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JONO
EMBARKS ON HIS NEXT UK TOUR IN APRIL
(2nd-11th)
FEBRUARY
2010: Hey all I have been tucked away working on them thar
recording projects, but it's about time I got a bit of my
social life back. I anticipate some party time. Playing in
Cosmopol and Art Bar in Glasgow very soon. Things are falling
into place for the next Liberty
Tour and hopefully I shall have some news about its proposed
expansion into Europe very soon. Got some gigs lined up in
France, as well as an appearance at
the Wake
Up Call. Big thanks to Alex Baker for the super plug on
Kerrang!
Radio too.
JANUARY
2010: Happy new decade! And how interesting that New Years
Eve took place during the first blue moon in many years. I
was snowed in and couldn't go out! ...coal fires are nice
though. This year has many things in store. The
next Liberty
Tour is scheduled for April
andI am
going to be pushing to get my forthcoming DVD finished asap.
I shall be doing a lot of producing and songwriting in collaborative
projects with Grace,
Raymond
Hackland, The
Lab, Fee,
Dougal
Gudim, Maria
Doherty, Revolutionary
Jam, Crawford
Smith, Alan
Wills and Vadim
Krakovsky,
as well as working on some of my own new material.
DECEMBER
2009: Got back from the Liberty Tour. Exhausted but happy.
Too many incredible stories to tell! You cn have a listen
to some of the radio interviews we did on the Liberty
Tour Myspace page. I got a new personal facebook
account because a musicians account doesn't allow me to write
on other peoples walls. A great 'behind the scenes' video
from my forthcoming DVD has been made by Rockin Scotland.
My new song Grey Skies is also availble to download
for free. Enjoy, and have a happy new year!
NOVEMBER
2009: Getting geared up to go on tour now. Click the pic above
or visit the shows page for details
of when and where we shall be appearing. There are 20 dates
across the UK. In other news I have been interviewed by Outliered
Magazine who then wrote a feature :)
OCTOBER 2009: For those of you in London I am playing at The
Phoenix (Cavendish Square) on the 11th of this month at 7pm.
The video shoot at Cosmopol went spectacularly well and I
hope the DVD will be ready by the end of the year. Shows for
the 20-date Liberty
Tour are almost fully booked up and we are about to confirm
our radio slots. 'Stuck in the City' has been included on
a soon to be released compilation of Scottish bands and artists
called "A Sort of Homecoming" on Fourtrak
Records. The album launch party takes place at Nice N
Sleazy on the 25th.
SEPTEMBER 2009: First of all you may have noticed I have completely
redesigned this website. Send me an email and let me know
what you think! There are quite a few things to update you
on, so I'll summarise a bit, and if you want to find out more
just follow the links :o) The filming of
my next music video is going to take place on 09.09.09 at
9pm in Cosmopol
on Hope Street, here in Glasgow. Entry is free. Please come
along to be involved in the video if you are in the area,
as it is going to be an incredibly fun filled night... and
don't be late! I have made it to the Scottish Final of Open
Mic UK on the 17th of October (my birthday no less) at
the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Last but not least, I am organising
the next Liberty
Tour with the help of Gareth
Icke and Will
Kevans. Dates and venues will be updated on the shows
page as they are confirmed.
JONO
TO FILM NEXT MUSIC VIDEO IN COSMOPOL
GLASGOW 09.09.09 9PM. FREE ENTRY ALL WELCOME
JONO IN OPEN
MIC UK SCOTTISH
FINAL : 17th OCT GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL : MORE
INFO
JONO EMBARKS ON HIS NEXT UK TOUR IN
NOVEMBER (14th-29th)
VOTE FOR JONO ON WORLDSINGS
TO GET
A FREE COPY OF HIS ALBUM
AUGUST 2009: Ok so I am like definitely back with a bang.
