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Jessica Goyder
Acoustic / Jazz / Other

"Calling all music spirits..."

Oxford and Palma de Mallorca, Spain all at once...,
United Kingdom

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   Jessica Goyder: General Info
Member Since8/10/2006
Band MembersJessica Goyder, vocals, guitar and piano. Paul Jefferies, upright bass, Ben Twyford, drums and Emily Parker on cello for Demons To Tea. Demons to Tea Recorded by Michael Taylor at Hats Off studios, Oxfordshire, www.hatsoffstudios.com

All songs by Jessica Goyder, lyrics to Balloon in the Wind co-written with Sophie Brown.
InfluencesJoni Mitchell's 'Blue' survived the heat and dust and it all started. Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Ani DiFranco, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Emmylou Harris, Billy Holiday, Cassandra Wilson for the way she creates a whole world with her production, PJ Harvey, Everything but the Girl, Beth Gibbons, Erykah Badu, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Lenine, Joyce, Jobim and other Bossa Nova greats, Sade (love the longing you can hear in her voice, which isn't too far off the saudade of Milton Nacimiento) John Lennon, Immogen Heap, Marcia Griffiths, Miriam Makeba and Angelique Kido for their vocal power, old Lemonheads for the melodies, Nirvana, Ojos de Brujo, check out Rossabella Gregory, Debussy, Chopin, Oscar Peterson, Bernard Herrman, Yousson Dor, Low, Pablo Neruda, Oscar Gonzalez Naval, Wiliam Blake, ludicrously jaunty little folky melodies that seem to spring out of nowhere at unexpected moments, almost any train journey, walking with purpose with a rhythm in your head, the smell of May air, silence.....
Sounds LikeJessica Goyder
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 7 2008 8:00P
THE SHED Oxford
Jul 5 2008 1:00P
THE CORNBURY FESTIVAL, RIVERSIDE STAGE OXFORD

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   About Jessica Goyder
“This, I realised, was the best thing I’d seen in three days of Glastonbury. Her name, I discovered later, was Jessica Goyder.”

Johnny Black, Mojo, Blender

Jessica grew up in India, Ethiopia and Oxford in the UK. A classically trained pianist and self-taught guitarist, it’s her voice that continues to silence the room. She cut her teeth in a local band and played her way solo around London and Sydney.

Then, little short of a musical explosion followed her first landing in Barcelona in 2001. She fell in with a crowd of Brazilian musicians, discovered Bossa Nova and lived for more than a year as a singing angel street statue. Later periods in the city were spent wrestling music theory in Catalan and taking local cabarets by storm in an eight-girl country band. Her songwriting is often inspired by her travels, from a tour of Central America and Cuba, where she performed regularly at Havana’s 'Casa de la Troba' to a more recent series of concerts in Brazil and Argentina.

Jessica has performed on stages of all shapes and sizes, including 4 Glastonburys, Brighton and Edinburgh Festivals, City Showcase, a residency at Henley Festival and after Jools Holland at the first ever Cornbury. Collaborations include work with The Soundbringer and the electronica album Cosmos with the producer Mr. Smith, released in Canada.

She teamed up with a drummer, bassist and cellist in 2007 and hasn’t looked back. With a recent return to her first love, the piano, she performs regularly in the UK and Spain and is now recording a debut album.


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Jessica Goyder's Friends Comments
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Damien





May 16 2008 4:13 AM

By the by Jess, is there anyway I can embed one of your songs on to a post in blather. net? I was going to do a small piece on you at some stage.
Damien





May 16 2008 3:56 AM

Aye. Our first 'Blather' book is on release now. The first prints should be arriving soon...

See: http://www. blather. net/blather/2008/04/a_load_of_blather_book. html
Ana





May 14 2008 11:21 AM

Hi Jess, thanx for your b-day message!!
How is everything going?
Take care,
Ana
The Monk Freddy Ramos





May 14 2008 8:40 AM

Hola mi amor!!!!hoping the sun is really shiny around you and your shores!!!
enlighted kisses!
M'Koutou





May 13 2008 3:33 PM

Never seen an angel more beautiful..x
bradley





Apr 23 2008 4:24 AM

i can see yooooo xx
bradley





Apr 21 2008 2:24 AM

hey hey hope this spring week finds you well** .....I've a Chilean friend named Paula who's fallen in love with your music & wants to know where she can get her ear on more.......kisses
b
OS HAXIXINS EURO TOUR 2008!!!





Apr 16 2008 5:37 AM

bradley





Apr 9 2008 3:51 AM

Hey Beautiful... Whats cookin'.... havya had a chance2c that little video a soma my guys&i busking a few years ago here in le Dubstep? ...One of our old classics '~) xxme
YANN DE PARIS / SUPER OFFICIEL





Feb 28 2008 3:27 AM

T'ES GENIALE
C'EST COOL?
PETITE INTERVIEW:
YANN DE PARIS
Steve Mohacey





Feb 3 2008 4:31 PM

Jess-

What a great profile picture! I was just listening to your tracks... love the free, open, breezy feeling. You sound wonderful. Best wishes,

Steve
Kurt Houff





Feb 3 2008 3:21 PM

Jessica, thanks much for the kind words, hope all is well with you! Demons to Tea is not just a great song, it's a wonderful concept to invite all that troubles you in for a drink! The beginning of that song reminded me of Autumn Leaves, one of my favorite melodies of all time!!! Thank you so much!
bradley





