gavin thomas on vocals and a maton acoustic guitar.
for the recording of his new ep, gavin was very pleased to welcome the outrageous talents of richard askew on piano, jerry le fevre on percussion, rachel drayson on cello and adam wolters on double bass.
Influences
In no particular order and for very different reasons.... James Taylor, John Martyn, Peter Gabriel, Graham Nash, Paul Buchanan, Neil Finn, Colin Hay, Joni Mitchell, JJ Cale, Murray Head, Thom Yorke, Francis Dunnery, Andrew White, George Gershwin, Natalie Merchant, Paul Brady, Karl Wallinger, Beth Orton, Dave Gilmour, Boo Hewerdine, Elbow, Jack Johnson, Robbie Robertson, Bill Withers, Brian Wilson, Stephen Stills, Steve Hackett, Gustav Holst, Imogen Heap, Tex Perkins, Afro Celt, Don Henley, Jim Messina, Otis Redding, Tom Waits, Christy Moore, Joe Jackson, Jeff Buckley, Burt Bacharach, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, Nat King Cole, John Mayer, Ben Taylor, Ray Lamontagne ......
Sounds Like
GT playing "The Smallest Coin" LIVE at Guilfest 2007 :
Greetings ...
I am a guitar-playing singer songwriter based in Guildford - half an hour South of London, UK.
I'm a full-time musician, and play regular gigs in and around the Guildford area. As well as original songs in my set, I also play "request shows" with set lists bouncing from Bob Dylan to Bob Marley, Neil Young to Neil Finn, James Taylor to James Blunt, David Bowie to David Gray, The Stones to the Stereophonics, The Kooks to The Killers, U2 to 10cc, Sting to Snow Patrol, Radiohead to Razorlight, Pink Floyd to Maroon 5, Green Day to Coldplay..
There are some new original songs on the boil at the moment, but for the time being I have a four-song EP available from my website. It was produced by Rob Blackham and Richard Askew (for SCALLYwag), and features cello by Rachel Drayson, double bass by Adam Wolters, Jerry le Fevre on percussion and Richard Askew on piano.
It's been a great summer of gigs, and I've been lucky enough to play at three festivals ... trying to keep out of the rain.
NB: The Goldrush .....
I'm currently rehearsing a new acoustic project with guitarists Rob Blackham and Cameron Messer ... we're going by the name of The Goldrush and are creating a set list of very faithful acoustic renditions of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young songs. The line-up includes three acoustic guitars (with additional mandolin & harmonica) and full three-part harmony vocals.
We've had a couple of local gigs recently, and as soon as more gigs are announced they will be listed on the Goldrush mySpace page. (You can find this in my Top Friends below.) It's a very exciting project and, especially if you're a fan of CSN music, you should try to check us out sometime.
Thanks for visiting, keep dry and here's to an Indian summer!
Keep it LIVE.
Gav
glad to hear your gig was a success, you do appear to be gigging again when we are playing... :( ... still thought i'd try for some free advertising on yr fab site...cheers Gav. Adam farley.
Dude we'd love you to come and see us - but again our next gig conflicts with one of your dates! Man you are just too hard working, and popular! As a cousin of the Farley clan, we'll tell you first when new shows are booked. Peace, love and the God of four small strings go with you, our friend!
Hi Thanks for your friendship and support !!! Just dropping by to wish you a great week and to let you know about the free download of 'Wonderland' from our page :-) Also that we are offering free postage worldwide and signing the CD for our myspace friends!!! You can purchase our album from our home page... Just click on the "buy it now"... (paypal) It is $15.00US...And takes about 10 days to get to you.
Hey Gavin! Thanks so much for checking us out! Really glad you like the tunes! Your stuff is awesome, you have an amazing voice! Would be great to maybe do a gig with you sometime? I see you are playing a lot in Guildford, do you put any of those nights on at all or are they like open mics? Would be great to come down to a few of them. Hope your well and keep up the good work! Sam.
There's No Rush like a Gold Rush!! A T-shirt slogan I reaped from the New York Financial Market Panic Brothers Who Recommend Gold right now... "There's No Rush Like A Gold Rush." Liqourice for the ears... Hope you're well, XX Miles
Cheers Gavin, What a gent! nice mellow sound going on here. Anytime you need a six-piece-acoustic-pick-me-up come on over.... the griddle's a warmin' and the chittlins have been grazing all summer long.... Josiah Farley
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