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.
Jones lost his sight at 15 months due to
retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. It is the most common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and 80% of retinoblastoma cas ...
, 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
''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...
'' 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
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.'' In 2016 he was selected to join the band
Camel
A camel (from and () from Ancient Semitic: ''gāmāl'') is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provid ...
, replacing
Guy LeBlanc
Guy LeBlanc was a politician from Quebec, Canada, who was Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1990 to 2001.
Background
He was born around 1947 and is a notary.
City Councillor
He was elected to the Trois-Rivières City Council in 1982 and was re-ele ...
who had just died after a long bout with
kidney cancer
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and temporary replacement
Ton Scherpenzeel
Ton Scherpenzeel (born 6 August 1952) is a Dutch keyboardist, composer, lyricist, and founding member of Dutch progressive rock band Kayak. Subsequent to Kayak, Scherpenzeel joined British progressive rock band Camel (band), Camel. He also play ...
.
In 2021 he also joined the progressive rock band Cyan. In 2023 he also joined the progressive rock band The Bardic Depths as a full-time member.
Since 2015, Peter has presented a bi-weekly radio show on Progzilla Radio, entitled ''Tales from the Tiger Moth''.
References
External links
Tiger Moth TalesTales From The Tiger Moth - Radio ShowTales From the Tiger Moth - Podcast RSS Feed
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Living people
1980 births
Blind musicians
British multi-instrumentalists
The X Factor (British TV series) contestants
Camel (band) members
British blind people