Jan 31 2008 5:51 AM

omigoodness!! ...i soo wish i could go! ......i'm having a liitle problem with my visa. You Europeans are so lucky. Will explain a little more l8r ..................much much love for right now, xxme
MARIO PERCUDANI





Jan 15 2008 2:29 PM

ALEA





Dec 28 2007 12:48 PM

Hola Jessica. La paz, el amor y la felicidad, deberían ser una constante en nuestras vidas, nosotros te deseamos la PAZ, el AMOR y la FELICIDAD, no solamente por esta navidad, sino para SIEMPRE, y que en el próximo año 2.008, alcances tus metas y cumplas todos tus sueños.
Aprovechamos para agradecerte todo tu cariño y apoyo a nosotros y a nuestra música. Gracias por hacernos sentirnos mas felices.
De corazón: Elena, Jesús y Rafa, de Alea
laide





Dec 3 2007 11:24 PM

You gotta send my friend a message. She thinks your really CuTE! Addher on (MSN)Messanger emily21more@hotmail.com
Quicksand Remedy





Nov 27 2007 6:53 AM



Zumo De Tila





Nov 23 2007 3:09 AM

Hi Jess, cómo te va todo??
Un saludo, besos!!
wittstock rock





Nov 11 2007 9:31 AM

THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING FOR US!
YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL!
WE HAD A FANTASTIC NIGHT!
SEE YOU SOON!
WITTSTOCK LOVE YOU!
Fitdog Studios





Nov 8 2007 12:36 AM

Hey,
that'd be great - you're welcome to come and just have a visit and nosey sometime :))
Best wishes,
Louise
Fitdog Studios





Nov 7 2007 2:19 PM

Hi there,

really enjoyed listening to your music and your awesome voice :)
Best wishes,

Louise
Mai Saraiva





Nov 3 2007 8:52 AM

Hey Jess!!

Did you know that Joao and his sister - Maima are in England?!? Yep!

They are making a tour in Europe and now they are in your country!!

send an e-mail to them:
maiadami@hotmail.com
or
joaoadami@gmail.com

kisses my fairy!
miss you!
ah! will you come back to UP tjis year?? i really hope so!! I wanna see you again!

:****
Blake Wilner Group





Oct 27 2007 12:30 AM

heya jessica. thanks for getting in contact. hope to see you at the spin next month..

keep well.

blake.
Diona Dimm





Oct 26 2007 5:52 PM

Thank you for the request,
you are wanderful...
welcome in Slovenia
Jack Cade





Oct 25 2007 9:36 AM

'Demons To Tea' is quite simply gorgeous. =:-)- Jack
Andy





Oct 19 2007 5:05 PM

Hi Jessica, always great to haer from you. Lets get you playing at The Jericho asap.
Ill send you some dates if you fancy.
Andy
bradley





Oct 17 2007 4:31 AM

hey coolness...
Wha shakin' any news.. i see ur playing an Oxjam show, so is we! But over heere, and speaking of over heeere....might we expect a visit onto the isle anytime soon?......pwease..
luv luv
Orla Murphy





Oct 10 2007 2:42 PM

Hi Jessica, thanks for the add request. You have a great voice! All the best, Orla
Melinda Gareh Music





Oct 7 2007 10:55 AM

Thank you lady.

Hope all's well in the wonderful world of Goyder

m x
dasoundBringer





Sep 28 2007 7:03 AM

I love skating, well you know I do anyway but I mean I agree with bradley its soooo luvly Xxxx keep bringing more beauty and harmony into this world b
My Love Club





Sep 27 2007 10:00 AM

Ananilia™





Aug 18 2007 12:52 PM

Hello! How have you been, my love?

Please send all my love to everybody! Miss you all loads!!!

Ana xoxox
bradley





Aug 14 2007 4:31 AM

J.. i am so digging on these new arrangements up on ur space!! ...they've been running around in my head all day**
~luvs
My Love Club





Aug 9 2007 2:54 PM

great gig... thanks for playing
The Society In Favour Of Liberating Fridays





Jul 23 2007 12:00 PM

Don't worry my dear. The Society is fine and dry...and very lucky to have escaped the floods.
x
Phily K





Jul 20 2007 9:02 AM

Hello!
My brother handed me your card and told me i would like you.
And indeed i do!
=]
your voice is beautiful.
xXx
Mai Saraiva





Jul 20 2007 6:56 AM

Hey Jessica!!

Remember me, little fairy?? Universo Paralello...

I miss you!! And I need your e-mail to send our pics!!

Now i1m trying to understand myspace.com! It's so confused, but I'm really trying so hard!!

I hope to make more contact with you!
Your voice is GREAT!! Wow!! So beautiful (and you too)!

Sucess!

:****
Quadrophobe





Jul 19 2007 2:18 PM

Hello dear!

Lovely hearing/playing with you t'other night! Would be jolly to see you again some time.

All the best,
The Quadroboysxx
fitzo





Jul 17 2007 3:05 AM

... the chorus in skating- wow! now that's what I been talkin bout- your sound is gonna be huge! who needs a horn section with a voice like yours.
Lots of love xx
flO


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Jul 15 2007 12:57 PM

Salut salut !

En avant première, quelques morceaux de mon premier album sont en écoute maintenant sur ma page !

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A bientôt donc !

flO.
bradley





Jul 12 2007 4:06 AM

Hey sweetie..
i haven't heard that one yet ..my computer here at work doesn't stream music, but rest assured i will later this afternoon somewhere else! I also have a little re-working of one of our oldies but goodies to unveil to you soon... ;~) xxxxme
Alycea