Chris sings and plays instruments. Current live group The Hoodrats features Ben Murray (drums), Johny Lamb (bass) and Jenny Macro (guitars).
Influences
Anthony Gormley, June Tabor, Sideshow Mel, Hayao Miyazaki, Rifa Bhunnoo, Bruce Chatwin, Richard Brautigan, Charles Darwin, Haruki Murakami, Burns & Simon, Ralph Ellison, Banksy, Keith Jarrett, the circle line, Mayer Hillman, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Mycroft Holmes, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, William Melvin Hicks, cetirizine dihydrochloride, C.J. Cregg, 'Christmas At The Zoo' by Flaming Lips, Evan Wright, Prokofiev's 'Peter And The Wolf', 'Deschooling Society' by Ivan Illich, Robert Fisk, Magoo, Christina Rossetti, Ira Kaplan, Gustav Mahler, Winnie The Pooh, Dr Gregory House, Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin, 'London Orbital' by Iain Sinclair, Diego & Frida, Monmouth Coffee (thankyou Sarge), Stephen Fry, Elizabeth Fry, Will Self, Will Geer, Daisy Eel (from 'Secret Water'), 'Silent Running', Regis Debray, People's Songs Bulletin 1946-1949, The Isle Of Man & The Calf Of Man, 'Leon', Terre A Terre.
"As grandiose as The Killers, the suave 'This Gun' and punky 'King Of England' spit hummable fire, while closer '4am' elegantly distils everything that already passed."
JOHN AIZLEWOOD, Q MAGAZINE (****)
"Richly layered both musically and lyrically, songs spin between vitriolic anger, witty self-deprecation and arch political condemnation. Like Kerouac and Wylie, T-T understands what is subversive about love. We should cherish such poets."
ALISTAIR FITCHETT, PLAN B MAGAZINE
"Extraordinary. A terrifying and thrilling experience... as a theme, violence is less an undercurrent and more a seething torrent. Capital's London pulsates with unease."
JAMES WALSH, MORNING STAR
"Another winner. One of the finest and most consistent songwriters this country has seen this century."
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English songwriter. So far: 4 full-length albums, 2 mini-lps, a pile of 7" singles/eps and a live cd. Latest is 9 Red Songs folkprotest mini-lp (2005) and This Gun Is Not A Gun EP (2007). Fifth album Capital is finished and scheduled for release in Feb 2008, by Xtra Mile Recordings.
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Loved the gig in Nice and Sleazy's last night. Can't wait for the new album to come out and I've still never seen you play with your band.........bring them all up to Scotland and we can have a party!
21 Nov (not Oct) at West Hill Hall, Brighton, CHRIS T-T solo show...bring your own booze...tickets now on sale, with special guests The Indelicates http://www.wegottickets.com/event/60151
Hey come see us TONIGTH at No Fiction @ Powers, Kilburn. We'll be playing some new tunes from our forthcoming album at 11pm with a disco after till 2pm. Doors are at 8 and support comes from Tim Yen Yen.
Hi Chris, Many thanks for the friendship, message, and great music! Love the tunes :) Will check out your other sites, but I normally use MySpace and not the others so much!
Chris Folk Off was brilliant you were amazing, thank you for coming to headline our first festival!!! you pianist work on the jim bob tour was awesome, its a total pleasure everytime!!
There are still tickets for Jim Bob with Chris T-T on piano + Tim Ten Yen + Thirty Pounds of Bone on Wed 2 Sept: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/53324 at the Brighton Freebutt.
Hello Chris, how are you? I am (I think, nearly, kind of - if the promoter would stay in touch) playing in Brighton on the 7th of September. It would be really nice to see you if you can make it down to the Latest Music Bar at 8 or so.
thanx for the choco sweets that you threw at the trafalgar square, we ate some and yeah......you were awesome that night, we loved every minute of it and even took a picture with your camera guy and ofcourse yours too. regards justice nowhere
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