Peter Jones (born 6 October 1980) is a British musician. His multi-instrumental skills range from vocals to keyboards, piano, guitar, bass, saxophone, clarinet, recorder, whistles, and various percussion instruments.[1]

Pete Jones performing with the band Cyan, NOTP 2023

Jones lost his sight at 15 months due to retinoblastoma, a form of cancer that attacks the light sensing portion of the eyes. He took to music learning his variety of instruments. He first came to prominence on the TV show Star for a Night in 2001, performing with his friend Emma Paine. The two teamed up again as 2 to Go in the first season of the TV series The X Factor with a national tour following suit.

Jones has recorded and produced his own original music under various names including Tiger Moth Tales. He also works with the band Red Bazar and has recorded with the Colin Tench Project. He performed on the 2015 remake of Spectral Mornings.[2] In 2016 he was selected to join the band Camel, replacing Guy LeBlanc who had just died after a long bout with kidney cancer and temporary replacement Ton Scherpenzeel.[3]

Since 2015, Peter has presented a bi-weekly radio show on Progzilla Radio, entitled Tales from the Tiger Moth.

References

  1. ↑ "Peter Jones Vocal Instrumentalist Available Through Dukeries Entertainments Ltd". www.dukeries.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Barnes2015-09-04T12:00:00.246Z, Mike (4 September 2015). "Limelight: Tiger Moth Tales". Prog Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Munro2016-02-08T16:56:00.380Z, Scott (8 February 2016). "Camel call up Tiger Moth Tales man Jones". Prog Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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