Joe Stanton's fiddler in the Precious Littles!
Tom plays violin, mandolin, bass-guitar, guitar and sings. He writes a few tunes of his own as well.His playing offers up a wide variety of musical tastes: folk, blues, pop, jazz, country, and ethnic stylings. He has appeared on live radio and television, played on many recording sessions for film, jingles and album projects by friends and associates. Some of his music, either self-penned or co-written, has been played nationally on CBC Radio in Canada. In 1991 he received a FACTOR award for song writing in collaboration with Murray Boal. In 2001 he released his first solo CD, "Highly Strung", a collection of original and traditional material featuring many of the finest musicians and singers in British Columbia, Canada.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
* Performed a joint concert with the Vancouver Symphony while a member of the Vancouver Youth Orchestra.
* Command performance for the Duke and Duchess of Kent at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, 1991.
* Performing with Danny Kaye and the Peking Pops Orchestra at Expo 86.
* 1986 tour of China, 1987 tour of Europe with Joelle Rabu, internationally acclaimed singer.
* Performing on Juno Award winning singer James Kellaghan's 1995 album ""A Recent Future"", on stage with James at the 1995 Vancouver Folk Festival, and at the 1996 Edmonton Folk Festival.

Currently playing and recording with independant artist Joe Stanton ( www.joestanton.com ) as well as freelancing around Vancouver BC area.

The Bishop and the Bee Gypsy jazz con-fused with Dixieland-Ragtime.

World Fusion