Old Lost John: News

This week, another Malmo act releases its debut album. I will join the line-up and do some guitar work for Searching For Luke, aka Frida Astrand, at the release party at Nya Trols in Malmo, Wednesday October 19.

The solo version of Old Lost John (Tomas Thunberg, vocals and guitar) will do a surprise gig at the opening of Fantastisk Film Festival in Lund tonight. Check the Calendar for details!

The Valley Below, a brand new track, is now up on the music page! The first time an Old Lost John recording features a melodeon!

Now there's a live version of Fire In My Chest up on the music page. It was recorded at Bodoni in Malmo this summer.

Thursday this week, September 1, there will be a special showcase at Bodoni, Malmö, featuring Old Lost John, Sweet Mary and Lancaster Orchestra. Check the calendar page for details.

I will make a brief appearance at Bodoni this Thursday, doing a few songs during the open mike, probably new material.

The afore-mentioned live recording hasn't been scrapped. Just a couple of days, and you will be able to hear what Fire In My Chest and Breath Upon The Breeze sounded like at the August 4 gig.

Yes, I taped the gig at Bodoni last week, and I am currently working on the mastering. A couple of songs should be up on the Music page within a few days!

And I'll be back at the venue this Thursday for a brief open mike solo spot, field testing a couple of new songs!

Some further details about the upcoming gig at Bodoni, Malmö this Thursday.

The line up looks like this: Tomas Thunberg (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Lars Andersson (mandolin), Mikael Persson (bass) and Bernhard Steiner (violin, tin whistle).

You'll find more about exact times, location and things like that on the Calendar page.

See you!

Don't miss Old Lost John's full gig at Bodoni on the 4th of August! Expect a line up featuring guitar, mandolin, bass and violin.

First, of course, it's Klubb Nebraska at Intermezzo, July 29. It'll be a quiet duo performance, with Moppis backing me up on mandolin.

You'll find more details on the Calendar page.

Yeah, not a lot of action on the website lately, but Old Lost John is in fact still alive and well, though cursing the heat and praying for rain!

Download statistics indicates that Fire In My Chest is currently the most popular song, followed by Fall and Breath Upon The Breeze.

And there's a couple of gigs on home turf coming up! Klubb Nebraska at Intermezzo will feature Old Lost John on July 29, and we'll be playing Bodoni one of the following weeks. Keep an eye on the Calendar page!

Download full versions of Fall, Breath Upon the Breeze and As We Do In Dreams from the music page!

No gigs and no revelations. Dream of small villages in the great Canadian woods where souls of long dead natives peek through the eyes of lofty owls.

Oh, and there's a borrowed accordion currently residing at the Old Lost John nest. A heavy piece with numerous buttons. Quite difficult to deal with...

Sadly, the Bodoni gig scheduled for June 9 has been cancelled. Bodoni has suddenly decided to have a summer break for the clubs on Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting next week. Consequently, Old Lost John is sidelined. We had a deal and the date was announced on Bodoni's own site as well. Of course, we're not impressed.

Download Fire In My Chest, or listen to the streaming lo-fi version! This recording is also to be found on the Breath Upon The Breeze CDR.

The one-hour Old Lost John gig at Bodoni, Malmo, has been moved to June 9th! That's exactly one week earlier than previously announced. Expect a four-piece line up, more information will follow.

Now you can download She Brings, an outtake from the Riverside Blues CDR. Do it now, it will only be available this week!

More Than I Need (from the As We Do In Dreams CDR) is now available for download! For modem users, there's a lo-fi streaming version.

And remember to watch out for an unreleased demo rarity later this week!

Old Lost John isn't exactly known for extensive touring or gigging. On June 16th, however, a full line-up version looks set to play a one-hour gig at Bodoni following the songwriter's showcase. The date is preliminary, but will hopefully be confirmed within short. Keep coming back for further details!

Download the song Blood (from the Riverside Blues demo CDR), or simply listen to it during your visit!

Now you can download a loose, late night take of the traditional Honey Babe Blues. It's not available on any of the cdr's that's been circulated, and will only remain on the site for download this week.

Yes, there are a couple of short soundclips for you if you press the "music" button to the left. Just a little appetizer, there will be full songs to download within a day or two!

Finally, the official Old Lost John website is up and running! Every now and then rare recordings will be downloadable for a limited time, so make sure you don't miss them!