Tom Blackwell
Date: Friday, 2nd December 2016
Time: 7:00 pm
Tom Blackwell – Tyrone the Gun.
Tom Blackwell is a prolific singer songwriter and performer based in the North of England. His work is influenced by country, soul, blues, gospel & American folk music. Blackwell has toured across the UK amassing a dedicated following across the Northwest and beyond.
Even by Tom Blackwell’s standards, 2014 was a busy year. Starting out penniless and weary in freezing-cold Manchester, he resolved to take his endless tour across the Atlantic, forsaking his beloved National Express for the Greyhound buses of North America. Performing on both coasts and across the Deep South, Blackwell seized every opportunity to hone his craft, soaking up the tradition and building an audience in the birthplace of his musical heroes. Inevitably settling in Nashville, Tennessee, he began the work that would become Tyrone the Gun. Recorded between Music City and North West England, it’s an album whose style reflects its mixed origins. Blackwell revels in an expansive and unabashed summoning of ghosts of Americana past, while lyrical preoccupations of love and loss are delivered with a colloquial wit that will be familiar to all back home. His road-hardened confidence and unmistakable soaring voice pull it together, assisted by Nashville musicians steeped in their city’s rich heritage. Tyrone the Gun is the sound of an artist hitting his stride; drawing strength from others before him, and forging a new path all his own.
“Wonderful, Heartfelt Music” Bob Harris, BBC radio 2
“A talent as big as the sky” Colin Hall, R2 magazine.
“A talent as big as the sky” Colin Hall, R2 magazine.
Tickets £10 available directly from the Cafe in person, online at https://www.wegottickets.com/event/379357 (10% admin fee applies) or on the door on the night.
Doors open 7pm Gig starts around 8pm. BAR ONLY NO. FOOD SERVED