Johnny and
@RobGMacfarlane
's new album, The Moon Also Rises is out today.
The album is available on Moon-coloured vinyl, as well as CD. Signed Postcard bundles are also available from Johnny's store.
📸 Mike Burnell
Hope you’s all good. We are locked down, staying safe, staying home and I’m writing songs. I’m going to start recording a song a day over a series of days and then put out a little filmed set thing on a ‘to be announced’ platform in a few weeks. So first song - your choice. Go.
Hello all and Happy New Year. The song
@RobGMacfarlane
and I have written for
@theAliceRoberts
's fantastic new series of Digging For Britain is released in two versions today, to celebrate the first episode on
@BBCTwo
- listen to Coins for the Eyes here:
Hello all. I am very excited to share news of a new album which will be out on 14 May - 'Lost In The Cedar Wood' written with my friend
@RobGMacfarlane
- begun a year ago when things got strange. Preorder at
“From the first human handprint on a cave wall, we’re part of something continuous.”
Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, and Lily James star in THE DIG, coming to Netflix globally on January 29.
Lost In The Cedar Wood is out today. You can stream it anywhere you fancy. It has been the most wonderful and life giving river to float down with
@RobGMacfarlane
and I’m so proud and happy to share what we’ve made with you.
And here’s the day I met
@anyataylorjoy
under a complicated ventilation system
@Working_Title
for a chemistry test... with 70’s Californian sideburns from Sam Shepard’s True West... soon to be commandeered by regency England
Oioi typically late to the party but
@emmamovie
is on vod and all that... here’s a pic by our magnificent director
@autumndewilde
of me on my trusty steed (being pinched by new boots on a windy day...)
Six Signs: Six Songs (inspired by Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising) is out now.
Featuring original music by Luisa Gerstein, Heloise Tunstall-Behrens and myself, with Robert Macfarlane
Much love and Happy Midwinter to you all
Johnny x
.
@RobGMacfarlane
and I are thrilled to share ‘Ten Degrees of Strange’ - the new single from our album ‘Lost In The Cedar Wood’ (released 14.5.21). You can listen at - it’s about joy and grief and all that lies between.
Hello all. I’m v happy to say that
@RobGMacfarlane
and I will be taking our Lost in the Cedar Wood story/poem/song show on the road. We’ll be playing 5 dates around the UK end of April. Sign up to the mailing list for presale access:
Myself and m’dear
@danmumbleson
beyond proud to be writing new ditties for our favourite detectorists - new extra long special on Boxing Day 9pm. It’s a good ‘un
This Friday 21 May I’ll be turning up on Later with Jools Holland, 10pm
@BBCTwo
- first live outing for Lost In The Cedar Wood. Thanks for having me
@BBCLater
and can’t wait to share more songs from me and
@RobGMacfarlane
x
I’ll be with
@laurenlaverne
on
@BBC6Music
tomorrow 9.40am chatting about
@emmamovie
and stuff and I think she’s gonna play the song that I wrote for the film. Live radio scares the bejesus out of me. But I’m looking forward to it.
Thanks so much to everyone who tuned in to the livestream on Friday night. Here’s a bonus track to share with you - Billy Bragg’s Between the Wars - you can watch the full stream back at
Between the Wars:
I’ll be at Trafalgar Square today playing a set at 4.15 ish to support
@ExtinctionR
and to protest the government’s inaction on climate change. There may not be a stage because the police are ignoring our right to peaceful protest. We carry on! Come down!
Johnny and
@RobGMacfarlane
's ‘River Calls’ UK tour begins tomorrow, starting in Leeds.
These screen prints were made by Jon Mackay - swipe to see a video of Jon creating them.
There will be T shirts, vinyl and other merchandise on sale.
Oh I’m very delayed doing this because I have been treating social media with some distain...but my bestie and band mate
@HHoldenMusic
has released an album of beautiful songs called GREEN GUAVA and you can buy it here...
So pleased to be slowly starting to sound these songs that were written with
@RobGMacfarlane
in the last 16 months. And on a walk with Rob and the lovely
@folkonfoot
crew. A joy. You can listennnnn!
New episode coming next week!
@JohnnyFlynnHQ
is a talented actor and musician. You may have heard his theme tune for Detectorists, or seen him on the big screen in Jane Austen’s Emma.
