http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk Music from the Manchester songwriter / performer Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:13:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey! I'm playing in Haworth Park, Hull, this Saturday 3rd May --- then at Ripon Beer Festival, Ripon Cathedral, on bank holiday Monday 5th May. Check out my myspace page for more details on these two events! After that - Kro Bar, Manchester on 10th May with Jon Gomm is going ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2008/gigs-hull-ripon-and-atlanta/ Hey I'm running another night at the Carlton Club, Whalley Range, this evening. As always, cheap beer and great music. We've just fixed up a last-minute set from Simon and Hannah (Pablo's Finest Hour), who are going to bring their instruments and do a few tunes too... For more info ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2008/carlton-club-tonight-the-windfall-maliika-jude-riley-pablos-finest-hour/ Wow this is going to be an interesting gig. Can't believe it's only 3 months till the Manchester International Festival comes round again... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2008/leonard-cohen-in-manchester/ Hi I'm doing a very last minute gig at the Ruby Lounge, Manchester tomorrow night. Also on the bill is God's Little Eskimo, plus other upcoming Manchester bands. For the full details, visit the event page. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2008/tom-kerswill-at-ruby-lounge-manchester-tomorrow-wednesday-26th-march/ Tomorrow, Thursday 20th March, I'm putting on an event at the Carlton Club, in Whalley Range. As always, beer is £1.85 a pint, and entry is £3. Here's who's playing: * My First Tooth * Akita * The Satellites ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2008/338/ Hi Starting a new post on open mics in Liverpool, following the success of the open mics in Manchester page. This list will get longer as time goes on! Acoustic Slice - Mondays - Parr St. This is an acoustic night but we think it still has an open mic element ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2008/open-mic-nights-in-liverpool/ Hi! I'm not actually playing at this one, but I thought I'd let you know because I'm involved in running the night and I reckon it's going to be a great show. Tonight (Thursday 6th March) at the Carlton Club, Whalley Range, we have: Aidan Smith The Steve Bland Assembly Bleeding Hands David Sanders Beer costs ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2008/carlton-club-tonight-thursday-aidan-smith/ Hi everyone Some new gigs in the South West - Bristol (Oppo) on 27th February, Bath (St James' Wine Vaults) on 11th March and Stafford (The Ford Squad) on 14th March. These will be added to the gig calendar soon, I promise! See you soon Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2008/new-gigs-announced-bath-bristol-and-stafford/ Hey everyone I'm playing at the lovely Sunflower Sessions acoustic night on Sunday 3rd February (tomorrow!) It's a really great night and features: JIM LOCKEY 7.15 - 7.45 ZEROIZE 7.55 - 8.25 TOM KERSWILL 8.35 - 9.05 EMILY 9.15 - 9.45 NATHAN BENNETT 10.00 - 10.30 Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2008/sunflower-sessions-on-sunday/ Hey everyone I'm not actually playing at this one, but I thought I'd give you the heads-up about a gig at the Carlton Club tonight (Thursday 31st January) that I'm involved with. We've got Lisa Redford, Samson and Delilah, Laienda (Bristol), and Paul Oska. It starts from 8pm tonight, is £3 ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2008/carlton-club-gig-tonight-lisa-redford-samson-delilah-waverton-collective/ I'm playing in a pirate-themed bar on Friday, 11th January... It's the Hark to Towler in Tottington. Drinks are pretty cheap, and it's free entry... always a good night there! Check out their (colourful!) website for details: http://www.hark2towler.co.uk/ It's dead easy to get from Manchester to the bar ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2008/hark-to-towler-near-bury-pirate-gig/ Hi everyone, Building on the other open mic guides for the North West, here's a run-down of things happening in Lancaster. Post a comment if you know of any more: Acoustic Sessions at The Stonewell Tavern, Lower Church Street, Lancaster. Every Thursday from Jan 24th 2008. Free http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2008/lancaster-open-mics/ Hi everyone - Happy new year! I'm playing at the Tiger's Lair in Hull tomorrow (Wed, 9th January!) Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2008/hull-gig-tomorrow-wednesday/ There's a new open mic (changed from a jam night) at Revise Bar in Chorlton, Manchester: CHORLTON OPEN MIC EVERY SUNDAY 2-5 PM AT THE REVISE BAR CHORLTON 559 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton Manchester. M21 0AE ALL SINGERS AND MUSICIANS WELCOME (See other open mic nights happening in Manchester) http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2007/new-open-mic-sunday-2-5pm-revise-chorlton-manchester/ Hey - just a heads-up for all the musicians out there. EXR, who run a lot of gigs in Manchester, run a weekly jam session at the Lounge Bar, Wilbraham Road, Chorlton. The session is acoustic - they have congas, djembes, bongos, tambourines etc set up as well as a bass ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2007/exr-jam-sessions-in-chorlton/ Hi everyone I'm playing at Night and Day, Sunday afternoon (7th October) from 4pm onwards. It's a great event, featuring Little Neemo and Bonebox, amongst many other good Manchester acts. £4 on the door, and as always there'll be homecooked food from Night and Day cafe and the usual good atmosphere! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2007/night-and-day-gig-tomorrow-afternoon/ CC5small.jpg (JPEG Image, 462x640 pixels) http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2007/cc5smalljpg-jpeg-image-462x640-pixels/ Really enjoyed playing the Winelight Club in Bury. Here's a link to a review from Manchester Music (please click link to read full review - here's a small excerpt - really chuffed to get such a good review: .... Probably the star of the evening is TOM KERSWILL, a familiar face on ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2007/review-of-winelight-club-gig/ Hey everyone - I'm playing at the Met in Bury tonight, together with Patrick Briscoe, Fallen Leaves, Rachael Wright... I'm really looking forward to it. Tickets are £6 and the other artists are some of my favourites! Cheers Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2007/gig-at-bury-the-met-tonight-tuesday-14th-august/ There's a brand new open mic night happening every other Sunday at Trof in the Northern Quarter, and I've been asked to run it.... The first of the new series of open mics is this Sunday, 5th August... drop me a comment if you'd like more info ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2007/open-mic-at-trof-in-the-northern-quarter-manchester-this-sunday/ As Manchester International Festival (MIF) gets under way, there's an alternative event happening, featuring tens of events across the next couple of weeks. It's called Not the Manchester International Festival. Head to their official website for details of all events. One thing we're getting involved in is a ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2007/not-the-manchester-international-festival/ There are a few good cheap places for bands and acoustic acts to stay when visiting Manchester. The following have been recommended to us: Hatter's / Hilton Chambers - Hostel in the Northern Quarter. Seems really clean and nice, with a good vibe. The Manchester central Travelodge looks okay too - and ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2007/accommodation-in-manchester/ The Manchester International Festival runs from 28th June to 15th July in Manchester. It features a range of events, from dance, through art to Music. Brand new this year is a completely unofficial, alternative fringe event. It hosts over 50 gigs, art exhibitions and other events. We're running a special Songs ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/manchester-international-festival-and-an-alternative/ Click for a wide variety of similar music courtesy of last.fm, kinda loosely based on my own style of music! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/interesting-acoustic-music/ Courtesy of last.fm... playing a random selection of music! table.lfmWidget20070628171430 td {margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;border:0 !important;}table.lfmWidget20070628171430 tr.lfmHead a:hover {background:url(http://panther1.last.fm/widgets/images/en/header/radio/regular_red.png) no-repeat 0 0 !important;}table.lfmWidget20070628171430 tr.lfmEmbed object {float:left;}table.lfmWidget20070628171430 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmConfig a:hover {background:url(http://panther1.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat 0px 0 !important;;}table.lfmWidget20070628171430 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmView a:hover {background:url(http://panther1.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat -85px 0 !important;}table.lfmWidget20070628171430 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmPopup a:hover {background:url(http://panther1.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat -159px 0 !important;} http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/music/ Okay, so I'm not actually playing at this one, but I thought I'd let you know about it anyway. It starts at 7.30pm tonight (Tuesday 26th June), £3, and we have: Neil McSweeney Nomad Jones Christopher Knowles Strung Out Robert John It's gonna be really ace - looking forward to it! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/great-mancheseter-gig-tonight-kro-bar-acoustic/ The M19 bar in Levenshulme hosts a whole range of music nights, including its regular Acoustic Fest sessions and the open mic night every Monday. Acoustic Fest is every last Friday of the month Acoustic Fest Myspace Open mic is every Monday Address: 847 Stockport Road Levenshulme Manchester M19 3PW Tel: 0161 225 8359 Click here for a guide to ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/m19-bar-levenshulme/ Hey! I'm playing in Troy Bar, Hoxton on Wednesday 13th. Should be a great night! It's £4 on the door... More event details, map, and flier Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/troy-bar-hoxton-tomorrow-night-wednesday/ Hey - it's Circus Rock at Manchester's Mint Lounge tonight (Wednesday). Will be an awesome show, with fire breathers and such things! King Kayak Milo Cho Tom Kerswill http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/circus-rock-tonight-wednesday/ Hey - this one's going to be a fun gig: Wednesday 6th June http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/circus-rock-at-the-mint-lounge-this-wednesday/ Here's a regularly-updated list of events in Manchester - centred more on acoustic and folk gigs: http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/gigs-in-manchester/ The Castle pub has a weekly open mic night on Mondays, run by Ollie Smith. It also has lots of other music going on throughout the week. It's a small, initimate venue, with a few real ales - definitely slightly off the beaten track (a long way up Oldham St, ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2007/the-castle-oldham-st/ I've been nominated for a competition to play at Guilfest. And, as an added bonus, if you vote you can win a pair of Guilfest tickets yourself.... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/ents-24-voting/ Small World Festival was lovely. Wet, but lovely. Saw some great sets, including music by Martha Tilstone and Carrie Tree. There are four music tents, with several smaller jamming spaces scattered in between. And everything's solar-powered. Everything went swimingly with the weather - until the Sunday, that is - when water ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/small-world-festival-07/ Happy bank holiday! I'm just off to play at the Small World festival in Headcorn, Kent. It's my favourite small festival in the UK. Here's some pictures from Small World 2006... Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/small-world-2/ Just giving a quick heads up about a new venue in Manchester - Trof in the Northern Quarter - a new sister venue to the Trof in Fallowfield. The address is: 5-8 Thomas St Northern Quarter Manchester, M4 1EG United Kingdom We run Songs for the Bath Tub acoustic nights there on the ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/trof-in-the-northern-quarter/ Hey! I'm taking part in a fundraising gig at the Manchester Phoenix (Oxford Road). There's some great performers taking part... It's going to be a really great gig: Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/manchester-fundraiser-4th-june/ Hey! It's the last night on our little tour tonight - Friday 11th May - and we're doing an event at the Sunflower Lounge. It starts at 8pm, £3, and there are four acts: Midget & Giant Amoa Tom Kerswill Rich Chapell Should be a good one! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/birmingham-sunflower-lounge/ Well, looks like the festival season is officially underway. Over the last weekend of April, All Tomorrow's Parties took place. By all accounts, it was an excellent festival. Blog reports from the Indie Credential and Gill Rickson make me determined to actually try and make it next year - as ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/festival-season-underway/ I've had a rest-day today... headed up deep into the Appalachian mountains. It was little bit misty up there, but still amazing. The trip is almost at an end though... one more day left tomorrow, then I'm heading back to Manchester in time for Tuesday morning. We've got a really ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/appalachians/ Ryan has put up some really good pictures of our Sweetwater Brewery gig... Meanwhile I have some of the Georgia Trip including pics of CJ's Landing and Sweetwater Brewery and pics of MahoneyFest 2007 festival. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/photos/ Brewery gig was awesome... really great to see the Pennies playing again too. Photos coming up shortly... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/brewery/ I'm playing a gig at the Sweetwater Brewery tonight, downtown Atlanta, supporting the very excellent Pennies... From what I hear, it'll be pretty mad... everyone buys a pint mug, and then they're free to help themselves to any of the kegs of beer. Get down there early if you ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2007/gig-in-a-brewery/ Hey everyone! Georgia has been great so far. MahoneyFest 2007 was an awesome start to the trip, with beautiful weather and many beer kegs. Made loads of good friends, and had a lovely time. Some pictures are here: MahoneyFest pictures. I probably should have been more selective when choosing, but there ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2007/mahoneyfest-2007/ Hey everyone... I'm heading off to Atlanta tomorrow. Really looking forward to the trip. I'm playing at the MahoneyFest, Box Springs, Georgia and have then got gigs in Atlanta and Athens... Back in the UK, we're finalising a small tour with Midget and Giant and other acoustic acts. Dates include Manchester, ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2007/off-to-atlanta/ Hi, The next big thing I'm doing is heading over to Atlanta, Georgia, to play at MahoneyFest and to do a couple of other gigs. Can't wait! Drop us a line if you're going to be anywhere nearby and I'll send over more details of the gigs and festival! Tom K http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2007/atlanta-athens-and-georgia/ Announcing many gigs far and wide... The Birmingham date on 11th May (Sunflower Lounge) is going to be great... always fun to play with Midget and Giant. This'll be hot on the heals of our 8th May Songs for the Bath Tub at Trof Northern Quarter (Manchester), which is one of ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2007/gigs-2/ I'm playing at the Troy Bar in Hoxton, London - this Wednesday 28th! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2007/london-gig-this-wednesday/ I'm playing at the Iguanna Bar in Chorlton, tonight (Thursday, March 8th) - a very last minute gig! It's a good venue, and should be fun! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2007/last-minute-gig-tonight/ The Birmingham trip was great fun. On Saturday we went to a really impressive concert by Birmingham's BEAST collective - a breathtaking sound extravaganza featuring 96 speakers – concert review here. My own gig at the Sunflower Lounge was really great fun. There was a lot of good acoustic music on, ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2007/birmingham-trip/ When I first heard about Birmingham University's BEAST project in 2004, the prospect of going to see a "live" performance didn't seem instantly appealing – high-fidelity sound played from laptops to an auditorium.... I thought it would be a bit like going to a hifi store and listening to some ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2007/the-birmingham-beast/ We've got a brand new night - at the brand new Trof 2 in Manchester's Northern Quarter. The first event is on Tuesday 6th March - and we've picked some of the best performers from other Songs for the Bath Tubs to come and play... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2007/songs-for-the-bath-tub-in-the-northern-quarter/ Really looking forward to the upcoming Birmingham trip.. heading down there tomorrow. I'm playing at the excellent Sunflower Sessions at the Sunflower lounge, Birmingham, this Sunday (4th March)... can't wait! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2007/birmingham/ Wow... it's March already - and we've got a brilliant Songs for the Bath Tub at Fuel, Withington, Manchester tomorrow. I'm not playing, but I've booked lots of really great Manchester acts, plus one from Bristol (Loxodonta) so it should be a pretty nice evening (always is at Fuel!) http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2007/bath-tub-thursday-1st-march/ Some more gigs to announce... including one on April 7th in Manchester, supporting Amplifico... it's currently listed on my myspace page but we'll add it to the main site here too very soon! Currently having a bit of a break from the city down in the South West... it's lovely and ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2007/gigs-and-things/ Sale's best music venue, with a lot of stuff going on - notably Acoustic Amp (see their myspace page), a bi-weekly acoustic night featuring Manchester's finest unsigned artists. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2007/bar-amp-sale/ Hey! It's going to be a really good night at Acoustic Amp in Sale tomorrow (Tuesday). 5 acoustic acts playing at Bar Amp, Sale. Free entry and a lovely atmosphere! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2007/acoustic-amp-sale-this-tuesday/ If you see lots of rubbish pop music appearing on my last.fm profile, that's because I'm showing my parents the last.fm recommended music program. Okay? http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2007/questionable-pop/ http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2007/manchester-gigs/ Hello - just thought I'd check in! It's good to be back in Manchester for a bit. Really looking forward to the upcoming gigs - including Dry Bar this Tuesday and Acoustic Amp, Sale in a couple of weeks' time! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2007/hey/ It's the Midem music industry festival this week. As always, loads of upcoming bands playing, some good, some not! Anybody got any feedback on the festival so far? http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/midem-2007/ Finally got round to putting up some photos of the New York Tour! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/new-york-photos/ Hey! I'm really looking forward to playing the Pilgrim on Tuesday. Here's the flier... I'm not quite sure where they're going with the slogan, but there we go! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/liverpool-pilgrim-tuesday-23rd-jan/ Was really chuffed to get this review from Manchester Music. It's of an unknown demo with two tracks on it... God knows what that was then :-) It could be "My Mind's Eye", which is currently my first track on my Myspace siteIt's described as intriguing and (very) recommended. Thanks ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/manchester-review/ Acoustic duo from Manchester. Upcoming Midget and Giant events Midget and Giant Myspace http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/midget-and-giant/ It's been ages since I've played in Manchester, so I'm really pleased to be playing at the Tiger Lounge on Sunday, 21st Jan. Also playing are the excellent Midget and Giant! It'll kick off around 8pm. Tiger Lounge is hidden away on Cooper St, near St. Peter's Square. You can ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/a-manchester-gig/ Every year, thousands of bands, artists, film makers and record industry types descend on Austin, Texas, for the South by South West festival. Kind of like an even bigger version of Manchester's in the city... 2007 dates are from 9th- 18th March. (Music part starts on 14th March) Official SXSW site is ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/south-by-south-west-festival-2007/ Hi... I'm posting the lyrics to Sometimes these words because a few people have asked for them. Thanks for liking it! Tom © Tom Kerswill 2005 Sometimes these Words Sometimes these words, Lose their meaning, And the the sound of your voice, Has got me dreaming, It's all I hear now, And it's all, Lie here now, Coz I ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/sometimes-these-words-lyrics/ Very interested in using S3 Infinidisk for EC2 to load in data on demand from S3. We use S3 as a backup for several big websites. Loading that into an EC2 backup server takes hours - so this solution might enable us to have an EC2 backup instance up and ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/amazon-web-services-blog-s3-infinidisk-for-ec2/ I'm back in Manchester after a good Christmas break in the South West, including a really good new year and a couple of trips to Taunton and Exeter, though I didn't quite get as far as Totnes. It was good to get a bit of countryside... and now I'm looking ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2007/back-in-manchester/ And now for something a bit different. Whilst in New York, I took full advantage of the Tower Records closing down sale. It's kinda sad when record stores close down -- but at the same time, good. I was able to pick up quite a lot of interesting music. One of ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2006/recommended-music-cornelius/ Events listings for tomkerswill.co.uk are powered by Eventful.com: http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2006/events-listings/ Phew.. Christmas is almost here. That went quickly! Happy Christmas everyone :-) http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2006/happy-christmas/ I've done two very rough recordings of a couple of new songs, over at Makeshift Studios in Manchester. Though I'd post some links here to gauge initial reaction: Mountains (mp3 download - acoustic) Song for a Muse (mp3 download - acoustic) Drop me a line if you like them! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2006/preliminary-recordings/ http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2006/pianos-manhattan-new-york/ Hey! We've got another gig to add to the New York tour - playing at Pianos, Lower East Side, on Sunday 10th December....  on-stage 11pm, and it's a free show! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2006/new-york-pianos/ Really enjoyed playing in the Living Room, East Village, last night. It's a great, intimate venue, with good sound. We'll have some pictures up very soon! New York is fanastic so far.. .and we're looking forward to hitting some of the  New York open mics in the next few days too. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2006/living-room-gig/ Hey hey... we've arrived in New York. Currently munching muffin and drinking capachino for breakfast! More anon.. