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Somewhere The Sun Is Shining Hold Back The Tide by John Tams

John Tams

Artist Biography For John Tams

John Tams Born 16th February 1949 Is An Award-Winning English Actor Singer Songwriter And Musician. His Contributions To English Folk Music Are Legendary. John Tams Was A Member Of Derbyshire Folk Group Muckram Wakes In The 1970s Then Worked With Ashley Hutchings As Singer And Melodeon-Player On Albums Including 'Son Of Morris On' And As A Member Of The Albion Band. Splitting With Hutchings In The 1980s He Formed Home Service. Now A Solo Performer - Fronting A Folk-Rock Band Or In A Duo With Barry Coope. Tams Has Released Several Solo Albums Including 'Unity' 2001 'Home' 2002 And 'The Reckoning' 2005 All Of Which Have Met With Well-Deserved Critical Acclaim. At The 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Tams Won Album Of The Year For 'The Reckoning' Best Traditional Track For 'Bitter Withy' And Singer Of The Year. Tams Is The Only Artist To Have Won The Album Of The Year Award Twice The First Time Was With His First Solo Album 'Unity' In 2001. Tams May Be Best Known To The General Public Through Having Played One Of The Supporting Roles In The ITV Drama Series Sharpe As One Of The "Chosen Men" As Rifleman And Former Poacher Daniel Hagman A Whimsical Sober Steady Hand In The 95th Rifles Always Ready With A Deadly Eye Behind A Baker Rifle A Folk Remedy For An Ailment Or A Song For A Weary Heart. In 1996 Tams Collaborated With Fellow British Folk Musician Kate Rusby And Others On A Companion CD To The Television Series Titled Over The Hills & Far Away The Music Of Sharpe. Tams Was A Musical Director And Actor At The National Theatre From 1976 To 1985 And Then Again From 1999 To 2001 Working On Such Shows As The Mysteries Larkrise To Candleford Glengarry Glenross The Crucible Golden Boy The Good Hope And The Mysteries Revival In 1999. He Was A Member Of The Creative Team Headed By Bill Bryden. In 2006 Tams Became Musical Director Of The BBC Radio 2 2006 Radio Ballads An Updating Of Ewan MacColl's Radio Ballads. The Series Was Short-Listed For Two Sony Radio Awards In 2007. The Song Steelos Written By Tams For The Song Of Steel Episode Of The 2006 Ballads Was Nominated Best Original Song At The 2006 Radio 2 Folk Awards. Tams Then Worked On A Stage Version Of Steelos Performed At The Magna Centre In The Rother Valley In 2009. Early In 2007 Tams Was Awarded An Honorary Doctorate From Sheffield Hallam University Which Was Presented In November 2007. He Is Married To Sally Tams His Manager And They Have A Daughter Rosie. In 2011-12 Home Service Reformed And Resumed Touring. They Were Awarded Best Live Act At The BBC Folk Awards 2012.