The Artists

Tom Richardson hails from Victoria's south-west coast, where he picked up a guitar at 10 and taught himself bottleneck and lapsteel slide. His furious, Blues slide guitar, excellent musicianship and powerful vocals reflect his natural talent as a performer and entertainer.

Since winning the 2004 and 2005 Australian Busking Championships and the 2007 Apollo Bay Music Festival Young Performer of the Year award, Tom has been performing at festivals around the country, including Port Fairy Folk Festival, The National Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Yackandandah Folk Festival and Portland Bay Festival.

His debut EP 'Follow Me' was released in late 2006, Tom has been gigging with local blues and roots musicians and toured as part of the 'Young Guns of Blues' for two months in early 2008.