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Diana Johnstone
Acoustic / Folk / Other

A voice of startling clarity – Venue Magazine



Bath/Bristol
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/13/2009
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Member Since6/25/2006
Band Websitewww.dianajohnstone.com
InfluencesAll the Joans, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, Van Morrison , Willie Nelson, Harry Neilsen, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Dori Previn, Marilyn Monroe, Dolly Parton , Mr Davis, my Welsh headmaster @ Primary School who taught us from "The Community Songbook", my grandparents, singing on car journeys with my family when we were kids - songs learned from the radio and basically everyone I have ever listened to from unaccompanied in tiny folk clubs to live shows in giant stadiums to learning nursery rhymes on mothers knee to teaching them to my own child and to recordings by people like Alan Lomax and George Martin. Bless you all!
Sounds Like" Honest songs ... delicate , ethereal " – Wells Journal / " … a beautiful c.d. ‘Learning to Walk’ showcasing her pure as cut glass vocals" - The Cornish Guardian / " … warm, engaging performance" – The Western Morning News / "A lovely collection of songs..sung with sincerity and feeling" - C.D.Baby
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 10 2009 8:00P
Half Moon Unplugged Putney, London and South East
Aug 11 2009 8:00P
Live Acoustic at Doghouse Loughborough
Aug 23 2009 2:30A
The Griffin Frome Somerset, Southwest
Sep 4 2009 8:00P
Wareham Music Festival Wareham, Southwest
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
The Songwriteres Series@ The Cause with COPPIN & SILVER Chippenham Wilts, Southwest
Nov 12 2009 8:00P
Trades Club, Hebden Bridge supporting Clive Gregson W. Yorks, Northeast
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
Acoustic Cabaret @ The Red Shed supporting CLIVE GREGSON Wakefield, Northeast
Nov 28 2009 8:00P
The Songwriters Series @ The Cause with STEVE TILSTON Chippenham, Wilts, Southwest
Dec 6 2009 8:00P
Under the Edge Arts supporting TOM McCONVILLE Stroud, Southwest
Dec 17 2009 7:30P
SOUTH BANK CLUB supporting TIM VAN EYKEN Bristol

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DIANA'S NEW ALBUM, 'THE TROUBLED HEART' IS NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FROM iTUNES OR PURCHASE AT SHOWS

ALSO AVAILABLE: DIANA'S DEBUT ALBUM, 'LEARNING TO WALK', AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FROM iTUNES OR PURCHASE AT SHOWS AND FROM CD BABY

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Add to My Profile | More Videos Soulful, poignant and delicate are just some of the words being used to describe the music of West country-based singer/songwriter Diana Johnstone. Born in Plymouth, Devon, Diana began singing and playing guitar in her late teens at the famous Folk Cottage in Mitchell, Cornwall, performing alongside Mike Silver, Clive Palmer and Ralph McTell. There she met and subsequently married multi-instrumentalist, Davey Johnstone (Magna Carta, Noel Murphy, Joan Armatrading.) In 1972, Davey was asked to join the Elton John band just as the Rocket Mans career was heading into the stratosphere. For Davey, Diana and their son Tam the next few years would be spent in a whirlwind of whistle stop tours and incredible celebrity encounters: Groucho Marx at the Beverly Hills hotel, Stevie Wonder ..boards aboard the Starship (Eltons private plane), Gracie Fields, John Lennon During this time, Davey recorded a solo album for Eltons Rocket Records label with legendary record producer Gus Dudgeon at the helm. The album, Smiling Face (now remastered and released on Sound City records) features three songs co-written by Diana. She also sings lead vocals on the track A Lovely Day (as featured in playwright Willie Russells Daughters of Albion - Yorkshire TV, 1977.) When Diana and Davey divorced in the mid-1970s, Diana took up a career in film and TV set design (working with director Nic Roeg and actor Tony Curtis among others), before coming back to music in the late 1990s. On moving to the Bath area she began writing and performing her own material again. Her unique style of playing combined with her thoughtful lyrics and mesmerizing voice has already attracted a keen following. This, along with her well-received live performances has ensured that Diana Johnstone is definitely one to watch among the new breed of innovative female singer/songwriters. Dianas debut CD, Learning to Walk is available now. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4


