Watch the video for ‘We Are A Circle’, the lead single from Simon Jones’ new ‘folk horror’ EP, Lust, Desire & Blood, inspired by memories of Folk Horror classics like Children Of The Stones, and those creepy public information films he watched as a boy.
Simon Jones’ latest offering, ‘The Trees Grow So High,’ sees the man from the experimental trio Harp & a Monkey put his unique spin on a popular traditional tune. Watch the short visual film he has made to accompany the piece.
In a new single and video, visual artist and multi-instrumentalist Simon Jones of Harp and a Monkey tells the dark and disturbing tale of Joan Peterson, The Witch of Wapping, who was found guilty of witchcraft and sentenced to death in 1652.
Folklore and superstition surrounding birds inspire the latest single from Simon Jones – I Thought I Saw A Bird. “…For me, even though my logical mind says superstitions are not rooted in factual truths, there is an equal part that asks, ‘What if?’”
Simon Jones, of the acclaimed experimental folk song and storytelling trio Harp & a Monkey, shares his new single and video ‘Call off the Dawn’ – “…I’m just trying to tap into my own internal imagery and hoping that the results resonate for others.”
Computers are now a staple of modern life, but in our latest FRUK video exclusive by Simon J Jones of Harp & a Monkey, the artist winds back the clock to the early days of distressing dial tones and white noise.
Simon J Jones likes to do things differently, and he doesn’t disappoint in this new video in which he presents the story of the founder of electricity, Michael Faraday, with nothing more than the most organic of tools – the human voice.
Simon J Jones’ ‘How Things Work’ is a delight from start to finish, celebrating simpler times but with the pioneering spirit of the Ladybird books. Creating stories and soundscapes that seem very current but are somehow timeless, this album is a significant artistic achievement.
As we prepare to welcome the arrival of Spring, multi-instrumentalist Simon J Jones has a few thoughts to share about it in his new single and video ‘What To look for In Spring’, from his forthcoming solo album ‘How Things Work’.
Watch ‘Navigation at Sea’, the latest video animation from Simon J Jones of Harp and a Monkey, inspired by the 1967 Ladybird title ‘Understanding Maps’ and taken from his forthcoming album ‘How Things Work’.
Simon Jones of Harp & a Monkey shares Royal Mail, a song and video animation inspired by the vintage Ladybird book ‘The Postman And The Postal Service’. It’s taken from his debut solo album ‘How Things Work’ which he has just finished recording.
