Nick Jonah Davis is a guitarist, composer and audio engineer based in Derbyshire.​

 

Drawing inspiration from folk traditions, as well as drone, ambient, psychedelia and free improvisation, Nick’s music is usually rooted in emotionally resonant solo instrumental performance on guitar or lap steel. His most recent full-length release is Rose Delta Rising, an album of both solo guitar and collaborative pieces.

 

Since 2009 Nick has released a variety of albums and EPs on labels including Tompkins Square, Eiderdown Records, Cardinal Fuzz, Sonido Polifonico and Lancashire and Somerset. Live shows have included gigs at Cafe Oto (London), Poisson Rouge (New York), and Fanø Free Folk Festival (Denmark).​

 

“A shimmering sound of quicksilver wires and moonlit distance” - Wire Magazine

 

​"Intimate rowdiness and rough-hewn virtuosity" – MOJO Magazine​

 

"The 'Paris, Texas' soundtrack relocated to the Peak District" – Rock N Reel Magazine​

 

“Compelling and endearing tunes’ - Guitarist Magazine

 

​​"Just beautiful" - Cerys Matthews, BBC6 Music​

 

Nick’s production career has included recording albums by artists including Jacken Elswyth (‘At Fargrounds’), Elizabeth Still (‘Going for Home’) and C Joynes (‘Poor Boy on the Wire’). As a producer he prefers to work with artists in unorthodox locations, often repurposing non-studio environments for remote recording sessions, with mixing and mastering taking place in his own studio. Nick has worked on music by the Horse Loom, Alula Down, Mike Gangloff & C Joynes, Burd Ellen, Henry Parker, Ben McElroy, Leah Sinead, Elspeth Anne, and Dawn Terry.