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I'm Now The Ambassador For An Amazing Charity


Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe8nAQDtFYQ

I am honoured to become the 1st ambassador for The Swan Song Project.

The Swan Song Project is a unique small charity which helps people who are facing the end of their life to write and…

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UK GuitarGuitar Clinics

Come to a clinic, it's free. Zero pounds. I'll be playing songs and answering questions and cuddling my beloved Ibanez JGM signature model guitar. What would you ask me? What's my favourite note? WTF is up with my hair? I…

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"Secrets" Album Reissue - Passionflower 10th Anniversary

September 25th 2021 is the 10th anniversary of the release of Passionflower. The song that changed my life. It sent me spinning round the world on stages and TV shows and all that. But suddenly, people were connecting with me…

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Support acts wanted



I reckon everybody should be helping everybody get back to live music, so I've decided to open up the support slots for my long-delayed UK Tour to applications from local performers (musicians, bands, poets, comedians, I love it all).  

If…

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New instrumental fingerstyle guitar video. (Plus competition, news)

 

If you head over and comment on the video at youtube or facebook (and please share it while you're there), you could be one of 3 people who will each win this bundle of stuff: A signed Deluxe album/book, a…

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Until The Sun Destroys The Earth

My apocalyptic love song from the album The Faintest Idea. If you wrote a love song like this, who (or what) would you dedicate it to? Tell me via socials or email, and I’ll pick one answer and…

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Story of the JGM - New Ibanez Jon Gomm signature model guitar


Watch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcmecyoZgjo 

Incredibly emotional watching this. To have been on this adventure with my childhood dream guitar company, to design a guitar perfect for my style of playing... I do not deserve it. 

I literally drew body shape…

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So, apparently I officially don't suck.

 

Puzzled to discover that I am officially not rubbish. To be honest it's ridiculous for me just to be mentioned on such an incredible list of proper guitarists. 

By far the best thing about recognition like this is the pride…

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The Faintest Idea T-shirts have landed

Kinda embarrassing using myself as a model, but when you get a new T-shirt in lockdown there's not much choice. So, here's the new limited edition The Faintest Idea unisex shirt in vintage black with white art screenprint. Ethically produced…

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Please vote for me to win Best Acoustic Guitarist 2020

Please take a second to vote here https://www.musicradar.com/news/who-is-the-best-acoustic-guitarist-of-2020, so maybe I can win Best Acoustic Guitarist Of 2020, which would be really nice.

If I lose I'll just claim it was rigged by my competitors, because that's democracy in…

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Online Album Launch Gig

Tickets here: 

https://jongomm.com/gig

Things are not looking great for real-life gigs here in the UK at the moment, so to mark the release of The Faintest Idea, I'm streaming a gig from my home studio, live on my website. 

The…

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The Faintest Idea UK / Eire Tour - Rescheduled dates

It's not unexpected, but I'm still crushed to announce that I'm having to reschedule The Faintest Idea UK/Eire Tour. Here are the new dates for late 2021. 

Tickets are on sale now, and any tickets already purchased are transferable, except…

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New album out TODAY, plus new song/video

New album out today, plus new video
This song is my maximum rhythm, I hope it finds your feet. It’s called Dream Factories, it’s about how music, our lives, our dreams - they’re taken, remade and sold back to…

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See / hear my new song Deep Sea Fishes, out today

This is the last single before album release day on October 16th. You can pre-order The Faintest Idea now on CD, Vinyl double-LP, or the Deluxe edition: A beautiful book of art and words, plus 3 discs…

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I've signed with Ibanez Guitars

I'm proud beyond words to announce that I've joined the Ibanez Guitars roster. 

When I was a kid in the 1990s, Ibanez was the name I associated with the progressive guitar playing I loved. My local guitar store (Tower Music…

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New single / video Cocoon out today

My first new single in 7 years, Cocoon, is out today on all streaming platforms. Here's the video, I hope you like it (if you do, please share it with others).

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/km1fp0tIagA 
Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1199783960359570

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New album The Faintest Idea coming October 16th - Pre-orders and Tour


New album The Faintest Idea, coming October 16th.

I have bled and wept trying to forge an album of intensely personal songs, with my solo acoustic guitar and voice placed in an immersive sonic landscape of vast digital skies and…

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Live Online Gig

TICKETS HERE: https://jongomm.com/gig

To mark my debut on Spotify with the release of a new recording of Passionflower, I'm streaming a gig from my home studio, live on my website.  

SUNDAY JUNE 14, 2020 
8:15pm UK /…

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I'm now finally on Spotify, with a brand new version of Passionflower, via Kscope Records


So, to answer my most asked question in recent years: “When will you be on Spotify?”, the answer is… today.   

I’ve recorded a brand new version of Passionflower with my new producer Andy Sorenson. And not just that: I’ve…

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Blackstar Sonnet amp - UK Clinics

UPDATE: These events have been postponed cos of the stupid virus. We'll reschedule them as early as possible. 

I got sick of "acoustic amps" which all squash and confine my sound. So Blackstar let me help them come up with…

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Essential Percussive Guitar Riffs VOLUME 2, plus Xmas Gift bundles...

Volume 2 of my guitar instructional video is here! Only from https://jongomm.com/lessons 

An even longer lesson, over 2.5 hours of detailed instruction from me, covering a huge range of modern techniques, and showing how to use them to build…

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My first ever Guitar Instructional video is here.

I'm proud and excited to announce my first guitar instructional video, Essential Percussive Guitar Riffs, available today from http://jongomm.com/lessons 

A huge lesson with me, over 2 hours long, based around 10 riffs which I've specially composed to break…

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New vid: High & Dry out today

New vid: My cover of High And Dry by Radiohead



Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88L0D4UFl9Q

Guitar Tab finally available for this song at http://jongomm.com/guitar-tabs  Every technique is explained. It’s a complete walkthrough guide to the song.

High And Dry is the…Read more

My Face, Your Local News-stand

I've been on not one but two magazine covers recently. You can see me glowering at passers-by from the shelves of your local store, on the cover of Acoustic magazine. What a surreal honour. I felt kinda nervous when…Read more

New signature model guitar!

I'm bursting with pride to finally announce that the Jon Gomm Hybrid Top Signature model is now available from Lowden Guitars.



It's much more than just a replica of Wilma, my beloved Lowden. It's a guitar with every aspect tailored…

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