If you would like us to play a show or for anything else please email: kevintuffy@gmail.com
I read all the messages I receive on this myspace however I'm a bit of a hobo and am forever travellin' about so I may not reply. Sorry! If you would like me to reply to your message please send it as an email to the above address... Kevinxx
THE EALING AND SOUTHALL MARCHING ENSEMBLE:
Lizzie "Lethal Lizzle" Earl - a violinist, comedienne; harbours hidden talents in acting Mark Kozlowski - a fine bass player with a connoisseur's knowledge of vodka and rock'n'roll Tom "TP" Parrott - a percussionist with an extraordinary eye for art and film-making Kevin Tuffy - a washed up poet with a spit-filled harmonica and unrivaled dopeness at Tony Hawk 2
I have had the great pleasure of performing with the following musicians:
Dave Northmore (RIP 1987-2007) the best guitarist ever and the best friend a boy could ever have, always loved and never forgotten Sway: the UK's greatest lyricist and rapper, the most amazing songwriter in the world right now Thom Stone, the heartbreakingly good Laura Marling, Jimmy "Fingers" Dockerill, the incredible Andrew Davie and Phil Renna of Davie Fiddle, the most gorgeous Nicola Burland, my partner in hip-hop beatmaking crime Elliot Bradley (the best piano player i know), the legendary Peter Wilson, the fantastic Daniel Lovegrove and oh so many others... I'm a right jammy prick!
Influences
Dave Northmore - Always gonna be my rock star.
The OC: standards.
Bob Dylan, Lead Belly, Robert Johnson, John Cash, Pavement, Bright Eyes, Sway Dasafo, The Shins, Beirut, Elliot Smith, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, The Cure, The Pixies, Nick Drake, The Smiths, Eminem, Big L, Jay Z, The Pogues, Iain Banks, Haruki Murakami, Philip Larkin, Vladimir Nabokov, Hubert Selby Jr, Thom Stone, Laura Marling.
Sounds Like
What other musicians have said about me:
Dave Northmore: 'You, my friend, are a batty'
Thom Stone: 'Kevin Tuffy is a man, Sings his songs guitar in hand, Wears his heart upon his sleeve, He is the Adam to my Eve.'
Sway Dasafo: 'Amazing'
The Turncoat: 'tuffy is like cigarettes, no matter what anyone says they ARE cool and they do impress people.' (that might be the best one!)
Laura Marling: 'I am going to whip you AND I'm wearing leather' (this quote is completely accurate)
Jay Jay Pistolet: 'I love you'
Andrew Davie: 'The most dynamic man in folk'
Philip Renna: '...Batteries'
Will Street: 'I am so proud of you, you skinny white boy'
Josie (Why Whiskey Why?): 'Your face IS disgusting'
Siân (Why Whiskey Why?): 'Are you magic?'
Beans on Toast: 'You are my hip-hop'
DJ Turkish: 'You look like Chris Evans'
Chiefer: 'You're Seth from the OC!'
Terror Danjah: 'I think MC Happiness is a good name for you'
Charlie (Noah and the Whale): 'If this goes wrong then it's all Kevin Tuffy's fault'
Kevin Tuffy - 'To be. To begin...' The debut EP
Available via mail order right here or from our friends @ Rough Trade (its back in stock there!)
Tracklist:
1. 'To be. To Begin. To Be Free. To Be Nothing.' feat. Thom Stone & Laura Marling
2. 'Clouds' feat. Sway
3. 'Oh Dearest Daughter' feat. Laura Marling
4. 'Valium Fuelled Blues'
5. 'This Love Song It Just Keeps Repeating Over and Over Again'
= REVIEWS =
With an entire generation of new songwriters uncaring about traditional musical pigeon holes, we have music that proudly swings from mosh pit to dancefloor to backroom of folkie pub and still sounds mighty fine. Here aspirant Londoner Tuffy wields a banjo and harmonica on one track and has grime MC Sway guesting on another. Not only does he get away with it, he proves himself a creditable songwriter on this all too brief EP.
His tangled lyrical tumble evokes thoughts of Mike Skinner before he got distracted and bored and Alex Turner minus the smugness. There’s a sweet domestic turn to the scenes he carves out but you get the feeling from Tuffy’s fondness for a laconic melody that he’s just a dreamer at heart. Let’s hope for more. Soon.
4/5 STARS - Mark Robertson, The List Magazine, Scotland
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Hey I love your music, oh dearest daughter is my favourite song :) please come and play near me (north london) xox planning on any gigs with laura marling? I'm a big fan of her too
i have to say i ADORE your EP i've been waiting for it for days. seriously - frantically searching the post has now become something of a hobby. as soon as it arrived i slapped it into my hi-fi and turned the music up so loud it filled my house with your wonderful songs. I have to say this is some of the best stuff i've heard for a pretty long time. i love the way you sing about things that are so every day but yet such an example of the way we live.
you're awesome and i just wanted to say thank you for such great music.
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Sorry for the late reply but thankyou kevin for your sweet comment.
I hope that you and laura marling can come to melbourne australia one day and play a gig together. It will definetly be a terrific combo!
Well the amazing Thom Stone can sound very like Charlie from Noah and the Whale in the background of your terrific songs and if i may say at first i thought it was Charlie.
Well anyway have a terrific day as you play your beautifull music.
how was the film, i hope you invited caroline along........ sorry for giving you complexes you know dey come from a special place. xxxxxxx x xxx x xxx x x
Now then, just thaught id leave a comment to appreciate the cheeky little number that is, Oh Dearest Daughter..tis good. Would you be playing any gigs in either Newcastle or Hull?
To Be To Begin, is the MOST meaningfull song ever writen. In that song the melody plays a little part as those words can stop a bus in its tracks. Well With such fantastic lyrics written by such a fantastic artist, it should be illegal to not listen to you, kevin tuffy ;) with your beautifull music that brightens my day. I hope you have a great day!! May i just ask is that the beautifull laura marling in the background?
kevin, you are proper proper proper good! get a gig in leeds. dearest daughter was the theme to my holliday in feb haha also i was reading apples at the time. they go so well together man! i often feel one was inspired from the other ha haws stuff? x
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