Jonny Hardie was brought up in Aberdeenshire - an area of Scotland culturally rich in ballads and fiddle tunes. At the age of eight Jonny started playing violin. After leaving secondary school he studied viola at the Royal Northern College of Music. Jonny then returned to Scotland to concentrate on traditional music and soon became involved in various local bands. It was during this time that Old Blind Dogs were formed, along with Ian Benzie and Buzzby McMillan.
Over the last decade Jonny has toured extensively with Old Blind Dogs, and has also been involved with a variety of projects including theatre and production work.
Apart from OBD's work, Jonny has recorded two CDs with Gavin Marwick ("Up In The Air" & "The Blue Lamp"), recorded and produced "The Captain's Collection" (recordings from Captain Simon Fraser's 1816 collection) and a CD featuring the music of Inverness fiddler Donald Riddle (called "A Highland Fiddler").
More recently, Jonny has been much in demand as a freelance producer and guitarist working with Bruce MacGregor, Finlay MacDonald, Dàimh, Fiddler's Bid and Back of the Moon.
He has also been writing music with Alan Benzie for television and film including the recent BBC documentary "The Dobsons of Duncraig".
Jonny also plays with the ANNIE GRACE TRIO, NUSA (featuring Rory Campbell) and ceilidhs with many well-known Scottish musicians (Brian MacAlpine, Gavin Marwick, Ronan Martin...) in the local village hall in Strathdon. | 
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