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2006/arrival-in-new-york/ It's been a while since adding any new music to this part of the site.. so a good place to start is with something a bit different. English folk group the Devil's Interval are based in Newcastle - they're a folk three-piece featuring Lauren McCormick, Jim Causley and Emily Portman. ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2006/the-devils-interval/ In the first two weeks of December 2006, we'll be playing at a variety of open mics in New York. Here's a few New York open mics we're hoping to check out whilst we're there!: Baggot Inn (82 W. 3rd St., New York, NY) Sunday, 3rd December 2pm Cafe Vivaldi ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2006/new-york-open-mics/ Really looking forward to the New York shows... we'll be doing a lot of small gigs and open mics over there. I'll also be playing at the Living Room, New York on December 2nd, with Lisa Redford. Do drop us a line if you're in the area... Tomx http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2006/acoustic-new-york/ Don't forget we run three acoustic nights each month --- Fuel Cafe Bar (Withington) on 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, then Trof (Fallowfield) every 3rd Wednesday... there's a wide variety of acts playing at each one - both local (Manchester) and touring artists - so you'll probably see ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2006/258/ Thanks to everyone who came down to Songs for the Bath Tub at Fuel! Had a lovely evening, with some great acts including Christopher Knowles, Avant Gardner, Black Jack Barnet, and Sarah Dickson... Hopefully see you at the next one (16th November!) ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2006/songs-for-the-bath-tub-2/ We've just booked a 13-day tour of New York and New Jersey, beginning 29th Nov. More details of this coming up very shortly... We're playing the Living Room on 2nd December. Then we've got a tour of some smaller venues and open mics If you happen to be in the New ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2006/new-york-tour/ Hey! I'm doing a mini-tour as of tomorrow (Sunday): 8th Oct: Solophenia (Wharf Bar), Walsal 9th Oct: AppleAcoustic (Adam & Eve), Birmingham 10th Oct: Leonard's, London EC1 Would be great to see you there if you're nearby! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2006/gigs-walsall-birmingham-london/ We're running another lovely Acoustic night at Fuel tomorrow (Thursday)... looking forward to it already! (Also check out the night's: Myspace Site and Official website http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2006/fuel-acoustic-night/ Sadly, the Jonathan Wilson gig at the Cavendish tonight has been postponed at short notice :-(. Jonathan Wilson, plus band, is stuck in the Sahara Desert with food poisining... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2006/cavendish-gig-tonight/ The Thirsty Scholar is usually lively, full of musicians, and plays host to a good variety of Manchester gigs. It also has an open mic on Thursdays. 50 New Wakefield Street, Manchester, M1 5NP http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/thirsty-scholar-manchester/ A small vegetarian cafe with a lovely atmosphere, and some brilliant events happening upstairs... It's also home to our very own Songs for the Bathtub, on the 1st and 3rd Thursday each month... Fuel Cafe Bar 448 Wilmslow Road Withington Manchester, M20 3BW United Kingdom Our associated Events page Lists Songs for the ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/fuel-withington/ London-based singer songwriter, with excellent band. Well worth checking out - Jeremy Warmsley official site... You can listen to tunes at his Myspace profile page. And you can buy Jeremy Warmsley CDs right here. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/jeremy-warmsley/ Manchester venue, tucked away near the BBC. It's host to a great open mic night every Monday, and holds other music events, both upstairs and downstairs, the rest of the week. Joshua Brookes 106 Princess Street Manchester M1 6NG There's a list of other open mics in Manchester elsewhere on the site:manchester open mics http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/joshua-brooks/ Night and Day is one of the best places in Manchester to catch new, unsigned bands, as well as some better known acts. There's music to be heard here pretty much every night - plus some good DJs. Highly recommended. Night and Day Cafe 26 OLDHAM STREET MANCHESTER M1 1JNloan payday $2000expenses accounting accrual ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/night-and-day-manchester/ One weekend in mid-September, the first End of the road festival took place, deep in rural Dorset. It was a fantastic event, with a lovely crowd of festival-goers. On the bill were Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter, Ed Harcourt, Badly Drawn Boy, Hush the Many, Jeremy Warmsley, to name a few... ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/end-of-the-road-festival/ Thanks to Ledge and JustHipper at The Indie Credential for pointing out an excellent site that enables you to swap gig tickets or sell them at face-value. Beats eBay! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/swapping-gig-tickets/ We've finally got together a website for all the acoustic nights that we're running in Manchester, including Songs for the Bath Tub (Fuel, Withington) and Songs from Another Place (Trof, Fallowfield). Head over to the Songs for the Bath Tub site for info on Manchester acoustic gigs and events http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/new-songs-for-the-bath-tub-site/ Acoustic singer-songwriter now based in Manchester. She's a firm favourite on Bob Harris' radio 2 show, and gigs regularly round the UK. Lisa's myspace page http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/lisa-redford/ Feldspar - acoustic duo from Leeds. They've played at songs for the bathtub, our acoustic night at Fuel, and are soon to play sister night Songs from Another Place, at Trof, Fallowfield Visit their myspace page for more music http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/feldspar/ Hey! We're running a new acoustic night at Trof in Fallowfield. The first one's this Wednesday 20th September, and we've got a great lineup of our favourite acoustic acts to start off with: Aron Paul, Lisa Redford, Karima Francis and Feldspar. It's all free... and Trof has had a bit ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/a-brand-new-night-at-trof/ http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/latest-gigs/ Hey! I'm doing a fair bit of gigging around England in the next few months, but if you're really keen to see a gig near where you live, you can now say so on Eventful.com: http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/gigs-in-your-area/ Got a couple of London gigs. First, the Troy Bar, Hoxton, (tube: Old St) this Wed 13th Sept. Secondly, Leonard's Bar(nr Exmouth Market), on 10th October. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/london-gigs/ Sadly, Dan's open mic at the Thirsty Scholar on a Thursday is no more.. I went to the last one last week and played a few songs... quite a party. Acts included Gideon Conn, Andrew "Blind Boy" Butler and John McKay. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2006/end-of-the-thirsty-scholar/ Hey hey! Two new shows of the QT Radio show on offer - featuring loads of new Manchester music, and unsigned music from the whole of the UK, including Palo Alto, Steve Brown, Keith Burton, Middleman, Garron Frith, the VCs... To download, just point your iTunes at the QT Radio ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2006/new-podcast/ As well as the guide on open-mics in Manchester, here's a list of some other good music nights in the city. Regular music events Songs for the Bath Tub, Fuel, Withington, Manchester. 1st & 3rd Thursdays.. ( Myspace Site, Official website) Red Deer Club, Fuel, Withington. Some Saturdays Trof Acoustic night Run by Tom, ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2006/music-nights-in-manchester/ The new podcast is out. Co-producing this week's show was Ian Moss. He's written a track listing of all the artists played on the podcast page for this issue http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2006/tom-kerswill-%c2%bb-a-new-radio-podcast%e2%80%a6/ Finally got round to putting out a new edition of the podcast... With an even more eclectic selection of music.... subscribe to the podcast here! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2006/a-new-radio-podcast/ We're running another Songs for the Bath Tub at Fuel (Withington) this Thursday. It features sets from four up-and-coming Manchester acts, and entry is completely free.... Starting 8.30pm Thursday 6th July. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2006/songs-for-the-bath-tub/ For a lot of my music, word-processing stuff I've moved away from Windows, to Linux, a free operating system for your computer that lets you run nearly all the programs you need. For a very readable overview on installing Ubuntu Linux, see this blog http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2006/open-office-and-ubuntu-linux/ We've got some great music coming up tonight (Sunday 2nd) at the Tiger Lounge in Manchester. See poster in the main news section for more details on the lineup! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2006/tiger-lounge/ I enjoyed the gig down at Exmouth today... thanks, Kris, for asking me to play. It was good to see the sea again as well.... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2006/exmouth-gig/ This blog has undergone a few changes and is now looking a bit flashy... but don't forget there's also loads of info on tomkerswill.co.uk - including gig dates and news... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/the-main-site/ Here's an RSS photo feed of the Spring Small World Festival. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/rss-photo-feeds/ Went to a slightly shambolic reggae festival in Platt Fields park, Manchester, on Saturday. With the festival staring over 3 hours late, most performers ended up only being on stage for a couple of songs. And quality was variable... I also almost narowly escape food-poising from a piece of jerk-chicken, ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/shambolic-reggae/ Whilst looking at upcoming events in Manchester, I stumbled upone this page. They're doing a gig in a swimming pool in Manchester soon. The music looks and sounds bizarre.... does anyone know whether it's genuine?? http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/strange-music/ Come to the Tiger Lounge, Sunday 2nd July, for an evening of acoustic music: http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/tiger-lounge-this-sunday-2nd-july/ Jarvis Cocker did a wee little dj set at Mint Lounge in Manchester tonight. It was much fun indeed... completely sold out, but I did manage to slip in at the last minute and had a thoroughly entertaining evening! He played some good tunes too.. arcane, and nothing well-and-truely-stomping, ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/jarvis-at-mint/ For a really good and slightly quirky take on what's going on in the Manchester music scene... and in fact the indie music thingummybob in general, check out The Indie Credential... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/the-indie-credential/ Time for some more musical recommendations... this time a London-based band I seem to keep running into. Their music is intense, but excellent. Well worth going to see if you have the chance. Their myspace page contains a selection of music http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/hush-the-many/ There's a lot of random photos we're putting up from music events, festivals and stuff... they can be found at this section of the site http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/latest-photos/ The next Manchester gig I'm playing is on Tuesday June 27th, downstairs at the Dry Bar... it's a laid-back acoustic evening, cheap entry. Should be fun! