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Tom Dickins
Genre: Indie, Roots
Region: Ballarat, VIC
Members: Tom Dickins - vocals, guitar, piano
Sounds Like: Rufus Wainwright, Lior, Tyrone Noonan?
Influences: Rufus Wainwright, Fiona Apple, Amanda Palmer
Artist Website: myspace.com/tomdickins

Tom Dickins loves music without understanding it at all.

He writes from the heart, and sings from the soul, but only recently begun to understand that other people may actually be able to read their own experiences into the words he writes and sings.

In 2007 he travelled from Wagga Wagga (old hometown) to Thailand, Cambodia, South Korea, Japan, USA, England, Scotland and Ireland and slowly discovered that other people did indeed want to listen.

At the culmination of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival he sang a duet with Amanda Palmer, of the Dresden Dolls, a career high, a personal little dream of singing with an idol... and forgot the lyrics. In the moment of recovery after panic he realised: "I can do this... I want to do this..."

Amanda later visited Tom in his new hometown of Ballarat, Victoria, and had this to say about his music:

"Tom Dickins is one of those rare songwriters who delivers his smart Rufus-Meets-Fiona ballads directly from the heart, with the velvety yet bittersweet voice of an angel, only recently fallen from grace"
Amanda Palmer - The Dresden Dolls

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Green Wings
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Bones
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Modern Day 'Ole Fashion Man
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Green Wings
rating:  4/5
A beautiful show and melancholy tune sounding somewhat reminiscent of the shower moments of the Whitlams or Ben Folds Five. It is led by a simple but...
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Modern Day 'Ole Fashion Man
rating:  4/5
This is a more blusey track. Once again led only by Tom's voice and his guitar yet he is able to set the vibe with ease. His voice has adjusted to be...
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Modern Day 'Ole Fashion Man
rating:  5/5
What can I say..what a song - you can be my modern day ole fashioned man anyday!! hubba hubba......




Modern Day 'Ole Fashion Man
rating:  5/5
This is probably the one song i feel the most connected to because its hard bieng a gentleman in todays world! its also got a really catchy tune and ...
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This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.