Something has changed in me since coming a foot away from
death in that skiing accident early this year. Now that I
have recovered enough to do a lot of things I couldn't for
a while, like playing guitar and drums, I have a renewed vigor
for life. I'm just so happy I am alive and still able to play
guitar and I have been playing all over the place, with gigs
in London and Glasgow, and doing lots of open mic nights too.This
change on the inside has somehow affected things on the outside.
I won't go on about it too much because I'll sound really
big headed, but basically wherever I play everyone thinks
I am fucking amazing. And I feel like that inside too, but
I have not forgotten that little part of me deep down that
really lacks confidence. It feels good to be aware of and
embrace both those parts of me anyway!
JULY 2009: I have started giggind again, thank god!! My return
to the stage at the Houston Inn was fantastic to top it off.
Details of upcoming gigs are on the shows
page.
APRIL 2009: I have started getting physiotherapy on my shoulder
and movement is slowly returning to my left arm. I made an
appearance at the Red Stripe Awards in London using a laptop
with my guitar parts on it, as I am still a long way off from
being able to play the guitar again. Here is a review of the
gig: "First on was Scottish singer songwriter, Jono.
All the way from Glasgow and with one of his wings seriously
clipped following a skiing accident, managed to pull off a
mesmerizing set. Playing a number of tracks from his first
solo album Sentimental Anarchist, Jono cooked up series of
infectious voice and melodic acoustic songs."
MARCH 2009: Well... I have broken my left shoulder in multiple
places due to a traumatic violent dislocation of it in a skiing
accident. The operation to re-attach bones using titanium
pins went as well as it could have done and now there is a
long healing period, with no guarantees of full recovery.
Keep your fingers crossed for me that I will be able to play
all my instruments again in a couple of months from now!
JONO INVITED TO PERFORM AT THE RED
STRIPE AWARDS IN LONDON ON THE 18TH OF APRIL
JANUARY 2009: Happy new year!! I have been tucked away working
on songs for my next album and have also been invited to perform
at the Red Stripe Awards in Hootananny Brixton in London on
Saturday the 18th of April.
JONO TO APPEAR ON BBC
RADIO SCOTLANDS FIRST EVER MUSIC BED SHOW FRI 3rd OCT
8PM
OCTOBER 2008: The next tour is lined up for the end of this
month. The
Liberty Tour kicks off on the 26th and ends in Glasgow
on Halloween. For details visit the shows
page. I am going to be the first special guest ever to appear
on BBC Radio Scotlands freshest show called "The Music
Bed", starting this Friday the 3rd of October 2008, just
after 8PM (UK time). The Music Bed is a brand new music and
entertainment show for Friday evenings on BBC Radio Scotland.
Presented by Amanda Millen, a fresh voice on the Scottish
scene, who will be joined every week by radio icon Jim Gellatly,
with a selection of tunes and mix of celebrity interviews.
AUGUST 2008: The video for Stuck in the City is now available
to download for free and also to view
on YouTube.
The Liberty
Tour is planned for the end of October. Tickets
are available for my gig in King Tuts supporting Jackie Leven
on the 5th of September. I have also been on Q
Radio with TV/radio presenter and comedian Russell
Kane.
JONOs VIDEO"STUCK IN THE CITY" NOW AVAILABLE
TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE
JONOs SINGLE "STUCK IN THE CITY" HAS BEEN
PLAYED BY ALEX
ZANE (SHOW 6)
JULY 2008: July, July. OMG where do I start?? Well, I have
been on tour all over the UK playing gigs
and doing loads of radio interviews and sessions. Lots of
highlights and a couple of lowlights, but if I start going
into detail I will end up with a massively long diary entry
here. Suffice to say I impressed a lot of DJs, promoters,
industry and members of the general public way more than I
thought I ever could have done. Sold a bunch of albums and
met a lot of really lovely people along the way. I had a great
time and enjoyed almost every moment. It was much harder work
than I thought and I'm going away to Germany on Friday where
I can recover for a week or so. I'm a bit exhausted but so
much has still to be done before I leave. I've succumbed to
creating a Facebook
page because on tour so many people were like, "Myspace?
