Bio

Riley Jordan

Riley Jordan is a singer-songwriter with the vocal warmth of SEAL, the confessional lyricism of Joni Mitchell and the raw emotion of John Lee Hooker. Accompanied by swampy stomp box and a devlish sense of humor, Riley captivates audiences in both story and song. She has graced the stages of Australia’s premier music festivals and with the release of her third album is quickly garnering a loyal fan base.

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Riley Jordan has had two musical lifetimes.   In her late teens and early twenties she produced two singles and featured on National TV shows: ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’, ‘Midday Show’ and ‘In Melbourne Today’.   She has worked with some of the cream of Australian talent, including members of bands such as Little River Band, John Farnham band and Kids in the Kitchen.   In her late 20′s and 30′s, she veered heavily into soul, gospel, tribal rhythms and A Cappella music…..and then the exotic roots mix for which she is currently known started to form.    Riley has performed her original music live at the Woodford Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival,   The National (Canberra), The Frankston Guitar Festival in additions to a multitude of events, community festivals and venues.

In addition to this Riley was musical director of the community choir ‘Wild Yam’ from 1998 to 2005.   Wild Yam performed material from around the world – ranging from Maouri, African, Bulgarian and pop music, including a choreographed rendition of ‘Java Jive’ replete with cups and saucers. They performed at various venues and events including The Boite, 3CR radio live to air and many community festivals and events.

Indulging in her love of harmony, Riley along with Kelly Auty and Annie Watkins formed ‘Medusa’ in the late 1990s.    Medusa was an   ‘A Cappella’ trio, singing original music based on the different goddesses of mythology.  Performance highlights include appearances at the Port Fairy Festival, The Boite and a sell out show called ‘The goddess and the gypsy’   for the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Riley’s recordings include “Down the Mother’s Track”, reviewed in The Age Entertainment Guide with 3.5 stars and launched at ‘Chapel Off Chapel’.  She has also released an EP ‘The Secret Daughter’s Rhyme and she currently releases new songs on i-tunes regularly.

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