Johnny Powell

The solitary music of Johnny Powell was born in a small pink cottage on Dartmoor in 2009, and has speedily spawned into focussed project of songs, poems, thoughts, prayers, video, art, things, parts, and other mind and matter.

Numerous gigs and collaborations have since followed, including performances with Jeffrey Lewis, Erland and the Carnival, Meg Baird, Cherry Ghost and Alasdair Roberts amongst others. An EP was released along the way on the Rural Colours label, and an album is currently being carved out.

Although labelled a solo project, in reality this project has continued to bear fruit due to the much appreciated input of a number of good folk who come, play, gig, record and go as they so please. Their instruments and objects played too long to list, they include Chris Derrick, Paul Mill, Laura Powell, Oliver Charles, Ian Hinton-Smith and Sam Leeming (thus far).

"Johnny Powell's new solo venture is a harrowing, ethereal creature that swims in delicate voices, folky reflection, minimalist electronica and incidental found sounds – like an even lonelier Devendra Banhart. Interesting and affecting" (24/7 Magazine)

Buy the latest EP 'the broken leg sessions' here, or watch video's of the recent live set on Pheonix FM here