Surgery went well. The end of my humerus is now screwed back into place. Photo from before the anaesthetic was fully worn off, with nurse/literal-angel Sheryl
Pain will wear off soon, then BRING ON THE PHYSIO. Gonna keep posting updates, the support from everyone is keeping the darkness at bay
Backstage selfie
Having surgery on my elbow today. Keep thinking of my 6 year old self learning his first chords. Wish me luck.
Oops.
As a reward for bravely falling off the stage in Setubal, I received an intra-articular displaced capitellum (mashed elbow)
Tonight's show Fafe is postponed, I'll update about other shows ASAP
I'm staying positive but TBH I'm pretty scared right now
These lyrics feel apt right now. I'll be playing it at my shows this week in Portugal 🇵🇹, come see me
The Weather Machine from my album Don't Panic. Get the guitar tab jongomm.com/guitar-tabs
Butterfly Hurricane, a song from when I first moved to a big city & couldn't believe how small & isolated I felt
Guitar tab at jongomm dot com (this one's actually pretty easy to play OMG)
Stream the full song anywhere you stream full songs
I'm now doing personal video messages! If you ever wanted a weirdo guitarist to wish your grandma a happy birthday or tell your son to tidy his room, you finally can
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For me, I got so many exciting new ideas from the students at bootcamp this year, like Rob Barnaville, Sascha Pedrazolli, Florian Desbaillet to name a few. And I'm supposed to be the teacher ffs
The intro shredding and bell chimes from my new single Shchedryk (Carol Of The Bells). The acoustic guitar has an orchestra inside it if you look deep enough
Stocking-stuffing Shchedryk Guitar Tab, Lesson Video, T-shirt & Art Print at jongomm dot com
Shchedryk merch has landed! Before it became Carol Of The Bells, the original lyrics were about the first swallow of spring arriving back in Ukraine. I imagined it flying in a storm. To me the music & image are about resilience in the face of brutality.
Get a shirt/art print at jongomm dot com
Some more guitar magic from @jongomm.bsky.social
The intense bridge from Shchedryk. This section is my own addition to the Ukrainian original. I hope it's in keeping. It's cathartic to play, like screaming at the sky.
Full vid, stream links, guitar tab/lesson & merch at jongomm dot com
The intense bridge from Shchedryk. This section is my own addition to the Ukrainian original. I hope it's in keeping. It's cathartic to play, like screaming at the sky.
Full vid, stream links, guitar tab/lesson & merch at jongomm dot com
New single Shchedryk (Carol Of The Bells) out today. My take on the Ukrainian folk anthem turned Xmas classic
So happy to finally get this out. If you think it's worth a like/comment/share please don't hold back
Stream / full video / guitar tab / lesson video / t-shirt / art print at jongomm.com
Making a new cover photo for my bluesky and it feels like 2011 twitter :'(
My new single is out one week today, Monday Dec 1st - my interpretation of the Ukrainian classic Shchedryk, aka Carol Of The Bells. You can pre-save the song at jongomm.com/shchedryk
I've poured everything into the arrangement, production, video, the artwork, to try to do justice to this music.
I've got a £2000 fundraising goal for @swansongproject.bsky.social who enable people facing death to write & record their own song. To create something unique & permanent for yourself & those you leave behind. Please give us a few bucks or a repost or both.
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I've got a £2000 fundraising goal for @swansongproject.bsky.social who enable people facing death to write & record their own song. To create something unique & permanent for yourself & those you leave behind. Please give us a few bucks or a repost or both.
www.justgiving.com/page/jon-gom...
Nostalgia-fest: The first time this team made videos together was for Passionflower and Ain't Nobody, 14 (F-O-U-R-T-E-E-N) years ago. Filming something together again felt totally surreal and totally natural and the same time. 🤍
Bootcamp 2026 is go! Booking now open for my Acoustic Guitar Bootcamp in The Forest Of Dean, UK, August 26th-30th 2026.
Me, Thomas Lee, Pino Forastiere & Chris Woods will be massaging campers' brains and fingers into new musical shapes.
All the info you could ever need is at jongomm.com/bootcamp
Don't doubt your power! I'd be nowhere without this phenomenon. (And I'm releasing something new for the holiday season in a few weeks, and I'm hoping to harness it again...)
Turns out when I'm full of cold, my ADHD medication doesn't work & my brain is full of squirrels. It's so difficult to play that way, I don't know how I ever did it. No wonder life was so stressful
Thanks for getting me through it Leeds! You made it glorious fun
Telepathy - A song from when my bad mental health messed up my ability to communicate with the people I love. Might take it for a spin on Sunday night in Leeds (the song not the bad mental health)
Wukan Motorcycle Kid from my album Secrets Nobody Keeps. A eulogy for the Siege of Wukan in 2011, when a village in China rose up against authoritarianism
I got the sanxian-esque sound by wedging a pick through some of the strings. (Tab at jongomm dot com)
First solo Leeds gig since 2022 in two weeks! I have new songs for you, and old ones obvs
My old mate Angelo Palladino is opening up, which is a terrible mistake cos he's better than me
The Kate Bush bit in Everything, from my album Secrets Nobody Keeps, live in Montreux. I love dropping quotes from other songs into my own songs, it's like dialling between radio stations
My cover of Song For A Rainy Day by Jonny Walker, live for Backlight Sessions
Full song streaming now on all platforms. Get the guitar tab jongomm.com/guitar-tabs
#guitar #fingerstyle #originalmusic #acoustic
Weakness is not your weakness;
You are what you grow into; You're not what you were.
-Jon Gomm (Passionflower)
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I used to get nervous about playing live. Here's how I think about it now
