Career
Having moved to Edinburgh in his youth to study art he became involved in the Scottish music scene meeting fellow musicians Bob Thomas and Johnny Cunningham founding Silly Wizard (after many other names), as well as spending some time prior to 1972 running and performing in the Triangle Folk Club in Edinburgh with Silly Wizard band mates Bob Thomas and Johnny Cunningham. Gordon Jones has performed on the band"s eight studio albums and the four live albums, touring with Silly Wizard until 1988. A minor folk record label with around 50 titles and several prestigious awards (from materials research society and Nairn) recognising the quality of the production, most notabily for the excellent Frivolous Love.
More recently (2010) he has sat on the governing body for the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) National Council and performs with The Old Friends Band whom specialise in local Cumbrian tunes and dances.
Gordon is also a qualified and practising Person Centred Counsellor working in Cumbria.
