After seeing Tom Ryder perform, Sir Rod Stewart said to him: “Well done tonight. If you want it, and you love it, stick at it.” Tom has done just that; his debut EP Strings Attached received acclaim across the BBC Introducing network and opened up a fanbase as far-flung as Wroclaw in Poland, Grenada in the Caribbean and New Zealand’s South Island. Influenced by Tracy Chapman and Damien Rice, he has been described as "full of passion, promise and pedigree" (BuzzJack) and a writer of “stunning songs infused with meaning and heart” (Indie Music Mag). On the back of a successful tour of England last October, the soulful singer/songwriter is releasing his highly-anticipated new single in Spring 2017. Essex-based Folk & Soul "Passion, promise and pedigree" BuzzJack "Raw and elegant writing. Beautiful songs in execution and intention" Unfashionable Male