Jolly Jingo

All the way from Australia Playing Blues, Country Rock & Original Music.

Brett Jones, aka Jolly Jingo, is a Novocastrian who went to Broadmeadow High School in the 70’s. He joined the Australian Navy and served in the Gulf war. After 10 years of service in the navy, he became a diver in Melbourne and started playing music. He was strongly influenced by Cat Stevens, rock and roll, blues, country, and even classical music. He plays the guitar, piano, harmonica, and bongos.

He bought a yacht and sailed around Australia, writing and playing music for the next 20 years. Always quick with a smile and a joke, he arrived in Airlie Beach in 2010, fell in love with the Whitsundays, and settled down. As an eternal optimist, he wrote music and played at a few local gigs with the fitting name; Jolly Jingo.

Over the years Jingo has played with many musicians, as a trio, a duet, and as a band. His style of music is country rock/original music.

With so many songs written over his years of adventure and after two close calls with cancer, Jolly Jingo hit the road and recorded his first album in March 2021 called Live @ Honeybee. It was an instant hit. He is ready to record another solo album and a debut album for The Jingo Brothers this year.

In Jolly Jingo’s own words, “I’ve been on an adventure my whole life!”