Tom Lewis hails originally from Belfast, Ireland, and lived in Canada for many years after his retirement as a submariner from Her Majesty’s Navy. He has since relocated to the U.K. where he explores the byways of the British countryside aboard the canal boat Moonstone. His original music reveals keen insight into the life of mariners all and has become for many, a part of the maritime music canon. “A Sailor’s Prayer” [Lord above, send down a dove with beak as sharp as razors / to cut the throats of them there blokes what sells bad beer to sailors] and “Marching Inland” [I’m marching inland from the shore / over me shoulder I’m carrying an oar / when someone asks me what is that bloody thing you’ve got / I’ll know I’ll never go to sea no more] are just two examples of his far-reaching repertoire, which includes plenty of traditional sea music, as well as poetry gleaned from the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson, et al. He most often accompanies himself on ukulele and concertina, but is just as compelling when he sings like a chanteyman and belts out call-and-response work songs of the sea. Take a listen and read more at www.tomlewis.net.

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