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/next-gig-dry-bar-manchester-jun-27th/ Hello! Just a quick note to say I'm back in Manchester after a lovely few days in Elba, Italy. Got some interesting-looking gigs lined up for the next few months. There's an up-to-date gig list at myspace.com/tomkerswill, and I'll get a list of dates on this site ASAP! See you soon Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/back-from-italy/ There's a useful bit of software for musicians who use myspace - it can be found at Myspace controller - it lets you view a complete list of your myspace friends, which is quite handy! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2006/myspace-controller-2/ I'm back in the North West again, after spending the weekend at the Small World Festival in Kent. I had a brilliant time... lots of great acoustic music and lovely people. Some photos from the festival can be found here: Small World Photos May 2006 http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/small-world/ I'm on my way back from the Small World Festival (which was great fun - more info on that to follow)... heading towards Crewe where I'm playing *tonight* (Tuesday 30th May) at the Firejar Acoustic night in Square One, Mill St, Crewe.... It's a free event, and should be a ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/crewe-square-1-tonight-firejar-acoustic/ Sorry for lack of info on gigs recently! I'm supporting Lisa Redford tonight (23rd) in Chorlton Lloyds Bar. It's a free gig - on stage time 9.00! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/chorlton-arts-festival-lloyds-chorlton-tonight/ Thanks to everyone who came to the Sheffield gig yesterday! I've just been offered a last-minute gig at Briton's Protection. Also on the bill: Devon SprouleLisa RedfordCherry Ghost TONIGHT, Tuesday 16th May http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/last-minute-gig-at-britons-protection/ I'm playing tonight at the lovely Cellar Door night, which runs monthly at the Actress and Bishop, Ludgate Hill, Birmingham. Wednesday 10th May! It's £3 in I think - and it's always a good, laid back atmosphere! Tomx http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/birmingham-actress-and-bishop-tonight-2/ I'm playing at the Dry bar tonight, Tuesday 9th May, together with Sophie Nelson Paper Wives Should be a good night! Here's the flier: http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/dry-bar-tonight/ I'm playing at the Dry bar this Tuesday, 9th May - would be great to see you there! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/manchester-dry-bar-tue-9th-may/ Just about to head to Newcastle to do a gig there tonight (Tuesday 2nd May) at the Irish Centre... loads of fantastic artists playing. Should be a good one! So if you're in Newcastle... Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/last-minute-newcastle-gig/ We're organising a second Songs For The Bathtub, since the last was so succesful! On Thursday May 4th, at Manchester's Fuel Cafe (Withington). Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2006/bathtub-2/ Only three pounds with this flier - on stage 8pm! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/roadhouse-gig-tomorrow-tues-25th-april/ Manchester's much-loved music venue. It's situated in the Northern Quarter, a couple of streets along from Night and Day, Dry Bar and Mint Lounge. The Roadhouse puts on slightly bigger out-of-town bands, plus local acts, most days of the week. It's also home to several great club nights, including Revolver and ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/the-roadhouse/ I'm playing in Winsford tonight (Wednesday 12th)... and then heading on to Birmingham. So if anyone fancies coming along to a lovely little venue called Debees, I'll be there! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/winsford/ Hey! There's an interface to the new QT Radio podcasts right here: http://www.podcast.net/show/76570 Just click through to any of the shows to listen in full! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/podcast-interface/ Listen to 11 weeks worth of radio shows - Tom Kerswill on QT Radio - direct to your iPod. You'll hear the best of Manchester's unsigned acts, plus selected music from around the country. Just point your iTunes or podcast browser here: http://tomkerswill.co.uk/radio/index.xml And we'll automatically deliver the latest episodes direct to ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/podcast/ Wow... enjoyed tonight so much. Long live Songs for the Bathtub. Thanks to everyone who came down to Fuel tonight. Hope you had as much fun as we did! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/songs-for-the-bathtub/ Trof is a lively, studenty bar, nestling in the heart of Fallowfield, with lovely food, and some great beers... It's also one of the homes of the Songs for the Bath Tub acoustic night. Trof official site Address: 2a, Landcross Rd, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6NA Tel: 0161 224 0467 Trof Open Mic This open mic ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/troff-fallowfield/ More manchester open mics... Iguanna Bar does an open mic every Tuesday. It's usually quite busy, and a big variety of standards of musicians play. It's quite noisy, but well worth a look-in... have been to some really fun nights here. Tel: 0161 881 9338 http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/iguanna-bar-chorlton/ This week's show will be broadcast on QT Radio (superchannel.org) from 2-3pm on Thursday... but as a sneak preview, here's some of the tracks I'll be playing: Aaron Paul - Angel Calling Steve B - I Do Trimorphous - Agent Egg Native State - Happy Inside View - Gone Glass the Panda - Let Me Tell You Interstat - The Thin Ice Ralston Bowles - James ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/this-weeks-radio-show/ (Above) Uncle John and Whitelock play King's Arms, Manchester It's been a weekend of gigs for me. On Friday, was the Howff, at Salford King's Arms. It's the first time I've been to the venue, and it's a great place. On the bill were Paper Wives (whom I missed for about ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/rain-or-shine/ Thanks to everyone who came to the Night and Day gig last Saturday. Really enjoyed playing... I've seen a lot of great gigs at Night and Day so it was a real privilege to play there! Next big Manchester gig will be at the Roadhouse on 25th April... but before that ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/night-n-day-2/ Come along to our new, unplugged night upstairs at Fuel in Withington - Songs for the Bathtub Update: new Songs for the Bath Tub event site http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2006/new-night-in-fuel-withington-this-thursday-6th-april/ Hey hey! The gig tonight at Manchester's Night and Day is starting 8pm - would be great to see you there. Here are some fliers to print out, which will save you a pound off the door price! See ya later... Flier - jpg Flier - pdf http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2006/fliers-for-night-and-day-tonight-8pm-2/ Hey, I'm playing at Manchester's Night and Day Café from 8pm this Saturday (25th March). Also on the bill: THE SEARCHMAPBLUE THATCHERZEPHYRTHE LOGICALS Entry is £6, but if you have one of my promo CDs, or a flyer, it's cheaper. Check back here tomorrow and I'll put some flyers up on ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2006/night-and-day-on-saturday-25th/ Tune into QT radio via superchannel.org to listen to my latest show, 2-3pm GMT, and repeated later in the day. Playing loads of local and national artists including Native State, Trimorphous, Obedientbone, G the P, Lear... and we've got a brief interview with Rush to the Yukon. It's the easiest way to get ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2006/the-radio-show/ For more open mics in Manchester, go here:manchester open mics Joshua Brookes holds an open mic in the top area every Wednesday. Acts play leisurely, longer sets, of a few songs of 15-20 minutes. You'll find an array of excellent musicians here. The night is run by two gentlemen Dan and ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2006/joshua-brookes-open-mic/ Sorry - Pleasure Bar in Withington has closed its doors... So no more open mic on Mondays :-(.... There's more open mics in manchester elsewhere on the blog! Every Monday, Pleasure hosts an open mic. There's a huge mix of musicians. People usually play 2 or 3 songs. Get down there ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2006/pleasure-bar-withington/ Current open mics in Manchester (updated January 2008) Here's a list of many of the open mic nights happening in and around Manchester, UK. Please drop us a comment if you spot any ones not on this list, or ones that are no longer operating. Goes without saying, but do remember ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2006/open-mic-nights-in-manchester/ Come along to Glass in Fallowfield tonight (Thursday 9th March) for an open-mic night organised by the Stop Aids campaign. Loads of musicians playing. Should be a good one! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2006/glass-fallowfield-tonight/ Booked an extra date for this week, playing at the Phoenix on Oxford Rd, Manchester. This Thursday 2nd March. Then, the following evening - Jackon's Pit, Oldham, with Adam Rogowski & Band... Phoenix, Thursday 2nd, also features: *Campaign For Real Time From Boston. "Awesome, weird off beaty stuff on BSM Records (home ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2006/phoenix-this-thurs-jacksons-on-fri/ Hi all, Unfortunately the FuseFM series of gigs at Jabez Clegg have been cancelled by the organisers :-( Really sorry about that - there wasn't much we could do. However I've got a replacement at Jackson's Pit in Oldham, just North East of Manchester... Sorry about the Jabez gig! Tom http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2006/jabez-gig-cancelled/ Hey! My next Manchester gig is at the FuseFM AMP night at Jabez Clegg, in a week's time (Monday 27th). They've got a lovely-sounding PA in there (I've just returned from checking out this week's show) and it should be a good one if we can get a nice crowd ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2006/jabez-clegg-27th/ Liam Frost is a Mancunian singer-songwriter who does a good live show and is rapidly gaining a cult following. Look out for the debut album, available on Amazon. He's done a string of live shows this year, including a residency at Night and Day, and an appearance at the ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2006/liam-frost-and-the-slowdown-family/ Come along to the Lord Hood in Greenwich this Wednesday (8th) for an acoustic set from me! Would be lovely to see all you Londoners there. Looking forward to it :-) Tomx http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2006/lord-hood-greenwich-tomorrow/ As always in Manchester, loads and loads of great acoustic gigs are happening. Thursday 26th Jan saw the beginning of a four-week residency by Mancunian singer-songwriter Liam Frost, and his band the Slowdown Family. Support acts Damon Valentine and Lisa Brown were on top form - Damon with some slow but ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2006/liam-frost-and-co/ I'm playing at the Madhouse Bar on Hampton St in Birmingham (near the centre) this afternoon. Starts from 2pm, and I'm on stage 3.30pm! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2006/afternoon-gig-in-birmingham-today/ Okay, so I have a love-hate relationship with myspace, but I'm beginning to love it more than hate it... If you'd like to add me, please visit http://www.myspace.com/tomkerswill ... And you'll hear a few tunes on there too! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2006/the-ubiquitous-myspace/ Hey hey! I'm playing down on the Wirral on Wednesday, at the Bromborough folk club. It's at the Bridge Inn in Port Sunlight. Really looking forward to the gig. It's going to be quite a contrast to the Manchester shows I think :-) Looking forward to doing some more ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2006/folk-in-the-wirral/ Thanks so much to everyone who came along to the Late Room gig on Tuesday. It was lovely to see so many of you, and that made it a really good night! Really enjoyed meeting some of the other bands that played too. Looking forward to the next Manchester gig ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2006/late-room-gig/ I'm playing at the Adam and Eve in Digbeth, *Birmingham*, tonight, Mon 16th Jan, 9pm. FREE... And then going on to do a gig at Revolution Bar in *Wolverhampton*, 11.15pm tonight. So if you're in the West Midlands, would be great to see you! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2006/west-midlands-double-whammy-tonight/ I'm playing at the Late Room in Manchester on Tuesday 24th January. Doors open 8pm, £4. Also on the bill are the Moonrackers and the Black Alley Springs. The tickets also get you into the party afterwards, where the Late Room becomes a club. It's going to be a good night - ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2006/manchester-late-room-tuesday-24th-jan/ I'm playing at the Swan in Leek, as part of a charity gig on Friday 20th January. More details of how to find the venue are available here: directions to the Swan, Leek http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2006/the-swan-leek-fri-20th-jan/ I'm playing at the Cellar Door night at the Actress and Bishop in Birmingham (upstairs). Doors open 8pm. Entry is £3 on the door. It's an intimate, candlelit evening of music. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2006/cellar-door-birmingham-wed-11th-jan/ Okay, for anyone in the Manchester area - head to the contact form, enter email and postal address, and we'll send over a free promo CD. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2006/free-cd/ Happy 2006! Keep checking the site. We'll be giving away FREE samplers of 4 tracks from the Newcastle EP to anyone living in the MANCHESTER area, starting from Wednesday 4th January... More details to follow soon. Next Manchester gig is Tue 24th Jan, at the Late Room, £4. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2006/new-year-gigs/ Happy Christmas and happy 2006 to everybody! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2005/happy-2006/ Be at the Late Room on Tuesday 24th January for a tripple bill of fresh unsigned music: Tom Kerswill + The Black Alley Springs + The Moonrackers The Late Room is a great venue for music, and this should be a really nice chilled night. More details of the venue and a ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2005/tue-24th-jan-late-room-manchester/ A night of acoustic music featuring Nikki Rous. The night is organised by KinkiSour. The vibe is chilled, and acoustic, and the whole evening starts off with an open mic. Hopefully see you there! Free entry and cheap beer...student pay alaska web loanday 30 loans paybackamerican loan service educationalstudent american ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2005/mon-16th-jan-11pm-revolution-bar-wolverhampton/ I'm playing at the Apple Acoustic Night at the Adam and Eve in Digbeth, Birmingham, on 16th January. There are three acts in total, and it promises to be a good evening of acoustic music. Directions and more info are at The Adam and Eve website Turn up nice and early to ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2005/mon-16th-jan-adam-eve-digbeth-birmingham/ I'm currently paying a fleeting visit to the fair town of Totnes... and will be back in Manchester Tuesdayish! Tonight I'm going to see Asian Dub Foundation in Exeter. Should be a good gig I reckon! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2005/totnes/ Here's some info on where to go if you're looking to play an open mic in Birmingham, UK... If you come across any new open mics in Birmingham, let us know by adding a comment, and we'll add it to the open mic guide. Mondays - Revolution Bar, Wolverhampton. Weekly ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2005/birmingham-open-mics-uk/ Hiya! Down in Somerset for the moment, enjoying a brief break from Manchester. In the meantime, I found this guide from another Manchester blog which seems to list most of the good places to go in Manchester! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2005/manchester-places/ My new QT Radio show is being broadcast every couple of hours on QT Radio, Manchester. It features tracks from the following compilations / labels: Juicy Cuts (Exeter) and RF Records (Manchester) And bands / artists including: Trimorphous Zadkiel Obedient Bone Joe Williams Leer Matt Black Sid Peacock Noema http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2005/playlist-for-qt-radio-show/ I'm presenting a weekly Radio show from Manchester's Northern Quarter. It's every Thursday from 2pm-3pm, and you can listen to it from here: QT Radio. Got any unsigned music you'd like to be played? Get in contact... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/new-radio-show/ Hi! Just to let you know, I've done a session for QT radio, with a mix of old and new tracks, and quite a lot of talking as well! Tune in from 1pm today (OK, that's in ten minutes' time!). You can listen at the QT radio broadcast page. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/qt-radio-session/ Hi, I'm posting a link to the acoustic version of Amber Smile which I recorded at King's Hall in Newcastle. I'm preparing an EP of all of the songs, which will be available shortly. Hope you enjoy this in the meantime though. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/amber-smile/ I love Manchester... everyone here is so friendly - and it's a very small community of musicians. Just come back from playing at the Skiving Scholar - which nestles under the railway arches on Oxford Rd as you head into town. Saw lots of great music, and got chatting to ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/love-manchester/ Come to the AppleAcoustic night this Monday! It's here: The Adam & Eve, Bradford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham. Tel: 0121 693 1500 It starts at 8.30pm, there's good cheap pub food available, and the event itself is free to get into. I'll be doing a full set and playing lots ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/free-gig-this-monday/ Here's a rough recording of new song Wash Away: Wash Away - Newcastle Recorded live at the Newcastle King's Hall... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/wash-away/ Okay... I'm on the train back to Manchester now, after a tiring but really worthwhile couple of days. I enjoyed doing the recording, and catching up with some mates. Also saw some great concerts at Newcastle university. Didn't get all that much sleep though! Here's a rough-mix version of Sometimes these ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/sometimes-these-words/ The recording sessions in King's Hall in Newcastle went really well yesterday. We set up in the huge, empty hall with a pair of microphones and a powerbook and just recorded everything. Then stayed up till 4am mixing it all... I think there will be a bit more work ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/newcastle-recording/ Hey hey! I'm scribbling this from the train to Newcastle. Had to get up ridiculously early this morning (for me, anyway - 6am. And it was dark outside still...) Now it's shaping up to be a beautiful day, and the sun is shining on the Peak District. I'm looking ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/off-to-newcastle/ Been a good week so far. I've begun working with flute-player Alice Burke, and we're hoping to begin playing in Manchester soon. Last night we headed to Matt and Phred's (yes, it really is spelt like that) for the jazz jam night (to watch, rather than play!) and tonight, I ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/11/2005/open-mics-and-jaaazzzz/ My quest for finding the best open mics in Manchester began this week. Tuesday was the Iguanna Bar in Chorlton, Wednesday the Arch Bar in Hulme. Then last night - Sunday - I headed to Dukenfield, near Ashton Under Lime. Their songwriters' night / open mic happens every last Sunday ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/open-mics-in-manchester/ Hey! Just come back from a very amusing night at the Manchester Phoenix - a varied night of music including an hillarious headline set from Keith Burton... whose CD I've now got! The Phoenix is a great little venue, and they put on some really good bands there. In particular, head ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/keith-burton-2/ New gig to announce: The *Adam and Eve*, Digbeth, Birmingham. **Monday 7th November** Tom's playing a 40-minute set at the *appleaccoustic* night. Full line-up and more details to be confirmed shortly... Adam and Eve website http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/adam-and-eve-digbeth-birmingham-mon-7th-nov/ Just come back from a very flying visit to Birmingham..... arrived at 9pm and left at 6am. No gigs this time though... just visiting mates. Am looking forward to organising some more gigs down there though. In particular I have my eye on the Sunflower Lounge, which is ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/sunflower-lounge/ Hello! It's been a good weekend. Friday I went out in the Northern Quarter of Manchester with my house mate Pete. On Saturday I just played some quiet music in the living rooms of friends and then headed off to a few parties in Withington. On Sunday I went to Night ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/weekend-of-music/ Last night's Birmingham gig at the Cellar Door / Actress and Bishop went really well. Thanks so much to everyone for coming. Really good to see headliners the Magnetic Four again... and they lent me their cappo :-) A great night - looking forward to doing more Birmingham gigs... Recovered from ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/141/ At the beginning of each October, thousands of A&R types descend on the city of Manchester to talk about all things music-related. In the evening, it becomes a great place to see music - as pretty much every possible venue becomes host to local and international bands. Choosing which ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/in-the-city-reviews/ Just got a last minute gig at the Cellar Door night - at the Actress and Bishop. Wednesday 12th October, £3 entry. Would be great to see you there! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/cellar-door-birmingham-this-wednesday-12th/ Okay, bit of an oldie now, but this album is highly recommended: Bristol-based dance outfit Kosheen, with their 2003 album Kokopelli. Incredibly infectious tunes, with big fat production. Guaranteed to make you happy :-) Kosheen are a Bristol-based three-piece who began and evolved in the rave scene around Bristol. They ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/kosheen-2/ Just stumbled on a great little night at Fuel in Withington. Called "Quiet Night Out", it features several accousticcy acts, most playing without any amplification at all. We got there a little bit late, but managed to see Liam Frost - playing an enthralling mix of good original tunes ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/136/ I've been down in Somerset for a few days... having a lovely relaxing time. And tomorrow I'm heading up to Birmingham, before finally ending back up in Manchester. It's been good down here. I've also listened to the new Juicy Cuts CD (see story to the right) - which features ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/somerset/ I have just listened for the first time to the new Elbow album, Leaders of the Free World. It's a lovely piece of work. Highly recommended! I really want to go and see a gig now... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/elbow/ The Juicy Cuts compilation is out and it's just fantastic. 