GOMM PORTRAYS A LITTLE PIECE OF PASSION FLOWER A decade ago a ‘Passion Flower’ blossomed, a life-changing release for Yorkshire musician, Jon Gomm; ten years on, this past September 24/25, and ‘Passion Flower’ has been thrust back into the spotlight. Alongside the re-release of his 2013 album, ‘Secrets Nobody Keeps,’ and an upcoming, sixweek, UK-wide tour, the 44-yearold is readying to kick-start a career, alike most others, that has found itself hampered, in part, by a global pandemic. Although not fully halted that of the Blackpool-born, Yorkshirebred, multi-genre musician, it’s been close enough – last year would be sugar-coated with the release of some new material, arriving in the shape of the new
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album, ‘The Faintest Idea.’ “The highlight of the pandemic, for me anyway, was releasing my new album,” explained Jon. “It was finished, released, but I’ve not had the opportunity in which to tour it. “It’s been really hard though, with
these strange times that we’re going through, but I’m going into this with no real expectations, just ready and wanting to get back out there again.” The tour, which sees Jon begin in Dublin on 1 October, stopping off at places like York and Bristol, Nottingham and Glasgow, Newcastle, and Liverpool, before winding up, on 15 November, on the South Coast, in Brighton. It is a set of dates which sees a conflict, of sorts, between artist and booking agent, often clashing over choice of venue, but they make it work. However, because of what is going on, it’s still something that will perplex even the strongest, greatest of minds. “It’s going to be really weird,” explained Jon. “It’ll be strange, with all the travelling, but I’m ready to get back on