Check back next week for the full podcast, walking on the Hackney Marshes.
@JohnnyFlynnNews
‘Ello our album ‘live at the roundhouse’ will be available in November and you can pre-order here... it’s gonna be a nice triple LP Xmas pressie? Mebbe?
Johnny and
@RobGMacfarlane
's new Single, ‘Uncanny Valley’ is out now. It comes with the announcement of a their new album entitled ‘The Moon Also Rises’.
The album is out on 10th November and available to pre-order now.
On May 25th 2pm I’ll be performing a half hour set from home for
@folkonfoot
- details here - half £ donated goes to
@HelpMusiciansUK
for those struggling through lost income. It’s a great lineup inc Richard Thompson and the Unthanks
#FrontRoomFest
‘No Matter the Weight’ is the second song available from Johnny and
@RobGMacfarlane
's upcoming album, The Moon Also Rises.
The song is set for release on 10th October and you can pre-save it now via the link:
Tonight! Please listen (or at any time really - the internet!) to mine and
@roberthudson
‘s radio musical ‘Magnitsky the Musical’ at 7.30 pm on
@BBCRadio3
tell your friends. Or just retweet. Thank youuuuuu!! We had a wonderful time making it
They said it would snow. Typical. BUT today at 3pm pt 1 of a play on
@BBCRadio4
brilliantly adapted by Claire McGowan from Joseph O’Connor’s fantastic novel ‘Star of the Sea’ dir by Celia De Wolff... a lovely cast including me and my brother Dan!
.
@CambridgeCornEx
tonight on our tour of Lost in the Cedar Wood … stories and songs with
@RobGMacfarlane
- thank you bristol what a beautiful evening with you ! Some tickets left for tonight… come join us
In May 2024, Johnny Flynn and
@RobGMacfarlane
will tour the UK performing songs from both of their collaborative albums (The Moon also Rises/Lost in the Cedar Wood). The shows, featuring a full band, will weave music and storytelling to take the audience on a voyage... (1/3)
.
@RobGMacfarlane
& I will be performing Lost In The Cedar Wood at the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
@The_Globe
- it will be the first live showing of the album & a swim through the stories that surround it & inspire it & grow out of it. We can't wait.
The second song available from Johnny and
@RobGMacfarlane
's upcoming album is out today and entitled ‘No Matter the Weight’.
Follow the link:
The new album, ‘The Moon Also Rises’ is out 10th November, pre-order now
Listen to Johnny's episode of
@TapeNotes
, where he discusses how Lost In The Cedar Wood was written, recorded, and produced, along with producer Charlie Andrew -
#Beast
is out next Friday and the preview/q&a tour starts tonight in Brighton...I'll be at the bfi one on Tuesday...beast.film for info...I had the best time making it and love everyone involved. Why am I allowed to make so many words in this tweet? Haven't been here in a while..
Sadly the new lockdown means we have to cancel the London gig on the 13th, but we’re cooking something up - watch out for info. Ticket buyers will be notified of what to do shortly. J x
3pm uk today the film for ‘Ten Degrees of Strange’ will premiere: made by the incredible artist
@tomlinson_lynn
.
@RobGMacfarlane
and I feel so unbelievably lucky to have been able to collaborate with such a genius animator/filmmaker
Breaking my twitter stand off to say that our set time today at
@BSTHydePark
supporting Paul Simon is 2.50pm - 3.30pm ... well before the World Cup final kicks off. No excuses. We can't wait.
Very excited to announce our new podcast 'What I Love'
Celebrated UK creatives share the cultural artefacts they love with director Ian Rickson, in an intimate exploration of the profound value of the arts in this time of crisis.
Begins 29/10
Subscribe @
Thank you everyone donating! Help Musicians is doing great work providing support for musicians affected by the bug situation (as my four year old puts it).
Thank you so much for taking us well past £18,000 as we head for our target of £20,000. Half to
@HelpMusiciansUK
and half to our brilliant
#FrontRoomFest
artists. Not long now!
UK Tour dates coming soon...
buy any format of Johnny and Robert Macfarlane’s new album, ‘The Moon Also Rises' from Johnny’s official store to gain priority pre-sale access to his soon-to-be-announced UK tour dates. JFHQ.
