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About John Tams
John Tams described by Mojo as "one of the ultimate British songwriters" has had a career spanning four decades in every medium.
A member of the Albion Band and Home Service he is perhaps best known for his work at the National Theatre and as Rifleman Daniel Hagman
in the Sharpe television series. He is a five times winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. You can listen to John on his MYSPACE page or on FACEBOOK
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GRAPES OF WRATH
09/Jun/2009
John is currently working on the music for Grapes of Wrath, which opens at Chichester Festival Theatre in July and then goes on a national tour. More details to follow..... |
DOUBLE DOCTOR TAMS! See video of the ceremony.
19/May/2009
John has just been made an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the University of Derby. His honour was presented by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. He now has two Honorary Doctorates - one from Derby and one from Sheffield Hallam University. - Read more |
Sharpe Chefs
26/Jan/2009
The Sharpe Chefs Cookery Book was launched at the beginning of November. In aid of the National Osteoporosis Society, if has been collated and written by a platoon of twenty six dedicated Sharpe followers!! Sean Bean is the President of the society so it - Read more |
WARHORSE WEST END TRANSFER
26/Jan/2009
Due to the huge success of WarHorse at the Royal National Theatre, the show is transferring to the New London Theatre in the West End. Last year John was nominated for an Olivier Award for his work as Songmaker on the show. The transfer is initially for |
UNDER ONE SKY ALBUM OUT
26/Jan/2009
The Under One Sky album is due out on Monday February 2nd. Early reviews are good, with a four star review in the Observer Music Monthly. You can buy it directly from the John Tams website. It features the architect of the piece, the wonderful John Mc |
SHARPE CHEFS UPDATE
26/Jan/2009
Sharpe Chefs books for charity..... this book has become the top selling charity cookbook for 2008. Congratulations to those who had the brilliant idea to put it together, thanks to those who bought the book and we are delighted that the National Osteopo |
Happy New Year
22/Jan/2009
Happy new year to you all, we look forward to an exciting new year, keep your eyes on the site for more information. |
Under One Sky 2008 tour and album
16/Oct/2008
John was part of this project, masterminded by John McCusker, and which premiered at Celtic Connections in 2007. Featuring twelve extraordinary musicians and writers it was immediately a festival success. It was repeated at Cambridge Festival last year a - Read more |
WarHorse on BBC Radio 2, with Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn and Bob Hoskins....
16/Oct/2008
John Tams and Sally Ward have done the adaptation of WarHorse, at Michael Morpurgo's request.
It will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday 8th November at 7pm. John has directed and John Leonard has produced. It stars Timothy Spall as Joey, and inc |
UNDER ONE SKY 2008 TOUR STARTS NEXT MONTH
16/Oct/2008
John McCusker has invited John to write his view of the show, to be included in the album sleeve. He has agreed that we can reproduce his words here, as a taster. Please do come and see the show - it is quite brilliant. Read on....
UNDER ONE SKY
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January 23rd 2009
John was delighted to be made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by his home county university,
the University of Derby, presented by His Grace, the Duke of Devonshire.
For photos visit the gallery
Watch the video online click here
John Tams Presents
The Definitive Collection
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Gigs
John's next appearence:
03/Jul/09 - The Frazer Theatre
More dates here
Myspace
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We are indebted to web builders Richard Hughes and Jennifer Thorp for their dedication and hard work in creating the original websites for us.
It was done with love and dedication, and we thank them both.
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