JONATHAN DAY releases new single “Canticle Of The Sun And Moon”, out now on Revolver/Warner Records.
“Jonathan Day is a musician of movement and of place – an artist who, whether through the experience of travel or through deep contemplation of his surroundings, has come to terms with his place in the world – and it is utterly beautiful.” Thomas Blake, Folk Radio UK
Jonathan and the band play alt folk with a piquancy that has been called ‘contemporary rural music’ from the Welsh borders.
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New album “Raven And Tamarisk” is ready for release – their previous album Sakura, (February ’23), was called “extraordinary” by the BBC, and spawned ‘Windflower’ picked up widely by French radio. Its predecessor a Spirit Library was Folk Radio’s Album of the Year, described by them as “utterly beautiful”.
Last year saw the band touring widely, finishing with a headline slot at Festival in the Desert in the Sahara and performing at charity Playing for Change’s African Zamane Festival. Their music has been entangled and sophisticated at festivals in Jamaica, Hong Kong, Italy, Poland, Belarus, Germany, France, the US and Thailand as well as the UK, where mainstage gigs have included Bestival, Landed, FatE and many others.
The band sing in English, Welsh and Hindi. The band’s performances are enhanced by original projections made by animator, illustrator and filmmaker friends.
Reviews
“Day’s guitar playing evokes John Martyn, a perfect foil for matched phrases that illuminate the deepest musings of the soul” R2 magazine
“Scratching at the transcendent” the Independent, London
“Poetic, elemental…” Andy Fyfe, Q Magazine *****
“Stunning” Bob Harris, BBC
“a voice like Scott Walker and Jim Morrison – dark as chocolate on a still night” Stirrings Magazine
“a clear lineage back to classic singer-songwriters… Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Peter Hammill and CSN&Y, I can also hear Nick Drake” David Kidman, Fatea Magazine
Jonathan and band play alt folk/world/contemporary rural music rooted in the Welsh borders. Recent festivals in Jamaica, Hong Kong, Italy, Austria, Thailand and UK, mainstage at Bestival, Landed, FatE etc. Album ‘A Spirit Library’ was Folk Radio’s Album of the Year. The band performs with original projections/animations.
Jonathan Day – voice, guitar, percussion, composer
Niimi Day Gough – voice
Simon Smith – bass
Meinir Olwen – harp
Adam Knight – vibraphone
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