seen...a huge and Versatile repertoire of brilliant songs.” - Wake Up Magazine ‘..powerful tales...canny depictions...– Living Tradition ‘Powerful originals - Eastern Daily Press ‘...excellent wordsmith - well crafted language... the material has that combination of continuity and creativity that is the hallmark of real tradition. Hopefully the traditional folk community of East Anglia will listen carefully to this set and perhaps revise their views a little as to what real tradition is.’ – Mardles ‘a CD you may well want to take home after a good night out in a folk club’ – R2 (East of the sunrise album) ‘..poetry put to music, superbly energetic’ - Louder The John Ward Band is Folk at it’s finest – East Anglian Daily Times ‘Superb band’ - Grapevine club