Rob Thom – Keep Smiling

Rob Thom – River

Merry Christmas everyone. Here’s a version of Joni Mitchell’s River, filmed at The Virtually Acoustic Club in London on Monday 16th December 2013. Lyle Z on mandolin.

Monday Night Music in Richmond

On Monday night I played at the Waterman’s Arms’ open mic in Richmond, run by the man they call Seb (Sebastian Stride). Don’t think I’d been down to Richmond for almost a year, and it was great to play there again, and see Seb and David Evans, who filmed most of the night for their great You Tube channel SXSW14.

Tom Poslett joined me on the first two, and we started with a song from the album I’m currently writing with Paige Jennifer Barr, called Gonna Be Alright:

I’m fighting off the remains of a cold, and my voice failed me a little bit during Trapped & Free (not much I could do but laugh and push on through):

The Waterman’s Arms is a fantastic little boozer, tucked down Water Lane, feet away from the river, and in the summer it is a fantastic place to spend the warm evenings. Seb runs a top night there on Mondays, and if you’re a musician or just a music lover, you should really go and check it out sometime.

I finished off with The View From the Ground.

Le 3rd Septembre au Paris

Caroline Msika and Rob Thom 3rd Septembre Swan Bar Paris

David #2 – Sunrise Over London

I shot this time lapse footage of the sun rising over London on the penultimate morning of 2012. The song is David #2, a track from my debut album Trapped & Free.

Sat 15th December Stage Door Preview Playlist

Videos from all the great music coming to The Stage Door in Wateloo next Saturday; Silver Sam, The Lancashire Hustlers (formerly The BDI’s) and Rob Thom).

Spice of Life show Sunday 27th May

I’m playing a free show in Soho. Obviously it’s going to be amazing.

Debut album Trapped and Free on CD and Download

My debut album is available on CD from www.robthom.co.uk and download from iTunes and Amazon

Putting the World to Rights at The Old Eagle

Putting the World to Rights at The Old Eagle, a photo by Rob Thom on Flickr.

(L- R) Tom Poslett, Rob Thom, Teppei Tanino, Ben Holland and David Sherwood, at The Old Eagle in Camden London, Wednesday 15th Feb 2012.

The Warmth of the Room

The Warmth of the Room; London says Farewell, for now, to Teppei Tanino., a photo by Rob Thom on Flickr.

On the eve of his return to Hiroshima, Teppei Tanino put on a farewell show at the Betsey Trotwood, in Farringdon, London. He invited some of his favourite artists from the Virtually Acoustic Club, run by David Sherwood, to play with him for what was a very special Friday night. Eiks, Tom Poslett, Mike Rosenberg, Michael Dunnigan, Louise Loft, Silver Sam, Piefinger, Anna Giles, and Lyle and I each played a couple of numbers before Teppei came on at the end of the night and played a beautiful hour-long set (with two encores). It was a fantastic beautiful evening, and though my photos don’t do the night justice, you get the idea.

Teppei often talks about how his music will die when he returns to Japan. I wish he had more faith that, given time and a bit of luck, his songs will find just as enthusiastic an audience over there as he has found in London.

You can hear his beautiful music here: teppei.bandcamp.com/