I only have Facebook!". I've added photos
from the tour, taken with a somewhat dodgy camera, and
added a video of one of my BBC radio sessions to my YouTube
channel.
JONO'S
"MEANDMYGUITAR ACOUSTIC TOUR" DETAILS
BUY TICKETS
FOR THE ALBUM LAUNCH GIG ON SATURDAY THE 21st OF JUNE IN THE
CLASSIC
GRAND
JONO WEEK ON XFM
16th-19th JUNE : JIM GELLATLY WIL BE SHOWCASING "SENTIMENTAL
ANARCHIST"
THE RECORDING OF SENTIMENTAL ANARCHIST IS COMPLETE!! PRE-ORDER
A SIGNED CD
JUNE 2008: Signed copies of Sentimental Anarchist are now
availble to pre-order from the shop.
My latest single Stuck in the City was Single of the Week
on XFM, 2nd-6th of June, and the video will be shot on Sunday
the 15th of June, commencing 1.30pm at the steps of the Buchanan
Galleries in the centre of Glasgow. I am also gearing up for
my twenty-one date "meandmyguitar acoustic tour"
of the UK, commencing on the 24th of June. I shall be performing
all over England, in Cardiff, and will appearing on a number
of radio stations too. Details available on the shows
page.
MAY 2008: The recording of Sentimental Anarchist has been
completed and signed copies will soon be availble to pre-order
from this website. The Album Launch Party will be taking place
in The Classic Grand, Glasgow, on Saturday the 21st of June,
after which the album will also be available online from all
the major distributors. In the week running up to the lanch
party, Jim Gellatly of XFM will be playing tracks from the
album every night of the week!
APRIL 2008: I uploaded a new song called STUCK IN THE CITY
to my MYSPACE
and am literally hours away from completing the album. An
official album launch party will be taking place in June,
although signed copies of the CD will be available from the
shop page, and downloads will also
be available from all the major online distributors before
then. Band rehearsals are still going amazingly well. Expect
lots of info on gigs coming up very soon too!! Exciting stuff!!
MARCH 2008: I have been nominated (for the second time) at
the King Tuts' Your
Sound event, to take place on Sunday the 2nd of March.
Myspace
plays are now exceeding 500 per day!! I have put a LIVE BAND
together, and the first rehearsal went shockingly well.
FEBRUARY 2008: Now that I am recovering from my December injury,
I have been able to venture back into my studio to start singing
again. There are only two songs left to finish off. A new
song, "Here We Go", has been uploaded to my myspace
page. Check it out!! Rockin!!
JANUARY 2008: A happy new year to you! Thanks for stopping
by. As I have fallen through the ceiling and cracked a rib,
the release of Sentimental Anarchist will be delayed.
DECEMBER 2007: I am appearing on BBC
Radio WM on Paul Franks' drivetime show 4-7pm, Thursday
6th of December. There will be two songs and an interview.
Listen to the interview on the press
page.
NOVEMBER 2007: Just four songs are left to finish off to complete
the album. "A Day Ago" has been added to my myspace
page. An appearance on drive time BBC Radio is scheduled for
early December. More info on this coming soon.
SEPTEMBER 2007: "Sentimental Anarchist" is moving
towards completion, with only a few tracks left to finish
off. A brand new track called "A Day Ago" will also
appear on the album. I have been restructuring live versions
of some of my songs for my forthcoming appearances at the
Virgin Megastores Stage on Oxford Street in London and Music
Live in the Birmingham NEC. I have now also been invited to
showcase at "Your Sound" in King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
at 4pm on Sunday the 7th of October.
JONO HAS BEEN INVITED TO PLAY AT THE BIRMINGHAM
NEC IN NOVEMBER
AUGUST 2007: The album formerly known as "Twelve Strings
Mending Wings" is now to be known as "Sentimental
Anarchist" and this website has been revamped accordingly.
