Jon Loomes

Jon Loomes is an English traditional singer and guitarist whose work centres on the great narrative songs of the British Isles. His performances combine direct, unforced singing with a distinctive approach to guitar accompaniment, treating voice and guitar as a single instrument in service of the story.

Working within the modal accompaniment tradition established during the English folk revival, Jon's performances are characterised by clarity, restraint, and close attention to narrative. Alongside his solo career, he has worked extensively as a producer, recording engineer, and instrument maker, experience that continues to inform his work as a performer.

He has appeared at major British folk festivals and performed throughout the UK and internationally. His recordings have attracted widespread critical acclaim, with praise from the BBC, the English Folk Dance and Song Society, FATEA Magazine, the Daily Telegraph, and Sidmouth Folk Festival.

His latest release, Dust in the Sun, is presented as the rediscovered recording of a lost folk session from the summer of 1976. Accompanied by a novel set in the same imagined world, it explores the borderland between history and imagination through the music of the English folk revival.