17 tracks, and the whole thing costs £2 ... buy buy buy, you won't regret it. It features Trimorphous, Obedient Bone, Klay, The Nine... and many many others (including me as it happens ;-) ) If you're in the Exeter ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/juicy-cuts/ And so Manchester's in the city ends for another year. It's been a good one - I've seen some really great music. Tonight I just had a relaxed time meeting up with some new mates. Headed to the Temple bar --- which is an old converted public conveniences ;-) --- to ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/end-of-the-festival/ Manchester's In the City festival is turning out to be very good. After a bit of a mediocre start (Night and Day, Friday - full of A&R people, but devoid of atmosphere and interesting bands), things started getting better on Saturday. We went to the XFM launch party at Night and ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/10/2005/manchester-in-the-city/ Manchester's In the City music festival kicks off this weekend - on Saturday 1st October 2005. It's Europe's largest street festival of music, and also a place for music industry professionals to meet and discover new talent. Well worth a look for anybody who is in the area. It includes the Acousticcity ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/in-the-city-manchester/ Went to a really good little acousticcy night at the Manchester Phoenix yesterday. It was a fundraiser for the nascent Tsn Centre - a project to provide community music and learning in the city. Highlight of the show was headliner Nancy Cunliffe - who plays harp, guitar, and a strange Thai ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/manchester-phoenix/ We've finally got a new Mailing list system. You can select the area you're living in - so we only send you details of gigs that are near you. We only send emails out occasionally, so if you think you might like to come to a gig some time in ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/127/ Whee! I'm liking the Fuel open mic night very much :-) So much amazing music to hear! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/fuel/ Finally arrived back in Manchester this afternoon, after a pretty full-on week in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Thanks to all of you who came to the Flapper and Firkin last night - had a great time playing. Wednesday night is the open mic night at Fuel in Withington. I'm heading ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/fuel-open-mic-in-withington-wednesday-21st-sept/ Thanks to everyone who came to the Flapper and Firkin. It was really good to see everybody, and I especially enjoyed playing the new stuff. Nice place too, right on one of Birmingham's Canals. Thanks to Simon from Josie Darkfolk, who organised the evening. Someone pointed out that when I tell ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/flapper-and-firkin-and-weird-spellings/ I'm playing at the Flapper and Firkin, Birmingham tonight (Monday 19th September) Entry is £3 and the night features other acoustic acts. More details of how to find it are here: http://www.ents24.com/web/venue/1688/Birmingham/Flapper_&_Firkin.html http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/gig-in-birmingham/ Hehee, now I find myself in a random café in Coventry. It's not as bad as I thought ;-) The cafe is called the Tin Angel and is very nice. En-route to Leamington, and then back up to Brum for a night out tomorrow I think... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/coventry-of-all-places/ The first Birmingham gig was really good fun last night. Really enjoyed being at the Cellar Door again, and met loads and loads of cool people.... Doing it all again on Monday, 19th September at the Flapper and Firkin, in central Birmingham... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/cellar-door/ I'm playing at the Cellar Door at the Actress and Bishop, Birmingham, tonight - Wednesday 14th September. Price is £3.00 on the door, and the show runs from at 8.30pm till late. Maybe see you there! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/cellar-door-birmingham-wednesday-14th-sept/ This week's recommended music are from Glasgow and they're called Down The Tiny Steps. They're vaguely acousticcy, quite zaney, and good fun to watch. Worth a look: Down the Tiny Steps http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/down-the-tiny-steps/ Another gig to anounce - Monday 19th Sept, 8.30, Flapper and Firkin, Birmingham. Entry is £3... it's a chance to see several good Birmingham acoustic acts. More details coming soon.... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/birmingham-flapper-and-firkin-mon-19th-september/ Spain was great - we all had a really good time. Visited Madrid, Seville and Granada. I spent the whole of the last afternoon busking on a random park bench in Madrid - very fun indeed. Anyway - I've been back in the UK for a while. We played a gig ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/madrid/ You can vote for TomKerswill.co.uk on the People's Choice category of the BT Digital Music Awards. If you've found this site useful or cool, please vote! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/09/2005/bt-digital-music-awards/ Slightly late notice on this, but we're doing a free gig at the Exeter Globe, Newtown, Exeter, tonight (Wednesday): http://www.globeexeter.co.uk/ Starts 9.00.... nice intimate venue. Hope you can make it! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/gig-tonight-31st-aug-exeter-globe/ Had a good house warming last night for the new house in Manchester... Just off to Madrid for a few days (until 29th).. so any enquiries just drop me an email! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/113/ OK. Truely settled in Manchester now... so much so that actually I headed off to Sheffield last night to visit my mate Alice and have a night out there. It's sooo easy to get there too - just jump on the train, journey through the hills of the peak ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/fuel-in-withington-and-down-the-tiny-steps/ The move went really well, Manchester's great, my powered mixer has fixed itself, and everything's good. I'll be posting updated contact details for Manchester on the site soon. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/manchester/ I'm in the process of relocating to Manchester. I'll have a new landline contact number once I'm up there (from Tuesday 9th Aug)... but until then please use the contact form to get in touch via email. See you on the other side... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/moving-to-manchester/ Just come back from playing a party near Plymouth. It rained. Lots... and we were playing in a marquee. The main casualty was my powered mixer... which now is no longer powered. Ah well! It was good fun and there was a nice bonfire to keep us warm. I'm ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/the-big-move/ Really really enjoyed playing at the North Bridge Inn tonight. For anyone who doesn't know, it's a little gem of a pub in Exeter, hidden away across the old Iron bridge (website here). It's so refreshing to have a place which likes original artists. Definitely worth a visit next time ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/north-bridge/ Free gig featuring original acoustic material from Tom and Peter. At the North Bridge Inn, Exeter, Friday 5th Aug at 9.00. Hopefully see you there. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/friday-5th-aug-north-bridge-inn-exeter/ It's the Dartington International Summer School this summer. Well worth a look, if only for the concerts and events that are taking place up there. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/08/2005/106/ It's been quite a busy week. After the Funky Raw festival on Saturday night we went to a drumming evening in Ashburton. It was good to just be there in the audience, an the music was fantastic, perfect to dance to. On Sunday I went down to Plymouth to see Substation ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/105/ Catch Tom Kerswill (guitar, vocals) and Lee Stone (bass) playing in the Castle Inn, Totnes, next Tuesday 2nd August. Admission is free, and we will be playing all the new songs. Hopefully see you there! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/tues-2nd-aug-castle-totnes/ Well it's been a few days since I got back from Slovakia and the Czech republic, so I thought I'd assemble it all into some kind of account... It all started off with a night in London... then off from Stansted to Brno, in the Czech republic, for the first night ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/adventures-in-slovakia-and-prague/ Thief 'drinks' work of art An artist's latest work - a bottle of melted Antarctic ice - may have been stolen and drunk by a thirsty thief. Artist Wayne Hill filled a two-litre clear plastic bottle with melted ice to highlight global warming. But the artwork, valued at £42,500, went missing while on ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/thief-drinks-work-of-art/ South West folk musician Seth lakeman has been nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music awards. Fantastic news for music in the South West. All his albums are put out on his own label, and legend has it his latest album, Kitty Jay, was recorded for £300. I'm not sure I ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/seth-lakeman/ We played at the Funky Raw festival in Cornwall last night. I was only in Totnes for about half an hour (after getting back from Prague / London) before having to leave again to get to the festival. Well worth it though - it was a lovely atmosphere. We played ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/funky-raw/ The next day was much better. Blazing hot. I got a text message from Nina saying she was in Prague too. So we arranged to meet up in the evening. During the day I crossed Charles bridge and went to look at the Prague Castle, after a very leisurely stroll up ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/19th-prague-with-friend/ On the 18th, I had a day of wandering around Prague, and doing fairly touristy things - like sightseeing. I didn't really have a guidebook, so I just used my intuition a bit. It was incredibly hot. I can't really remember much of what I did - just wandering I ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/18th-prague-alone/ This week's unsigned highlight is Joe Williams. Based in Newcastle, UK, Joe is an acoustic singer-songwriter. His songs are intimate and memorable. The website offers free downloads, plus some works in progress and snapshots of new material. Well worth a visit. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/joe-williams/ Pohoda festival was superb. Keith Flint and co finished off in true style - in torrential rain and a lighting storm. Somehow the Prodigy and forked lightning go quite well together. Especialy to "Minefields" from that Fat of the Land, which features the lyrics "This is Dangerous". But nobody ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/prague-and-pohoda/ The train to Prague took a bit longer than I'd expected, and I arrived in the city at 10.30pm. I wasn't quite sure how easy it would be to get accommodation, but I needn't have worried. As soon as I got into the station, I saw huge signs directing me ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/98/ After spending a night in Puchov itself, at Katke and Iwiss's dad's house (where I also got to see the wedding video from the first time I was in Slovakia - and watch my set in the castle captured in full technicolour ;-) ) the four of us left ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/15th-july-pohoda-festival/ Hello! I’m writing this from Puchov, Slovakia. Been here for a couple of days, after stopping off in London on Monday. First I spent a day in Brno, and went out in the evening with Nina from Denmark. It was a great evening, and Brno is a cool little ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/slovakia-pohoda/ Far too early the next day I had to get up and catch the train from Brno into Slovakia to a small town called Puchov. It was a lovely journey - most of the time you're winding through Czech countryside, before finally ducking in towards Puchov. I didn't actually have ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/94/ The flight to Brno went really quickly. Before long I was walking down the ramp from the plane and into a really small airport. There was a tourist info centre there, and they were great - they booked a cheap hostel for me, and sold me the transport tickets to ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/12th-july-brno/ On Monday, I set off from Totnes with rucksack and guitar, all packed up for 10 days in Slovakia and the Czech Rebublic. Problem was, I was going out on a Ryanair flight from London Standsted. My main luggage was the guitar, and all the clothes and everything else I ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/11th-july-stansted/ So, the Presence festival at Dartington was really fantastic. Some great performances, both musical and theatrical. And the "Presence Party" held in the Hex, which featured lots of live bands and DJs, and which continued in the early hours at Foxhole. The next day I was woken by a call at ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/presence-glastonbury/ A few more Tom Kerswill gigs to announce: Fri 22nd July - Funky Raw Festival - £80 / £45 - http://www.funkyraw.com/festival (with band) Tue 2nd August - Totnes, Castle Inn - Free (with Lee Stone) Friday 5th August - Exeter, Northbridge Inn - Free (with Peter Farrie) Saturday 6th August - Exeter, Three Fat ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/07/2005/gigs-and-festivals/ I'm off to glastonbury. Wheee! managed to get a pass! