Sarah Jory at the Congleton Country Music Club. 7 December 1993

Sarah Jory was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1969. She loved her parents’ country records and began playing steel guitar when she was five; her musical talents were quickly recognised. She appeared in a country club the following year and made her television debut when she was eight. Her father Arthur became her manager and she joined Colorado Country. Her first album Sarah’s Steel Line released in 1981, was however made with the Warrington band Poacher. She worked with Colorado Country for four years, followed by an assortment of gigs while she completed her schooling. She regularly went to the USA playing at steel guitar conventions and at thirteen she played at the Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis with Buddy Emmons, regarded by many as the world's foremost pedal steel guitarist of his day. In 1985 she spent some time developing a new act around the pub circuit in Bristol and formed a new, fully professional band. In 1985, the British Country Music Association voted Sarah 'The Most Promising New Act', followed by being voted the 'Female Vocalist of the Year' for nine consecutive years by the BCMA. She was also voted 'European Country Rock Entertainer of the Year'. In 1992 she signed to Ritz Records releasing a single Never Had It so Good and an album New Horizons that year. Two further albums followed in 1994 and 1995. In 2007 Sarah Jory was the 8th Inductee into the British Country Music Hall Of Fame. She played pedal steel with the Van Morrison band during 2006 and 2009 and performed on his albums Keep It Simple and Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl. In 2009, she performed with the group Essence of Ireland on a major tour. She continues to perform both as a solo artist, as a guest band member at numerous festivals in Europe and with her band throughout the UK. In September 2018 she celebrated her 40th Anniversary with a mini tour. To coincide with the tour, she released a new CD Sarah Jory - The 40th Anniversary 2018, this included four new tracks. For the tour she was reunited with some of her former band members Nathan O' Borne, lead guitar, Tony Kaempf, bass guitar (since 1985), Dave Bailey, keys and Barrie Cooper, drums. Sarah was a regular visitor to the Congleton Country Music Club, always attracting a large audience. In 1993 club organiser Derek Lawrence booked the Congleton Town Hall as the usual club venue at Buglawton was too small to accommodate the large number of people who always wanted to see Sarah Jory. Please subscribe & click the bell for new video notifications, like and comment, but most of all, enjoy...