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Just in from tennis with Steve (I'm not very good), to see that When It Snows is getting played North East BBC intro festive special TONIGHT 8pm w/ Shakk & Eve.

Then on BBC Sounds here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I'm grateful. Gateshead Saturday night playing most of my 10 xmas songs.
December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hi there. Doing a set of my original xmas songs in Gateshead on December 20th. At 7:30. It'll be a nice time. wegottickets.com/event/673486
December 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Playing 7 (seven) brand new songs from the next album with Neocia at the Stevie What? Single launch tomorrow. Little Buildings, Newcastle. Would love to see yous
April 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Toot toot – me and Neocia (you know, Jon) will be performing on the big stage at the Gala Theatre Durham in July with a Brass collaborator.

We’re really excited. It’s going to be great. Tickets have just gone live here brassfestival.co.uk/book-online/...
March 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Happy 2025 y'all!

2024 love to Neocia/jon and to everyone who supported our record, The House at Night, and the shows we did around it. It means a lot.

Back soon. Got irons in fires 🎤⚡
January 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Doing all my Christmas songs tonight at the Globe (6:30pm set time) including the new one.
December 21, 2024 at 10:53 AM
My eighth annual Christmas song is out now at faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/track/nostal... and on the streams from Monday.

Catch me doing a 100% xmas songs set at the Globe Newcastle on Saturday.
December 20, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Hey heck, had a swell time at Mean Eyed Cat on Sunday with Neocia and intergalactic-travel-agent-and-excellent-xmas-song-penner Stevie What? ... Really grateful to Simon, everyone at the Cat and folk that came through and.. the best of ways to round up the LP tour!
December 10, 2024 at 8:41 AM
This is the digital front cover of the new (out today) @neocia__ instrumentals album. One of these children is me at my athletic peak. See if you can guess which one.

neocia.bandcamp.com/album/the-ho...

We're in Hartlepool tonight. Then Newcastle matinee on Sunday.

#bandcampfriday
December 6, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Tonight (Thursday) - Wakefield
Friday - Hartlepool
Sunday - Newcastle matinee

Come say hi...

faithfuljohannes.com/live/
December 5, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Heading to Hartlepool on Dec 6th

Check the faithfuljohannes.com/live/ for tickets
November 21, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Climbed a mountain before lunch
Back via Penrith where everything was shut
November 17, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Got a few December dates in the North of England with Neocia on the 404.

Then a xmas songs only solo show.

Dancing out the year

Deets and ticks faithfuljohannes.com/live/
November 15, 2024 at 1:59 PM
The House At Night is a month old...

Electronic Sound -'An astonishing leap forward'

NARC. - 'Surrender yourself to it, because it's an absolute trip'.

Listen / Buy / Hover via
album.link/gb/i/1756672...
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 AM
That time me and Neocia dressed as each other and as the wall at The Grove. 📸 Maius Mollis

We got May shows in Sunderland and Newcastle. See below for details or check faithfuljohannes.com/live/ 👍🔭👍
April 16, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Morning/Happy Monday. @tomrobinson.com picked mine and Neocia's collab Ultra Deep for this week's BBC6 Music Mixtape!!

Listen here - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

"the unmistakable tones of Durham City's poet laureate Faithful Johannes".
March 25, 2024 at 8:46 AM
'In short, it's a masterpiece'

Check the March NARC. Magazine for this generous review of Ultra Deep by Tom Astley.

Includes a cut out and keep photo of me and Neocia having a laugh in Jon's kitchen.

Listen/watch ultra deep via linktr.ee/fjxn
March 18, 2024 at 12:22 PM
A pic of Neocia and myself at Cluny 2 on Sunday. Lorra fun at the Prancey Dog all dayer.

Our new single Ultra Deep is out on Friday. Holy Calamity!
February 27, 2024 at 12:58 PM
✨Ultra Deep – a standalone single and the first Faithful Johannes & Neocia collaborative release is out on 1st March 2024 ✨

Follow the FJ bandcamp faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/music to be alerted as soon as this and future new stuff arrives (we got lots in the pipeline!)

📸 by Amelia Read
February 15, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Treading the boards to do a couple of songs at Durham Uni's Assembly Rooms theatre on Saturday for the @ProjectsRt never give up fundraiser. Pop through, give generously. Tickets via theassemblyroomstheatre.org/whats-on/
January 30, 2024 at 1:23 PM
2023 eh.. 18 live shows (I think), c.550 messages passed out, 1 EP on 8" vinyl, 3 x singles, 2 x 6 Music plays thanks to Tom Robinson. Big love to Neocia who's joined me live since Sept. Thanks to everyone who's seen the FJ show or bought music. Tonnes planned for 2024.
December 31, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Oh Camel ye Faithful Johannes!... That's the Xmas song gigs done for another year.. Christmas compliment tonight "this is the best Christmas feeling I've had since I first watched Edward Scissorhands". Check the personalised Xmas jumper, by L-A & check my 7 Xmas songs & vids. 🎄
December 16, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Boro last night was gorgeous. Had a Hygge Figgy, did 6 xmas songs....Catch me in Newcastle Saturday evening, I'll be doing 8 (eight) xmas songs and dancing a lot, donation tickets/raffle entry to midnight tonight via ... katpistapes.bandcamp.com/merch/saturd...
December 15, 2023 at 6:28 PM
Yo, my 7th Annual Christmas song, Annual Gift Man, is out now in all the places online... All the sounds are off of a Yamaha PS-55 keyboard from 1983 that I got free with a keyboard stand I bought of FB marketplace last month... Listen here for example faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/track/annual-g…
December 13, 2023 at 7:31 AM
Tues - me & Neocia doing a duo (0% Xmas) set at Cluny Newcastle s/ Crywank !!
Weds - my 7th annual Christmas single drops
Sat - solo (100% Xmas) set in Newcastle TwoByTwo Brewery
Also doing a secret solo (100% Xmas) set in Boro (press me for details)
Deets faithfuljohannes.com/live/
December 8, 2023 at 7:27 PM