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 fr