Jon Gomm - Hey Child ...(check the solo at 3 minutes!)

[fatgingerman]

Genius quite possible!!!!!!

[talentedMrRead]

bah! its nice.. but if you want to see genius.. Erik Mongrain!

[96lazar]

@talentedMrRead i want to see all geniuses :D

[Ozzmosisf35]

Gomm damnit!!! That was so awesome!!!

[myheartsvagina]

hey jon, question - the symbol drawn on your arm, do you know if it has a certain meaning? ive been wanting to get a spiral tattoo and i dig the arrows. thanks!

great music btw, mindblowing!

[ear8dmg]

@myheartsvagina It's Michael Hedges' (another great guitarist, now sadly passed away) Oracle symbol

[mickeblue]

Freakin' awesome

[MrJdspecial1]

i dont know if i should stop playing or play more...

pretty fucking good man. awesome.

you should get into the northeast music festival seen.. we'd love you!

keep it up man

[guitarded82]

To all those who criticize. " now your turn" ain't a fuckin person here, including myself, who can even begin to touch this. Brilliance is stating the understated

[secondseed1]

Solo was cool, but more impressed with your taste and the commercial hummability(?) of your songs. I think Passionflower is easily radio material and all props to you Jon. thanks for the inspiration.

[MrJiji2209]

He is amazing (De puta madre!) ;)

[oviefofah]

ok, so i know that he's using a Dmin7 as the first chord, but what the hell is the second chord? its a G# major something i know that much.

[secondseed1]

@oviefofah probably open tuned to maybe open D minor or some kind of open minor tuning.

[MissAmberButton]

This is pure talent..... amazing... :)

[emjdedios]

the only thing i dislike about this video is the camera panning away from his fingers

[Smirrdahwg]

Nice Michael Hedges tatoo! What is it that you have on the back of the guitar? To make a good drumsound? Great Song!

[themightychickens]

@Smirrdahwg It's to keep his guitar a certain distance from his legs

[TheReighnart]

Thanks for going all kurt cobain on mah brains. i needed thath

[giglidevil]

the man is the Don... always loved his work, seen him n his Mrs many a time in Leeds... outstanding...

[tomlandersUK]

WHAT A BEAST

COME TO ENGLAND PLEASE

[Folkmill]

@tomlandersUK He's based in England! Although maybe your confusion is based on links to Andy McKee, of Texas. But trust me, I saw him in Leeds the Saturday before last and am just compiling myself a short list of requests from his ouvre to shout up at the gig he's doing in Huddersfield tonight. And yres, he can hack it live...

[LUMBERTHON]

Jon is a pure G. Some beautiful pieces. He is awesome live and a very sound guy!! Something to aspire to for all musicians. He started off as a metal guitarist but then progressed on to this shit. Can you imagine metal inspired by this?? WANT!!! :-P

[FrozenTape]

this guy or andy mckee :/ im torn :P

[phphphphphphph]

@FrozenTape why either or?

[DanDCowan]

@FrozenTape nick harper?

[lufc550]

@FrozenTape

I believe as a musician Jon gomm is much more talented, he knows his instrument inside out and does much more than Andy. However if you asked me who i wanted to see or hear, it'd be andy, because though jons talented i feel he misses a certain atmosphere and feel that music really needs.

[lufc550]

@invertedchords I've already explained who i'm going for, i don't like listen to either regularly, if i was to choose for someone with this kind of style i'd pick erik mongrain anyday

[invertedchords]

see him live he's not missing an atmosphere

[lufc550]

@invertedchords

I have before, just not my kind of thing

[slawahagin]

His compositions are beautiful and pretty reach on complexity. Tuning while playing is also good)) Jon you´re great musician! Thank you for your work!

[inmanfamily]

My mate has just booked John to play at his house !! WOW

[flips300021]

Glorious re invention :)

[azazael09]

Is this sync'd to the album recording?

I imagine the padding on back is to protect him from impacts on body and also to protect guitar as well. Although it could also be to prop the guitar at a certain level that makes it more comfortable for the percussion effects.

[charlottelea1]

louth 09 21~23 go see ...............x

[charlottelea1]

at small world o9 august 21 - 23 ...go see in louth x

[jon3m2007]

Saw this guy today in Wakie park - he was ace!

[shreddudedill]

luky tht it sed chek out the solo coz it was reli close 2 ma bedtime so......... its not like i hav bedtime coz im a hardy

jus chek out ma bling friki friki fresh wurd lets bounce

[MrJimmylonglegs]

that solo..its just mind melting XD

[gravel22]

I've just purchased his album, this is too great !

[geowedgy]

hes fukin awesum, he came to our school and plyed a gig sorta thing and im gettin guitar lessons off him now XD, and were doin a show for this big thing in garforth XD, yeah hes aweshum. he played to for uss XD

[MrJimmylonglegs]

I GO TO GARFORTH TOO!! its me James the tall one XD he's greatt your so lucky to get taught by him..how did you get the oppertunity?

[geowedgy]

wht year yuh in? a bet a dun know yuh...

well coz i do rockschool guitar shtuff ai got selected at random to do this workshop... its aweshum, missin this weeks tho =(

[MrJimmylonglegs]

Year 9, i dropped out of rock school it didn't do anyhting for me i teach myself now, how come your missing weeks?

[geowedgy]

becozzzzzz

ai went to th shetland islands for a week wi meh dad...