Due to ongoing industry delays with production, unfortunately the LP and CD versions of Lost In The Cedar Wood are now due for release on October 8th 2021. Apologies from us, and thank you all for the patience. JFHQ
I had the pleasure of narrating the audiobook for Isaac and the Egg - a beautiful, compassionate, dark and very funny modern fable by
@thebobpalmer
and it’s out today:
I’ll be playing solo at this free
@ExtinctionR
community event in Brockwell Park tomorrow sat 31st. Family workshops, talks, poetry, music... come and rise
up with us
Its a thing that could only have been made this last year but as much as it looks back and back and back, it is looking forward and features the various amazing talents of
@cosmosheldrake
and Merlin Sheldrake, Flora Wallace, Beatrice Minns and Gabriel Flynn.
I was so lucky to get to Colombia recently for a sound odyssey with
@gemcairn
collaborating with Cumbia legend Carmelo Torres, going deep into a love of the country's musical traditions for
@BBCRadio4
series starts 12 Sept and our trip is broadcast 19 Sept
Lost In The Cedar Wood is out now on LP and CD - very limited
@dinkededition
versions of the LP have sold out, but you can pick up the standard edition LP and the CD at
Produced by Charlie Andrew, art by Beatrice Minns and Flora Wallace
@RobGMacfarlane
This was a joy to do... also just been listening to
@rustyrockets
ep and getting chills listening to him read the transcript from Bill Hicks’ last tour
Johnny Flynn guests on 'What I Love', talking w/ Ian Rickson about inspirations including 'Don't Look Back', 'Dart' & 'Who Knows Where The Time Goes'. Recorded at the Hackney Empire.
Listen at , & usual podcast apps
📷
@helenmurraypix
Our lovely family show begins this week
@Rosetheatre
! based on the Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler book. I’ve written music/lyrics and and the rest devised/written by Mike Shepherd with the amazing cast of actor musicians... so so proud
@Freckle_Prods
Wow Dara that’s amazing! I’ve ordered my copy and can’t wait to read. I’m SO happy for you - and the most important subject to bring to people’s attention.
A Larum & Been Listening have been reissued on LP after years off the press. They are available for pre order here with all the rest. And Holly, Dave and I sang a song in Dave’s bedroom with Muncho growling in the background.
Tonight! I’ll be talking to my friend Jasper Gibson about his beautiful new book ‘Octopus Man’. It’s truly one of the most heartbreaking, important and hilarious things I’ve ever read. You can hear us natter at 7pm tix here
East Londoners (and beyond!) please have a look at this wonderful vision of a community owned, free swimming pond, nature reserve, local hub… antidote to all that’s crap. Yes please.
Some pictures of Johnny and
@RobGMacfarlane
signing the exclusive
@dinkededition
inserts for The Moon Also Rises.
Signed postcard bundles are also available via Johnny’s store. Links:
These beautiful limited edition posters by Jon Mackay are available for purchase at - only available until Sunday. All proceeds are supporting the birds in the poster through
@BirdLife_News
Ooh only 2 days late announcing this but we'll be playing a full band show in Hyde Park on 15 July for BST with Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt and others. Tickets here
'The Score' original soundtrack is out today digitally. Featuring reworkings of old songs plus new songs and pieces written for the film which is out next week.
Please spread the word for this amazing idea… they’ve received a lot of pledges but still a way off the fundraising target needed by the end of this week. It feels like the way to go… c’mon. We all need a dip.
They said it would snow. Typical. BUT today at 3pm pt 1 of a play on
@BBCRadio4
brilliantly adapted by Claire McGowan from Joseph O’Connor’s fantastic novel ‘Star of the Sea’ dir by Celia De Wolff... a lovely cast including me and my brother Dan!
Someone with some power saying
@ExtinctionR
and protestors worried about continuing carnage inflicted by business and governments on the climate ISN’T extreme. No shit.
My sis and her pals from Sunny Afternoon did a lovely a thing for the Trussel Trust who help food banks in the UK. They’re doing great work and need support.
We got the band back together! Please donate to help provide emergency food and support to people across the country during these difficult times:
Sunny Afternoon - Lockdown Version via
@YouTube
Today you can hear ‘Through the Misty with You’, sung by Johnny and his sister Lillie from the forthcoming soundtrack to Malachi Smyth’s film ‘The Score’: (1/3)