John Tams, folk singer, writer, producer and actor, plays The York House Centre in Milton Keynes.
John Tams plays The York House Centre on Friday 23 April, presented by Song Loft. It's a solo bill, so the whole night is his.
Tams is a singer, writer, producer and actor whose folk pedigree goes back to the 1970s. He played in the Derbyshire group Muckram Wakes and in The Albion Band, where he accompanied Ashley Hutchings on several albums. He spent a good part of that decade in Ireland, recording many albums of traditional Irish musicians. It's a long, deep connection to the folk scene that runs right through his work.
He's as well known for his time on stage as for his music. He spent ten years as an actor and musical director at the National Theatre, with productions like The Crucible, Lark Rise to Candleford and the critically acclaimed War Horse. He also spent five years on the ITV drama Sharpe, for which he provided the music. That crossover between folk and theatre has always been part of his career, rather than two separate lives.
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In 2015 he was awarded an EFDSS Gold Badge live on air during a feature on Mark Radcliffe's BBC Radio 2 Folk Show, a recognition of his contribution to the folk music scene. Doors open at 7.30pm and the concert starts at 8.00pm; tickets are £17.60.
