Tom James Scott is one of the artists taking part in the LEAN UPSTREAM season, as part of the Toynbee Studios event O Vienna, & other ideas.
Tom James Scott is a young classically trained guitarist, a mainstay of the improvising collective CYRK. Tom's influences stretch far and wide, touching upon aspects of traditional music, improvisation, vocal music, composition, and field recording to name but a few. Tom has now recorded two albums for Bo'Weavil -- Red Deer (2007) and School & Rivers (2009) -- both guitar based with added piano and even tuba, distilled through a minimalist mind set to create some of the most beautiful elemental melodic lines that take the listener on a journey of meditative contemplation.
"Guitar virtuoso Tom James Scott's solo output takes in improvised passages, traditional music and field recordings to create haunting, fragmented guitar-led music." - Time Out
Tom James Scott: MySpace
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