[MrJimmylonglegs]

besides how can you not remember who i am hahah he looked at me and said i was doin the melody part he said 'your gonna love it' then i loled and he said 'i'v got a beard and i can do it' XD

[geowedgy]

ha yeah ai dunno

were doin theeee bob marley thing...

ha skinnys, chains and bob marley (H)

[666FLiP666]

i need to watch this guy next time he's in lincoln sooo bad!

[gravel22]

He have a tatoo of Michael Hedges I think !

[geowedgy]

im meetin him!

and like gurna do some guitar lessons wiv him for this show thing at school XD

hes like awesum guitarist....

[LUMBERTHON]

that has to be one of the best metal solos i have ever heard... on a fucking acoustic!!!! apparantly this nagger started off playing metal n the like n then progressed to this. i met him last year, hes marrying one of my mates sisters, v chilled n quite a humble guy. he deserves everything good thts gonna happen to him

[Skinzlivez]

I can't believe this guy isn't any bigger! He's got it, man.

[666FLiP666]

i know a guy called john barrat who knows him apparently he's been asked to be signed loadsa times, which tbh doesn't suprise me at all.

[willtaylorguitar]

No it's not, but this did remind me of Initiation.

[Spikeybelle]

Saw him at the Brewer last night. Incredible.

[JABBLES701]

i'm going to see him tonight

[arnaud269]

I'm fan :)

[Harriettxox]

I saw him in Lincoln, Jolly Brewer.. 'The Drug Place' Lol. He was amazing i could not beleive it.. he shocked me haha

[dongoban]

i've seen him at the brewer several times and at a few festivals aswell, are you a local in the brewer??? me and the missus drink there all the time!!! we are "Brewer Crew"!!

[Harriettxox]

Haha Not Really a local, But yeah been there a few times. Hah Ther Brewer Crew.. Mint! xx

[tommycore]

Haha i saw this guy at a shitty pub in leeds years ago, Carpe Diem.

Never herd of him before an when he started playing the whole pub stopped and watched...It was amazing!

Legend!!!

[LordAxalon]

he went to my lil brothers music college when he went, Nexus is the college he went to...he said he was amazeing live.

i almost beat him to death for not telling me about it lol.

absolutely love this song...

[lithbreed1981]

No, i've spoken with a guy who's done sound for him. Apparently the thing strapped onto the back is actually a mic or two and there is a hole cut into the back of the guitar. which explains why his tapping is able to be so clear. Seen him play a few times, gets better everytime.

[slhales]

Ive met Jon Gomm, he did a guitar workshop in Barnsley College and the thing on the back of his guitar is a sponge wrapped in duck tape. All it does is keep the guitar slightly away from his body

[zomfgiquit]

@slhales I put a sponge on the back of my guitar to see if it would give me skills like him... No comment.

[TobiLeggend]

no it isn't it's a bit of foam wrapped in gaffa tape to protect his hipp.

[Waarhl666]

I think its only somthing who place the guitar at the certain angle.

[preston159]

wow!! this guy is amazing! what's that thing on the back of the guitar?

[edster612]

Really cool video and a great song.

[tommolespaul]

that is amazing i would love to see you again live because last night was fantastic NICE ONE !!!!

10/10

[checkoutdude]

much much much better live

[Elehk]

;-)

[Donnyfo]

I love the solo :)

its really cool ;)

[scabsareus]

credit is given where credit is due to the person who recorded and edited it, chris holland from zool films myspace com/zoolfilms

[brownycrevice]

Erik Mongrain can exceed this guy when it comes to guitar skill, however Jon is a fine singer.

[nea102]

A great guitarist. Seen him at the Mixing Tin, Blues Bar and The New Roscoe.

Hope he's bringing out a new album soon.

[Gimme2s]

You know, jagspelargitarr, this does sound alarmingly like Initiation. I, like a lot of students in Leeds, thought Gomm was ground-breaking until I saw a Tommy Emmanuel concert.

[Qweezan]

I have just watched the Tommy Emmanuel's "Initiation" video, two versions in fact and can't see a comparison with Jon Gomm other than the effects and the use of a un varnished scratch section on the guitars body. Hey Child is clearly a more constructed track with more varied styles. As a musician and not a student, I feel you should listen more carefully and appreciate individuals work and not try to compare. Its simple respect.

[jongomm]

Honestly this comment is fine! I gave it a thumbs up! I love Tommy, he's one of my heroes. I don't think this song is a "rip-off", in fact I've played it in front of Tommy (in a church in Italy, strangely), and I consider any comparison with him a huge compliment.

[jagspelargitarr]

dont you think that it sounds a bit to much like tommy emmanuels initiation? :)

great song :).. really great

[jaydarrow]

It's not a classical guitar, its a steel string guitar, the padding is there so, like sthelensmusic said not to pickup extra noise, and after playing a about an hour your hips bruise, especially with the aggression he plays with.

[azzemojo]

is the thing strapped to the body not to rest on his leg so he can se the fretboard?

[Shaka04]

Great Video! What is that strapped on the back of the guitar body?? Either a dynamite stick or a HUGE HUGE HUGE roll-up.

[solofreak885]

i think its probably some sort of pick up as his only using a classical guitar and hes got delay and distortion on

[sthelensmusic]

it's padding. he's got several pickups in the guitar and loads of effects, so doesn't want to pick up any extraneous noise.

[physicalatater]

Excellent !!

[hrps1]

hey jon this vid is awesome, seen you at the blus bar a couple of times and your shows (and humour) are second to none, keep up the good work Phil Scarborough

[solofreak885]

wtf? distortion on a classical guitar? :S now i deff cant wait to see this guy