Fundraising for ‘World of Hope’ Hothouse Flowers, Linda Thompson, Peggy Seeger, Lau, Kris Drever and the Oyster Band,
Very happy to be able to support POSTCARDS FOR PEACE’s fundraising and awareness project A WORLD OF HOPE. Postcards for Peace works in peace, diversity and inclusion advocacy with young people around the world. The contributors pay tribute to the esteem...
The INDEPENDENT newspaper features new book ‘LYRIC’
The Independent newspaper features ‘Lyric’ – a new book I’ve curated, introduced and illustrated – which brings together song lyrics from a range of writers and presents them as poetry. ARTICLE, full text “So Shakespeare is now officially 400 years dead. This enormously wonderful and argued over figure who may be responsible for some...
‘Song of the Day’ on Folk Radio UK
A pre-release from Jonathan’s new album Atlantic Drifter has been chosen as ‘Song of the Day’ by Folk Radio UK – Britain’s biggest folk magazine.
Review “Netrythms”
Jonathan has a keen talent for songwriting, and there are some really lovely songs here. There’s a clear lineage back to classic 70s singer-songwriters.. including Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Peter Hammill and CSN&Y, I can also hear folks like Nick Drake and David Ackles in there. It sounds really good – intimate and well-recorded, with...
Review “Northern Sky”
The Shropshire countryside is embedded in the very fabric of this first proper release by Jonathan Day, a writer, painter and poet whose curiosity has taken him around the world and back on a journey of self-discovery, from Johannesburg to the heart of the Black Country, his true inspirational home. Rich in atmosphere, the album...
Review “System Records”
Contemporary rural music from Shropshire, sixteen years in the writing and making, this album collects together the work of vagabond songwriter and composer Jonathan Day. After two critically acclaimed albums and several years touring Europe, Jonathan moved out of the spotlight to follow a reclusive and itinerant life makjing music in his remote home in...
Review “Crossrhythms”
Opener “Canticle” has a contemporary acoustic groove enhanced by deft percussion and some exquisite vocal harmonies. Jonathan possesses a fine voice and is clearly an accomplished guitarist and songwriter. “Bonnie Light Horseman” is a more traditional folk song with some subtle fiddle and cello work and Jonathan’s voice contrasts with Chris While beautifully. Jonathan has...
Review “Taplas”
Writer, painter and poet, Jonathan Day describes himself as “a grizzled, half reclusive man, living alone in the blissfully wind-swept Shropshire hills”, and has called on an array of friends to assist. They include Joe Broughton, Paloma Trigas and Tom Chapman of the Urban Folk Quartet, Kevin Dempsey, Chris While, Emma Capp and Helen Lancaster...