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/off-to-the-festival/ I've just come back from a Trimorphous gig at the Three Fat Fish. It was actually really nice just to relax and listen to some good music for a change, and not play! Support was Obedient Bone - really good but sadly the sound engineer wasn't really up to scratch ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/trimorphous-three-fat-fish-and-slovakia/ Hi, We've fixed the problem with the Mind's Eye page - you can now order the new EP, and you can listen to the title track here. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/the-ep/ This week's unsigned highlights are Exeter-based Trimorphous It's a five-piece live electronic outfit, comprising Amelia Best (vocals, percussion, keys), Adam Bonner (bass, keys, programming), Joe Ings (guitar, keys, programming), Adam Jones (guitar), and Amy McGill (guitar, keys, programming). Their website describes the music as: eclectic female-fronted guitars n breaks, but think Portishead ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/trimorphous-exeter-band/ Just found the coolest audio website! It's a system that notes down what music you're listening to and recommends new tunes for you, based on what other people with similar tastes are playing. From what I've seen it just seems spot on - and it looks like it's recommending some ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/audioscrobbler/ I was staying at a student house up in Manchester the other day and witnessed a fight over the TV remote - about whether to watch Big Brother or Celebrity Love Island. Made me very very glad I don't have a TV. Steve Lawson has found a painfully close-to-the-bone review ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/big-brother-or-celebrity-love-island/ Hello again! I'm now up in Manchester, after playing a gig in Birmingham with Lee and Gavin. The gig went really well and I really enjoyed the other music, which included poetry and songs from Joe Williams plus some really inspired vibraphone playing from a guy called Julian. We played a ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/birmingham-and-manchester/ TONIGHT - Wednesday 15th June Catch a headlining set from Tom Kerswill, with backing from Lee Stone (bass) and Gavin Tilstone (djembe) at the Cellar Door @ Actress and Bishop, Birmigham: Venue details Plus many other acts including Joe Williams. £3 on the door. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/birmingham-actress-and-bishop-tonight/ Hi everyone - got some good pictures of the Exeter Phoenix gig last Thursday - courtesy of photographer Alison Edwards. Please head to this post to view them. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/phoenix-pictures-2/ tomgroupphoenix9small Originally uploaded by tomkerswill. Here's a picture of our Exeter Phoenix gig on Thursday. Next chance to catch us is at the Actress and Bishop, Birmingham on Wednesday 15th June. Click on the photo to the right to gain access to other ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/phoenix-pictures/ So... I'm back from the Isle of Wight festival now. It was a good three days - packed with loads of good bands. It's a bit tricky to avoid comparissons with Glastonbury, and of course it's much smaller, quieter, finishes much earlier, and has fewer stages - well, only one ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/back-from-the-festival/ Hello! Am writing this from the Isle of Wight Festival. It's one of the first big festivals of the year... and the weather is beautiful! Highlight of the weekend so far has to be Faithless. Also saw some good sets from Travis, Idlewild, Supergrass (remember them? ;-) ) and, err... ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/isle-of-wight/ Thanks so much to everyone who came to the gig at the Exeter Phoenix. We all really enjoyed ourselves, and it's a good experience to play at such a lovely venue! Next stop Birmingham.... Cellar Door @ Actress and Bishop - Wednesday 15th June. £3 ---- catch a headline set from Tom ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/exeter-gig/ Tonight (Thursday 9th June) - Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St., Exeter - 7.30pm - £6 Westcott & Rodway Tom Kerswill Steve Morgan Very Special Guests It'd be lovely to see you there! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/gig-tonight-exeter-phoenix/ We spent today in Plymouth with the whole band, doing an intensive rehearsal for the gig. It's sounding good, and I'm really excited about playing at the Exeter Phoenix now. We'll be ending the set with a new song, Flowers, Fevers and Dreams, which I enjoy playing so much - ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/gig-approaching/ I've just created a category for everything that doesn't fit in anywhere else.. and to celebrate that here's a little nugget of advice trawled from the net: random acts of senseless beauty » Blog Archive » nugget http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/randomness/ Hello! We're playing at 3.00 tomorrow (Saturday) at the Freedom Park Festival in Plymouth - it's an afternoon outdoor festival... don't have that many details about it, but it should be good fun! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/06/2005/freedom-park-festival-saturday-4th-june/ Flew back from Bratislava / Slovakia today. Left behind a hot, sunny day and arrived in Heathrow to rain :-( I had a fantastic time though, and met loads of really cool people. Also sold a few copies of the EP.. I'll write loads more about the trip a ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/exmouth-gig-tonight/ Hello! I'm away until Monday... writing this on a German keyboard in Munich airport. Off to Slovakia shortly to play at a wedding there. My most exotic gig to date.... and it's in a castle. Can't wait! ... So I won't be able to respond to emails as quickly as ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/bratislava/ Any musicians out there in the Devon area want to go to a new open mic night? Ade in Ottery St. Mary is organising one this Thursday (26th May) that sounds amazing. It's an intimate candlelit basement venue with a good variety of music. If you're interested drop me a ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/ottery-st-mary-music/ Hi again! We're busy updating the site at the moment... it's a new look to coincide with the launch of the new EP, called Mind's Eye. The graphics and EP packaging have been designed by Tom Stephens at Funk4You.co.uk. I have a stack of EPs sitting in front of ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/the-new-design-evolves/ This event will be held in the main auditorium of the Exeter Phoenix arts centre. The line up features: Westcott and Rodway Tom Kerswill Steve Morgan Very special guest The Exeter Phoenix is a lovely venue, and there are some top quality acoustic acts playing. Should be ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/9th-june-2005-exeter-phoenix-2000-%c2%a36/ Faceometer, who often plays at the Angel open mic in Exeter has got a blog which I've just run into on the net, including this little insight into the open mic. The Angel open mic is well worth a look if you're in the area - it's every Thursday and there's ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/faceometer/ Catch Tom at the Plymouth Phoenix on Monday, playing with Peter Farrie (keys), Adrian Heyfron (guitars) and Gavin Tilstone (djembe). £2 entry, 7pm start! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/plymouth-phoenix-monday-16th/ I've listened to the final mixes of the Mind's Eye EP. Peter has done a fantastic job on the production, and it's been really exciting to hear the EP as a whole. The launch date has been put back to Monday, 16th May to enable us to actually press the ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/minds-eye-ep/ Sounds like an intriguing title... isn't really! Saw a magical gig at the Lemongrove in Exeter. Nitin Sawhney, complete with an array of guest vocalists. Absolutely brilliant. Then we travelled along to the Angel, were I did a quick slot on stage - played Believing the News, My Mind's Eye ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/nitin-and-the-angel/ Looks like Birmingham needs to turn down its garage scene. According to Robert Gale: British police have moved to swiftly shut down a pirate radio station after pilots complained that thumping dance music was drowning out instructions from air traffic controllers as they landed at a nearby airport, a report said ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/turn-down-the-garage-music/ Went to Fat Catz in Torquay tonight, and played a couple of songs. Everyone seemed to like it... Fat Catz is a nice venue too! Tomorrow I'm heading to the Lemongrove to see Nitin Sawhney, before going to the Angel in Exeter for 11.00 to play at the open mic. Should ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/56/ Nitin Sawhney is playing at the Lemon Grove in Exeter this Thursday, 5th May. Should be an amazing gig. He's released the new album - Philtre - this week. Highly recommended... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/nitin-sawhney/ Next Monday, 9th May, sees the launch of my new EP in conjunction with TuneRise. I'll be launching a re-designed website too - and you'll be able to listen to loads of new music. Erm.... as they say, watch this space! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/05/2005/54/ There's been some amazing music this week at Dartington. The Cut collective packed out one of the studios on Thursday afternoon, while in the evening Seth Lakeman played at the Great Hall - a really good atmosphere at both gigs. Finally, I headed to the Roundhouse at 10.30 for some ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/dartington-plus/ I'm doing a slot at the Barrel House "Big Hand Club" in Totnes, Sunday 1st May. Hopefully with James Sawyer, an incredible drummer from Birmingham (not sure he knows that he's going to be accompanying me yet, but I'll give him a hand-drum and I'm sure he'll be fine). http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/sunday-1st-may-barrel-house-totnes/ It's the South West Sound symposium this week, and Dartington is alive with music! I stumbled on a really lively night at the Castle, featuring an amazing fiddle / guitar duo. The Castle was packed - and I've never seen so many people in there actually listening to and enjoying the ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/lots-of-interesting-music/ Went to a fantastic party in Totnes on Friday night, then up early the next day for a weekend-long songwriting workshop, run by Julian Marshall of Wiggly lines management, who also happens to be a good songwriter. There was a good line-up of tutors, including Pete Bernard, who's an excellent ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/songwriting/ Ages since I updated this... I'm going to post a few blog entries now quickfire to make up for it! 15th April The Trade Justice gig in the Marquee club, Leicester Square, was fantastic. Loads of great bands playing - including Gruff Rhys from the Super Furries, and BraveCaptain (ex-Boo Radleys... who ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/london-trade-justice-and-music/ I'm in London at the moment. Just seen a very impressive performance by the Love Gods, at the Water Rats. Good stuff. Off to the Sounds Expo exhibition tomorrow, before heading off to Portsmouth for the weekend... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/47/ The gig at the Thistle went really well tonight. Don't forget - Sunday lunch gig at the Three Fat Fish, Sunday 10th April. Nice venue, good food. Three Devon-based acoustic acts to accompany your meal! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/gigs/ Sorry, venue postponed at the last minute because no students. Same time next week. Acoustic set from Tom Kerswill sandwiched by a double set from Substation. Free entry. The skiving scholar is a really nice, intimate venue. Should be a good gig! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/monday-11th-april-skiving-scholar/ Pulse Radio have playlisted Tom's song Lullaby for their weekend mix with Greg James, broadcast at 4pm UK time this Saturday. You can tune into Pulse on channel 905 on Sky Digital, or on the Internet. The show's page is Here http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/pulse-radio-weekend-mix-featuring-lullaby/ Come to the Thistle in Plymouth this Saturday for a double set from Substation, plus an acoustic set from Tom Kerswill. Entry is free! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/saturday-9th-april-thistle-plymouth/ Come along to the 3 Fat Fish, Exeter, at 12.30ish this Sunday (10th April) for an acoustic set over lunch. 3 Devon-based acts including Tom Kerswill. Admission only £1 at the door if you mention tomkerswill.co.uk! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/sunday-10th-apriil-lunch-at-the-3-fat-fish/ Hi! I'm back in circulation again after a week away (will update the blog shortly!) Now I'm back in Totnes, ready for lots more music. I'm now listed on ukbands.net - a directory of good unsigned music. If you like what you hear you can vote there too! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/04/2005/uk-bands/ The Guardian's new blog reveals how Yahoo are testing a new Creative Commons search engine. Creative commons licenses allow listeners to download music for free - and modify it too, as long as they don't then sell the music or pass it off as their own. It's a good thing ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/new-creative-commons-search-launched-by-yahoo/ I've had quite a productive afternoon laying down some more vocals for Early Morning Blues in Exeter with Peter from Tunerise. Very soon I'll have some new tracks up on the main page of the site... It's all sounding quite cool! Had a really great session with Lee (bass) and Gavin ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/new-music/ So, the reggae gig at Tramp's café turned out to be really good, though things only got going around about midnight. Tramp's is slightly strange venue - it's built into the 70s monolithic bus station - prefab, but nice inside if a little brightly coloured! This morning I got up (with ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/dartmoor-and-my-minds-eye/ I didn't actually make it to the Exeter Phoenix gig last night unfortunately... mainly due to the challenges of public transport late at night - last train back would have been 11.08... not quite late enough to stay for the whole gig. Also quite a few of my friends are ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/roots-reggae/ I very almost had an evening of culture and beautiful music in Plymouth (yes, that is possible, apparently...) tonight. I was going to travel down to the Phoenix where Seth Lakeman is playing. However St. Patrick's day in Totnes somehow sounds even more appealing... Anyway, if you are going ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/happy-st-patricks-day/ I did a 5-song set at Plymouth student union on Monday, accompanied by Peter Farrie on keyboards and Lee Stone on bass. It was the first time the two had met, and we had a really productive rehearsal during the day, before heading off to the union for about 9. ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/plymouth-uni-and-glastonbury-assembly-rooms/ I'll be at a really relaxed acoustic night in Glastonbury Assembly Rooms on Tuesday 15th March. It basically involves assorted musicians sitting on a big sofa and playing their own songs. And a bar that sells fantastic cider if I remember rightly! So it'll be a chance to hear lots ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/glastonbury-acoustic-night-tues-15th/ Catch a live performance featuring guitars, keyboards, djembe and bass on Monday at plymouth university. Should be fun.. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/tom-plym-student-union-open-mic/ Just done a really cool gig with Substation at the Bac Bar in Plymouth. It's a great venue, although a little small for a 6 piece band! Really enjoyed the other bands, and the night is still going strong here with some very good dj sets. Am now very optimistic ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/bac-bar-is-lively/ You can catch us live at the Angel, Exeter, 11.15 tonight - and live at the angel website (see news item below). By the way, this is my first "moblog " which apparently means a message posted from a mobile phone... Modern technology eh! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/moblog-from-the-angel/ A chance to catch three of the new songs with TuneRise tonight (Thursday, 10th March), from 9.00pm at the Angel. If you've got a PC with ActiveX then apparently you can watch the whole thing live at http://www.angelexeter.co.uk ... But they seem to have neglected us people ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/angel-exeter-slot/ There's a chance to hear live performances of some of the new material I've been working on with producer TuneRise. You'll be able to hear new version of Early Morning Blues and My Mind's Eye, plus one more yet to be decided on - possibly my new song Amber Smile. ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2005/open-mic-slot-with-tunerise/ Wow, had a really good evening last night. It was cool - big bus went from Dartington to Exeter, then took us back at the end of the evening. Nice to be able to just relax and watch some good music. A good night was had by all. ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/the-cavern/ I'm planning to go to the Sziget (aka "Pepsi Island") Festival this year. Festival dates are: 10th-17th August 2005. The festival looks incredible. More info here. It will also be a good fallback if the whole Glastonbury thing doesn't happen. Acutally, on that note, the Roskilde festival, which often clashes with ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/sziget-festival-budapest/ The Gentlemen Rebels - a really cool fusion of I don't know what (funk, hip-hop, soul???) are playing at the Exeter Cavern tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd). The show goes on until 1am and I reckon it's going to be pretty cool! There's a load of other bands playing too - organised ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/gentlemen-rebels/ Sitting listening to Idlewild's 100 Broken Windows, I've suddenly realised how unbelievably pretentious their lyrics are. Worthy of a theatre project from Dartington college ;-) Having said that, their songs are still fantastic - especially the last track on that album "The Bronze Medal". http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/idlewilds-lyrics/ This one's just a slot at the open mic night, but it's a great venue and is always a good night, so I thought I'd add it to the gig list anyway. Entry is free, and you'll find a wide range of performers, all doing a 15-minute slot. It ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/angel-exeter/ Had a really good jam with the guitarist, bass player and drummer from Substation today in Plymouth. It was great fun to be playing keyboards again... dug out my old analogue module and made some hammond-like sounds! I'm going back tomorrow to work on some of my songs with the ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/jamming/ The annual event for electronic musicians, producers and DJs is to be held on the 14th-16th April 2005. More info can be found here: Sounds Expo http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/sounds-expo-14-16-april/ Hello again! I'm doing quite well on the Pulse Radio voting at the moment. Thanks to everyone that's been voting! The address is: http://www.pulseunsigned.com/band_info.aspx?id=132&vote=1 And it would be really cool if you like the music and wanna vote. You have to register at their site but it's quick and easy... and once ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/15/ Hello again! I'm doing quite well on the Pulse Radio voting at the moment. Thanks to everyone who's voted! Vote here... And it would be really cool if you like the music and wanna vote. You have to register at their site but it's quick and easy... and once that's done you ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/pulse-voting/ Welcome to the revamped musicians' resources section of the site. Don't forget, all the news stories here are also available as rss feeds - so you can use them in your news reader or web browser. http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/musicians-news/ Dartington Plus are hosting another music symposium on the 25-30th April 2005, following on from the success of last year's. It's called South West Sound. It will be a six-day event, taking in a wide range of different genres. This includes day 1 - World and Folk music, and day 5 ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/south-west-sound-symposium-dartington-plus-25th-april-2005/ Both gigs last night went really well. The first was in the Dartmouth - a half hour set supporting the Tweak Freaks. Their sound system sounded really great and the Dartmouth's a good venue to play - nice and cozy but with quite a big capacity. After that, I headed up ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/3/ Both gigs last night went really well. The first was in the Dartmouth - a half hour set supporting the Tweak Freaks. Their sound system sounded really great and the Dartmouth's a good venue to play - nice and cozy but with quite a big capacity. After that, I headed up ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/a-good-evening-of-gigs/ Hi! I've been revamping the site a bit over the weekend. This is my new blog where I'll write about general music stuff and bits and bobs! It's in addition to my more general blog which exists elsewhere on the net! http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/new-design-and-blog/ I wish there was a word for "gig" that begins with a T, because that would make the headline better... Two free gigs in Totnes on the 12th February... I'm on around 8pm at the Dartmouth Inn, then 10.15pm at PigOutz, the new venue in Totnes. Should be good fun!movies ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/02/2005/two-totnes-gigs-on-the-twelfth/ Some more gigs - A concert in aid of the tsunami disaster tomorrow (21st Jan) in the Swan, Leek, Staffordshire. Also Darmouth Inn, Totnes, 12th Feb. I'll update the gigs page very soon with more events!free movies downloads pornfree movie cheerleader nudeof babes free hot moviesporn midget movies freefucking free ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2005/gig-news/ Happy new year everyone! I've just returned from doing a live acoustic session and interview on BBC Devon. The show also includes a preview of brand new song "New Feeling" which I've spent this week recording with producer TuneRise. Plus a bit of chit-chat in between. Here's an mp3 version ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/01/2005/bbc-devon/ Thanks so much for everyone that came to the gig in Birmingham. It went really well and was great fun. The venue is superb, and thanks to James and Melissa, who organise the Cellar Door each month. Tomorrow, 20th December, there's an acoustic showcase at the Three Fat Fish in ... http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/12/2004/acoustic-showcase-in-exeter/