I have been invited to play at the Virgin Megastores Stage
on Oxford Street in London in October and also at the "Music
Live" exhibition in the Birmingham NEC in November. This
transpired due to my home made video
of Nothin Like That. Artists appearing at Music Live 2006
included members of Faithless, Feeder and Primal Scream.
JULY 2007: Following my appearance in the Daily Record, I
played at the legendary King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, supporting
none other than Kizzy Star (aka Tony and Eddie of Texas' new
band). I was received very well. Once again I was encored
at the end of my set!
JONO HAS JUST BEEN FEATURED IN THE DAILY RECORD'S
"RAZZ"
JONO IS SUPPORTING 'KIZZY STAR' (TONY & EDDIE OF TEXAS)
KING TUTS Saturday 14th July
JUNE 2007: The Tron gig went spectacularly well. Fans were
singing along and at the end of the set I was encored. Now
I am back in the studio, hammering through the remaining recordings
for "Twelve Strings Mending Wings". A cracking new
live video for 'Nothin Like That' has been added to the video
page here, and to my myspace.
New photos from the Tron gig have
been added, courtesy of Evoko.
JONO HAS JUST BEEN FEATURED IN THE
SUN
JONO IS VOTED XFM
ARTIST OF THE WEEK
MAY 2007: 25th of this month - Jono's GIG
headlining the Acoustic Affair at the Tron theatre!! 21st
of this month "SILVER NAILS" available for download
from all the big online retailers. The download bundle will
include Silver Nails and the only acoustic version of She
Built a Wall. If you are looking for a CD, they will be available
from this website and Fopp in Glasgow.
The CD version will also include a 3rd track, being a stomping
dancy, jazzy remix of Silver Nails.
APRIL 2007: Catch Jono headlining
the Acoustic Affair at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, on May
25th 2007! My debut single, "Silver Nails" is due
to be released on the 21st of May prior to this performance,
and will be available for download from all the big online
retailers. CDs will be available from Fopp in Glasgow and
directly from this website if you have Paypal.
All this is the culmination of what I have been working on
with a little help from his friend, the elusive Hui-Meista,
this month.
NOVEMBER 2006: Back in the studio at last and pushing on intensely
with the recording of Twelve Strings Mending Wings. It's really
coming on. I am in the process of redesigning this website
with a look that will compliment the album artwork, which
is also close to completion.
SEPTEMBER 2006: As expected, further recording sessions have
seen me work towards completion of the upcoming album. I have
also been travelling around Scotland in search of inspiration
and collaboration as I am also currently involved in various
musical projects.
AUGUST 2006: The album is about half way towards completion.
This is the main project I am currently working on. Apart
from this I have been involved in a few jam sessions and production
projects with various groups and individuals.
JULY 2006: I have designed anew Jono logo and featured on
L-Cast's first summer podcast. I also played some low key
gigs in Glasgow and Malta that went incredibly well. Despite
the fact that I had been disillusioned with studio recording,
I suddenly found new motivation for it. Maybe we'll even throw
a little album launch party!! You can also expect more gigs
soon.
JUNE 2006: A lot is going on in the meandmyguitar camp; many
things are coming together. The website is developing quickly,
the myspace is gathering pace, and some of my music will soon
be featured on an stateside podcast (more info soon) as a
result of this. Some acoustic gigs are coming up; a mini tour
and holiday combined is happening for three weeks of this
month. More gigs are yet to be confirmed.
MAY 2006: Welcome to the first news bulletin of www.meandmyguitar.com;
choc full of all sorts of info and goodies. I am in the process
of booking some local gigs, as I have been locked in the studio
for a while now and have started missing performing live,
which has always been my number one love in music. The myspace
site has begun to take off somewhat, receiving a constant
flow of listeners and friend requests.
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