I am a big fan of John Tams and I've just got his new album "The Reckoning" and really love it so I thought I'd share a bit of enthusiasm.
If you don't know who John Tams is I suppose you could describe his style as a cross between fairly gentle acoustic rock ballads and traditional English folk music. If you ever saw the TV series called "Sharpe" he starred as the musical soldier "Hagman".
I had the great pleasure of meeting him (he isn't as grumpy as he looks in his CD photos) when he was giving a concert to raise money for the local air ambulance service. Unfortunately the concert was very poorly promoted and at the wrong time of year and so there was a lamentably small turn out. As a result he invited the entire audience to join him in the local pub for the interval and was a total riot!
I really love his new album ... it is so understated and some of the lyrics are really thought provoking.
If you'd like a quick taster there are three clips here to whet your appetite:
Safe House : http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/acatalog/realaudio/tscd551a.ram
Bitter Withy : http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/acatalog/realaudio/tscd551b.ram
A Man of Constant Sorrow : http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/acatalog/realaudio/tscd551c.ram
The album is for sale through the usual outlets or direct from the publishers here (the proper URL with all the extra frames - unnecessary - is here but you will need to click "Go to shop" and then search for John Tams in the search box as you can't link directly).
If you don't know who John Tams is I suppose you could describe his style as a cross between fairly gentle acoustic rock ballads and traditional English folk music. If you ever saw the TV series called "Sharpe" he starred as the musical soldier "Hagman".
I had the great pleasure of meeting him (he isn't as grumpy as he looks in his CD photos) when he was giving a concert to raise money for the local air ambulance service. Unfortunately the concert was very poorly promoted and at the wrong time of year and so there was a lamentably small turn out. As a result he invited the entire audience to join him in the local pub for the interval and was a total riot!
I really love his new album ... it is so understated and some of the lyrics are really thought provoking.
If you'd like a quick taster there are three clips here to whet your appetite:
Safe House : http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/acatalog/realaudio/tscd551a.ram
Bitter Withy : http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/acatalog/realaudio/tscd551b.ram
A Man of Constant Sorrow : http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/acatalog/realaudio/tscd551c.ram
The album is for sale through the usual outlets or direct from the publishers here (the proper URL with all the extra frames - unnecessary - is here but you will need to click "Go to shop" and then search for John Tams in the search box as you can't link directly).