Jiva first sang together in the early 70s in their local folk club, 'The Jerry' in Prudhoe. Val moved to London while Jimmy remained in the North East enjoying modest success with Equinox, Bluestone Edge and ATS and also running the Rising Sun folk club in Crawcrook.

They joined forces and formed jiva when Jimmy (the 'ji' in jiva) and Val (the 'va') got together again in 2002 after 30 years. Val moved back to Northumberland after contacting Jimmy via Friends Reunited! Since then they have been building our reputation as performers of self-penned material and their own arrangements of other carefully chosen songs.

Jiva are playing Live at the Seaton Delaval Arts Centre on 29th May 2010 starting at 7.30. All tickets are only £6.00! See below a video from last year when Jiva played at the Seaton Delaval Arts Centre