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Tom Emlyn

Tom Emlyn

Described by Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales) as a "peripatetic musical genius", Tom Emlyn crafts honest, swirling songs. Tall tales laced with dark jokes and words that cut straight to the bone.

His current solo work maps an alternative Southwalian landscape, a hallucinated community drawn from psychogeography built on local history. Anthropological observations shaping poetic lyrics and simple 60s-folk influenced melodies that explore what it means to belong to a place.

Bitterness, love, and humour peep through the cracks of this multi-layered, ethereal music. In the particular is contained the universal; Tom Emlyn's captivating songs explore the particular peculiarity of human experience in a self-produced exploration of the world. Whilst being rooted in indie/garage rock, Tom’s music is prolifically wide-ranging. His work delves into psychedelia, folk, jazz, blues, poetry, and ambient music. His distinctive style is characterised by soulful harmonica, lyrical guitar, and verbal dexterity, all brought together by a warm, lo-fi production style.

He has released five albums between 2022-2025, whilst writing several more; in fact, God Is In The TV has called him 'Wales' most prolific musician'. Emlyn’s multi-instrumental talent sweeps into Cardiff-based bands Rainyday Rainbow and Papa Jupe's TC, earning Tom the description of "South Wales' resident musical chameleon" (ABABCB magazine). He has shared the stage with artists such as Gruff Rhys, Charlotte Church, Gwenno, Dafydd Iwan, and The Levellers.

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