Ardentjohn

A playground fist fight may not be the most promising start to a long-lasting friendship, nor indeed to the creation of a band; however, it was from these fractious beginnings that the story of Ardentjohn began, some time ago on the Scottish Isle of Bute. Following an unexpected reunion on Edinburgh’s Princes Street in 2005, the two former primary school pugilists decided to forget the unsavoury incident and to begin making music together. They have since gathered members from places as diverse as Crieff, New York and Alberta. Currently a six-piece band, they make music on a variety of instruments and record anywhere they can, including loch-side cottages, friends’ box rooms and church attics. Ardentjohn have performed throughout the UK and spent some time in Italy, as the resident band at Club Bianconiglio. Their music can be found on the When The Time Comes EP (2007) and soon to be released debut album On The Wire (25th January 2010). Label Fandango will be releasing the first single (Home/Where All Paths Lead) from this album on the 4th January.