Tom Billington 
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About me
I'm Tom. I guess I'm a singer first, a songwriter second, a guitar player third, a ukulele player fourth, a music teacher fifth, a film maker / documenteur sixth and a graphic designer seventh... anything else? not for now...
Music is my life and my world.
I've been in bands since I was 11 and on stage since I was 6. I grew up singing folk songs around various campfires and dinner table around the country. It is here that I learnt my craft and here where I will always feel most at home.
I was in a band called Mohair for 10 years with my best friends in the world. We put the project to bed at the beginning of this year due to musical similarities having achieved everything but fame and fortune.
Now I'm a gun for hire, popping from project to project, band to band, song to song, album to album and gig to gig.
Right now I am teaching singing, ukulele and guitar, playing the role of Roger Daltry in the country's biggest Tribute act to The Who - , writing and MDing a musical for the Chicken Shed Theatre Company called SeaChange, producing an album of campfire classics with my family and other animals, playing Americana music with my new favourite band The Canyoneros and looking at recording a record with them... all this amongst many other things... I've never been so busy... but then, if you want something done, give it to a busy man.
Blurbs
The Canyoneros @ The Horns
Chaps - just to let y'all know
The Canyoneros - Americana orchestra - will be performing at the Horns in Watford on Sunday (15th) from 8 o'clock...
see you there
T
Music
This is literally pasted from my CV... sorry if it's a bit formal!
Mohair: lead vocals & guitar
1998-2007
Performances include:
· UK Arena Tour with Razorlight.
· 3 full tours of the U.S.A, including dates with Razorlight, The Killers and Everclear and appearances at SXSW Festival 2006 and 2007.
· 3 Live performances on BBC Radio 2’s Janice Long show.
· Various live performances on regional radio across the U.K.
· Channel 4 Album Chart Show (April 06).
Arty stuff
Design and production of Mohair artwork including:
· Album and single cover artwork, vinyl and CD.
· Posters and fliers for all tours and shows.
· Press ads for publications such as NME, The Fly (print ready using Adobe Photoshop)
Basic info
First name:
Tom
Last name:
Billington
Date of birth:
06 Jan 1979
City:
Berkhamstead
Country:
UK
08 Jul 2008 - 12:41
You called me. I missed your call. I forgot to call you back. Then I remembered. Now I'm at work and can't call you back.
What did thee want of me? x
23 Jun 2008 - 15:52
Hello....
I'm very well thanks! Just got back from the very sunny island of Barbados! :)
Hope you're well too and married life is filled with pink, sun & smiles! x
20 Jun 2008 - 13:06
erm... re. below. I meant Kid Rock, as opposed to Chris Rock, the comedian. Clutz.
20 Jun 2008 - 10:34
Tom... I've been meaning to ask you for the last couple of weeks if your splendid band ever do a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama? One of the radio stations I have to monitor in my job is Virgin, and I heard it a couple of weeks back and thought of you guys. I reckon you'd do a top job on it.
Chris Rock has used a (large) sample of it in his new track (debatable whether it is good or not), but I'd love to hear you guys play it too! Hope ya well youth..
Jimmy
16 Jun 2008 - 13:31
Hello chap.
How's things going? New project(s) progressing?
D
21 May 2008 - 18:12
Tom
Spoke to Mark, the guy I'm writing the tv show for, and have thrown your musical hat in the ring. Its a little early, but when the time comes he's keen to meet up and discuss what he is after. Will keep you posted.
S.
20 May 2008 - 18:13
Hey Tom.
Cheers man. Had a great time on sunday, really enjoyed all of it. Canyoneros were awesome, great band.
So yea hopefully we will cross paths again. Take it easy fella.
Tom
20 May 2008 - 12:36
Tom, I have a vague memory, from Sunday, of Tamborine Bill saying he had a DVD of Los Canyoneros for me. Then he disappeared into the night and I'm left wondering whether I was mad, or drunk, or both? Can you shed any light on this problem? Em X
16 May 2008 - 08:49
Your "about me" bit sounds a lot like David Brent - "I would say I was a friend first and a boss second......probably an entertainer third."
07 Apr 2008 - 12:23
Yo yo yo! Sorry missed the end of the gig yesterday. Loved what I heard though. The Canyoneros version of Ohio is smashing ol' boy and my sis loved the impromptu Stanley sing-along. Good way to end a great weekend...
Nose is now firmly back to the grindstone, but the stack of music you left is keeping me happy! Appreciate it mate. Ill get everyhting back to you with camera as soon in a couple of days.
Toodle-pip
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