JONES
& COMPANY
Three Generations
of the band
A “family” band established in the mid-seventies; members – Helen & Brian Jones and Helen’s sister Janet Macdonald.
Brian of course was already established in the Folk scene with a regular gig at the Black Horse in West Kirby, with Helen; always the support and Ian Proctor; the Roadie.
Three Generations
of the band
A “family” band established in the mid-seventies; members – Helen & Brian Jones and Helen’s sister Janet Macdonald.
Brian of course was already established in the Folk scene with a regular gig at the Black Horse in West Kirby, with Helen; always the support and Ian Proctor; the Roadie.
Jones & Co Story from Janet
I was at the Jones’s fairly regularly and stayed on lots of occasions. While Brian practiced, Helen and I used to join in (as we knew most of the songs). We started to harmonise and got quite tight. Then Brian thought it would be fun to do a “spot” at the Black Horse one Tuesday night. Needless to say, Helen and I were terrified!! It all went quite well and people asked when we would sing again – and so, Jones & Co were born. Brian with his usual banter while he tuned his guitar – which took longer than some of the songs!! Helen also gave birth to their eldest son, Andrew during the early years (no, not on stage!).
We weren’t traditional folk artists; singing more popular songs in the folk tradition. One of the trademark songs was “Seven Little Girls” which was invariably a fun hit with the audience, but a little embarrassing for us girls with the ‘playschool’ actions.
