Jon Allen

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Born 12 May 1977.

Jon Allen

Biography

Jon Allen (born Jonathon Allen, 12 May 1977) is a folk rock singer-songwriter born in Winchester, currently living in London. His debut album Dead Man's Suit was released on 1 June 2009 on Monologue Records. He is best known for the hit songs In Your Light and Going Home the later of which featured in a worldwide advert for the Land Rover Freelander 2. His music is evocative of the folk-rock scene of the late 60s/ early 70s.

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  1. Jon Allen returns to Hampshire

    Tue 20 Oct 2009 12:54

    Singer-songwriter Jon Allen on BBC Radio Solent's Sally Taylor programme

BBC Reviews

  1. Sweet Defeat 2011

    Review of Sweet Defeat

    Reviewed by Al Fox

    Beautifully illustrates the talent of its author, on a level he dictates.

  2. Dead Man's Suit 2009

    Review of Dead Man's Suit

    Reviewed by Michael Quinn

    Precisely crafted but Allen’s delivery always seems to call to mind another voice.

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