Since his early
fame with the Boston Dexters in the 1960's (and as the first man to
sing live on Top of the Pops) Tam has packed concert halls and clubs
throughout the world, performing solo or with his big band, Tam White's
Groove Connection, or his smaller outfit, The Shoestring Band. Over
the years Tam has played with and guested for John Mayall's Blues Breakers,
Long John Baldry, Brian Auger, James Taylor, Van Morrison, Rev Al Green,
B.B. King, Mose Allison to name but a few.
Tam was the voice
behind Robbie Coltrane's Big Jazza in the highly successful BAFTA award-winning
BBC TV series, Tutti Frutti. In his other profession as an actor he
played a major role as Clan Chief MacGregor in Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart',
and acted in 'Man Dancin' with an accompanying CD of the same name.
Tam's 60th birthday celebrations at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh were
a testimony to Scotland's greatest blues singer, a performer at the
height of his powers. The critics appear to agree: 'The Crossing', his
collaboration with pianist Brian Kellock, received the kind of notice
that most performers can only dream about and Tam's recent appearance
fronting the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra brought the house down.
Now available for
solo gigs, Tam White is the U.K. godfather of blues, but if truth be
told Tam's talent covers a far wider spectrum of colour than that of
blue. His idiosyncratic style reveals a potent mixture of power &
sensibility few artists achieve in their lifetime. He is equally in
his element with such songs as Gil Scott-Heron's 'Home Is Where The
Hatred Is', John Hiatt's 'This Is The Way We Make A Broken Heart', the
traditional Scottish ballad 'The Water Is Wide' and his own superior
original material. His repertoire is drawn from experience and his personal
appearances are a master class in how to lift, move and involve an audience.
In the words of the man himself "It's just in my nature to perform,
man, I have to do it. I like the message in the music I play. Music
is communication."
Contact
us if you would like to book Tam White.
"The greatest undiscovered blues talent of our time."
ALEXIS KORNER
"Superb melodies, vacuum-tight arrangements, awesome musicianship."
SCOTSMAN
"One of the best blues singers in Europe."
METTMAN BLUES FESTIVAL
"This high calibre music deserves the widest audience."
FOLK ROOTS
"When Tam sings, it's a party ... he's an entertainer, but one
whose art creates moods. His audiences leave happy, but thoughtful too."
THE SCOTSMAN
"Tam's real talent lies in his ability to connect with his audience
in such an honest, down-to-earth way, that you're drawn in, hook, line
and sinker. From the moment he hit the stage... it's the real deal."
STORNOWAY GAZETTE
"Tam is habitually described as a blues singer, and while he has
that in his locker beyond any argument, it is far from alone there -
rock, R+B, funk, country and jazz all play a part in the totality of
his style."
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