I was not suprised to find that Nomad Jones was singing and playing his guitar on his own on stage, this seems to be a pre-requisite to support Tom. What I was suprised by, was Nomad’s set, he could play and sing. He was also very engaging and held the audiences attention, whilst explaining the background for his songs. His songs varied from relationships with married women to his brother still living at home. All in all Nomad was worth getting into the venue early and does make me think that I have missed some good support acts, by staying in the pub for that one extra pint. Nomad also told everyone a little secret about his name, apparently his real name is Damon and as you should be able to see, Damon spelt backwards is Nomad. I wish people would stop trying to play with my head!
Tom McRae releases his fourth album King of Cards on 23rd April 2007. This album follows his self titled (2000) debut album which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, Just Like Blood (2003) and All Maps Welcome (2005).