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Acoustic Head





Jul 9 2009 4:48 PM

Hi Diana.
Thanks for playing at the Acoustic Head showcase last night. You were great, hope we will see you again soon! Damien
Cesar Pignata





Jun 26 2009 1:49 AM

Hi Diana,
Thank you for adding me and for the kind words.
I hope you have an awesome weekend!
Warm Regards.
Cesar Pignata
Martin Perry





Jun 25 2009 5:58 AM

hey Diana. Good to meet you and hear your music the other night. Best wishes and hope to see you again x
Tim Cheatle





Jun 24 2009 7:38 PM

Hiya Diana!
Just wanted to let you know that my new album "Letting Go" is now released.
God Bless,
Tim.
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Jun 15 2009 10:39 AM

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Jun 4 2009 2:49 PM

Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Thanks for checking out our videos and songs.
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Jun 4 2009 7:10 AM

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Friends of Folk





May 27 2009 8:44 PM

Thank you for the friend request.
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May 23 2009 5:36 AM

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Good to have you as a friend!
So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.

I hope all's well with you and that you enjoy checking out my web site some time.

For occasional, new, refreshing, insightful and (possibly?!) valuable content, I encourage you to sign up for my free newsfeed/email newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!).

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Jo Freya





May 6 2009 10:01 AM

Ahhhhh that's lovely. Thanks so much. All the best. Jo
Julio Pereira





May 5 2009 7:34 PM

Thanks Diana! A kiss from Lisbon!

Paul Adrian Warren





May 4 2009 7:19 PM

Hello Diana,
music friend and fellow Plymouthian hope life is treating you well :-) paul
Jo Freya





Apr 20 2009 5:06 PM

Hi Diana. Please give Sarah Grey a huge hug from me. Hope you all have a fab gig. All the best.
Jo
Stuart Epps





Apr 15 2009 3:48 PM

hi di
thank you for the Cd
sounds great hope all well
with you
hope to see you soon
love shwepp and juliet
xx
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Apr 5 2009 10:54 PM

Thanks for being our friend.

You're a real Botticelli.

Luv

tDS
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Mar 18 2009 1:14 PM

Hi Diana

We'll be playing in Bath at St James Wine Vaults next Tuesday (24th March). Hope you can make it.

Take care,
Bert and Phil (The Haiku)
Benita Johnson





Mar 17 2009 11:08 AM

Will there really be marsh-mallows? If I get out of work on time, I'll check it out.
Thank you! :) Benita
The Living Tradition Magazine





Mar 17 2009 8:43 AM

Hi Diana
Thanks very much for becoming a friend of The Living Tradition.
We are re-launching our myspace to include more gig dates and news than it is possible to include in The Living Tradition magazine.
To keep up to date with news and gigs from around the UK folk music scene please subscribe to our BLOG and our FRIEND UPDATES on your myspace home - and don't forget to tell us what you are up to.
If you haven't seen the mag recently and would like a free back issue, please send us a message with your name and postal address.
Or if you would like to subscribe to the magazine the details are on our page.
All the best
The Living Tradition team
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Mar 12 2009 10:40 PM

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Mar 7 2009 5:59 PM

JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR ADDING ME ON...
IT MEANS ALOT TO ME...
I HOPE ALL IS WELL IN YOUR WORLD...
AND I WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST...
TAKE CARE...
T.
RYBKA
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Mar 6 2009 7:23 PM

you're not going from bath are you?
Jo Freya





Mar 6 2009 9:21 AM

Thanks for your lovely comment Diana. The SouthBank club is a small but intimate venue in Bristol, great feel and doing a great varity of music so I'm only telling you as I think they need all the help they can get to get their venue on the map. See you another time somewhere. Hope to hear you live sometime. All the best.
Jo
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Mar 5 2009 10:21 PM

i look forward to meeting you at the griffin on sunday if you're still going...?
Jo Freya





Feb 26 2009 10:58 AM

Hi Diana. Thanks for the friend request and a very enjoyable listen. I'm at the Southbank in Bristol tonight, have you been there?
All the best.
Jo
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