“I’m not sure I’ve ever had a song emerge quite like ‘Walk Right Through,’” Jont reflects. “First it was just two chords, over and over—this hypnotic loop in my beach hut when I first arrived in Thailand. The phrase ‘And then you hear your song, the one you’ve always known’ came alongside it, and that was all I received for weeks.”
For most of that winter, the track lived as a fragment. But near the end of Jont’s stay, something shifted. “I brought my focus to the song,” he says. “Started feeling into a chord sequence, then into what the most organic, relaxed melody might be. I’ve never listened to a song with that degree of reverence and surety—that there was a full song on the other side, just waiting to come through if I paid the right kind of attention.”
What arrived was more than just a song—it was a narrative wrapped in archetype and poetry.
“A story of a son and a father, of a truth so radical it’s banned by society, of the desire to sing that truth despite everything,” he explains. “It’s a photographic story if you want to see it. But more than that, it’s a felt experience—melodic, harmonic, trance-like. The lyrics are there, but the real message is in the feeling.”
At the heart of the track lies a chorus that offers a kind of spiritual reassurance:
“Nothing’s ever gonna get you / nothing’s ever gonna blow you out / no-one loves you like I love you / you’re the me that is all around.”
“I have goosebumps as I type these words,” Jont admits. “Perhaps I’ve never felt prouder of a song than this one. Or maybe I mean grateful.”
“Walk Right Through” lands as a personal and artistic high point—not only for its musicality, but for the clarity with which it affirms Jont’s role in this world.
“We are the ones who bring the songs,” he says. “Thousands that may disappear without trace. But one or two get through. One or two, 50, 60, 80 years later, will still be alive in people’s hearts. We do this for those who are not here yet.”
The accompanying video was filmed by acclaimed director Simon Ratigan, Jont’s longest-standing creative collaborator.
“Simon and I made our first video together in 2000,” Jont shares. “He’s shot some of my favourites—‘All My Life,’ ‘Superstar,’ ‘Birdwatching,’ ‘You Are The Dance,’ ‘The End Is An Illusion.’ So it was perfect that he would direct the video for this track.”
To make it truly personal, Simon visited Jont’s home in Cape Breton for the shoot.
“There’s something important about a friend seeing where you live,” says Jont. “Knowing your brook, your beach, your favourite walk—it brings you closer together.”
They filmed for two days, capturing footage across deeply significant places: Sacred Acre, the Woodland Trail at Gampo Abbey, and the quiet expanse of Jont’s local beach. “Our final shot was on a long, empty road as the moon rose,” Jont recalls. “We knew we had what we needed.”
“Walk Right Through” is more than a song—it’s a hushed benediction, a sonic pilgrimage, and a profound call to hold fast to what’s real. It's a testament to what can still be made when the world is loud, fractured, and full of distraction: something simple, deep, and true.
Jont is a singer-songwriter and frontman of Jont & The Fish, a gatherer of community and a longtime organizer of joy-filled ceremonies and musical events.
Jont's music has always been a beacon to those who are looking for support and comfort. Over the years, the style and genre of his albums has shifted back and forth from acoustic and intimate to orchestrated and upbeat, but the feel and message of Jont’s songs remains the same: deeply personal and effortlessly universal, each one is a hallelujah for this life we share, declaring implicitly - you are me and I am you.
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Watch the video Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtLqdjWRywY&feature=youtu.be
