“Jo Henley routinely goes through paradigm shifts in both style and ambition and the music from their upcoming album is their most ambitious to date. A melodic blend of jam, country, folk, west coast rock floats through these well crafted songs about the existential human condition. Jo Henley might be one of the most underrated bands to rise out of New England in recent memory.” Bill Hurley, The Extended Play Sessions

"The music of Jo Henley (it's a band, not a person) has always been a cut above, superbly crafted rootsy rock with intelligent story-songs about real people. Campolieto's skill as a songwriter is such that most of the songs don't deal directly with the event, but express the feelings people in that situation might experience, memories they might treasure." Jay Miller, The Patriot Ledger

Jo Henley is not a person.

Founded by longtime friends and musical co-conspirators Andy Campolieto and Ben Lee, Jo Henley is a Boston-born and now Upstate NY-based roots-rock band that has been winning over fans and critics alike for the past two decades with their infectious blend of country-rock, indie-folk, and cosmic cowboy jams. Campolieto’s and Lee’s mutual love of all forms of American roots music shines through in Jo Henley. New England publication The Noise says, "...the rhythm and poise with which the members of Jo Henley write and perform is exquisite. Touches of Robbie Robertson and the Band and all who followed in their footsteps echo throughout this collection. The range is beautiful. The lyrics and melodies have a very familiar feel throughout, as if we have dear friends in all these songs—a rare gift indeed."

As is true of any band with a long history, Jo Henley’s journey to the present is a circuitous one. Its earliest iteration was its folkiest, with a sound reminiscent of Gram Parsons, Neil Young, and Workingman’s Dead, soon moving into more electric terrain as the band found itself on bigger and bigger stages, culminating in 2016’s Burning Down the Dark. Along the way, they forged relationships with both the cream of the local and regional music scenes, made a record with the Trey Anastasio Band’s Russ Lawton, Ray Paczkowski, and the late, great Tony Markellis, and enjoyed widespread radio airplay on Americana and independent radio. Campolieto and Lee grew particularly close with Markellis, whose inimitable bass is featured on five Jo Henley records.

In 2020, at the height of Covid, Campolieto and Lee packed up their guitars and relocated to the Saratoga Springs area of Upstate New York to begin a new chapter, one that included working more regularly with Markellis. That never happened. Markellis passed away unexpectedly in April 2021, leaving the band a duo for the first time since its inception. They responded with the cathartic release of 2023’s Someday, a stripped-down acoustic record of both new songs and old favorites reimagined.

Jo Henley did not remain a duo for long. In some ways, the addition of Andy’s son Anthony on the drums was the most logical of progressions. Anthony was raised on Jo Henley. From the earliest age he came to the studio and jumped on stage with his shakers and bongos, mainlining this music he grew up on. It’s in his blood. More than that, though, it soon became clear he had the chops. Jo Henley stands today as a roots-rock acoustic power trio that draws on the bands entire catalog. New songs, fan favorites, deep cuts that hadn’t been dusted off in years—they’re all in the current rotation, along with an ever-evolving selection of crowd-pleasing (and Dead-heavy) covers. Two decades in, the next golden era of Jo Henley is here.