VIDEO PREMIERE: Folk Trio Jon and Roy Unearth Surreal Short Film Footage For “When I Rise”

In the handful of years they have been making music, Canadian trio Jon and Roy have evolved from making stipped down, folky roots music with a catchy, sing-a-long vibe into a sound that is more sprawling and exploratory. Don’t be mistaken, they have have never left behind their folk roots, but take one listen to their most recent album Riverside and you’ll hear a sound that is far more mature. The album finds this trio playing with more complex instrumentation, musical textures, and soft-spoken, beautiful and at times eerie harmonies.

You can hear these sounds on the song “When I Rise”. Glide Magazine is excited to share the new video for Jon and Roy’s “When I Rise”, which was put together using surreal clips of short films from the 1960’s that are now part of the public domain.

Speaking about the video, the group’s vocalist, guitarist and harmonica player Jon Middleton says, “The song ‘When I Rise’ is essentially about embracing the present moment and enjoying each day as it comes. The video was made by Roy’s brother In-law with unearthed footage from archive.org, a site that has thousands of videos, audio recordings, pictures, etc. that are now public domain. The video for ‘When I Rise’ is made of hilariously random and tripped out footage of a short film called ‘Help, My Snowman’s Burning Down’ from 1965, which was actually nominated for an Oscar, and in some odd way it works with the song in the way it moves with the music.”

Check out the video for Jon and Roy’s “When I Rise”

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To check out more music and info on Jon and Roy visit jonandroy.ca.

Band photo: Erica Chan

 

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