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Musician and broadcaster Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories spanning five decades of adventures in the music industry.
Tom’s musical journey began in 1974 when his first band was discovered by Ray Davies, and included a BBC ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism alongside The Clash, headlining Glastonbury with Peter Gabriel, writing lyrics for Elton John, drug smuggling in East Germany, two nervous breakdowns and a period in tabloid hell after falling in love with a woman.
Having made his peace with the BBC, he’s presented programmes on all the corporation’s national radio networks, and his broadcasting work has won two Sony Radio Academy awards.
Expect intimate versions of classics such as War Baby, Glad To Be Gay and 2-4-6-8 Motorway alongside stories from behind the scenes and a sprinkling of fan favourites from his extensive back catalogue.
With support from Tamu Massif
‘Tamu Massif’ is the moniker of Dave Dixon. He is an artist / producer who specialises in downtempo Folk/Electronica. Tamu’s second album ‘Late To My Funeral’ was released on August 12th on Chiverin Records. To give you a sense of the record, two of its tracks were featured on Spotify’s official Most Beautiful Songs in the World playlist. For this album, Tamu wrote most of the songs on guitar first before embellishing them in his home studio in Bristol and accompanied the singles with a series of animations he created. His distinct voice sits at the heart of his compositions, a tapestry of layered vocals, guitars, samples and ambient sounds recorded on his phone. The songs themselves deal with a range of topics: life, love, people, places, mythology, climate change, seeking to make sense of an ever-changing world. He receives ongoing support from local and national radio and press (including Tom Robinson). As a live artist, Tamu’s seeks to bring the audience into his world both through his anecdotes and a series of varying soundscapes. Not one to miss and certainly one to watch.
To hear his music and find Tamu on other socials: https://linktr.ee/tamumassif