Artist description Tom Gala sings and write song that combine the smoothness of Sam Cooke, the powerful voice of Pete Seeger, and the simple yet unpretentious down home flavor of Emmylou Harris for a kind of swinging musical beat poetry, from a poet who isn't yet beaten.

Music Style Accoustic, Folk, Acapella

Musical Influences Nat King Cole, New Grass, Western Swing

Similar Artists Mary Chapin Carpenter, Pete Seeger, Red Clay Ramblers, the McGarrigles

Artist History Tom Gala is a former ship cleaner, warehouse worker and library page, who came from a family of longshoremen in the Society Hill Section of Philadlephia.Currently emplyed as a tree sugeon, he has been known to drive his truck to venues throughtout the east coast, such as Passims Coffeehouse in Boston, the Minstrel Coffeehouse in Basking Ridge NJ, the Prism in Charlottesville VA, and the Cherry Tree in Philadelphia.

Group Members For most of these songs Tom is being backed up by Ray Duffy, Mike Blair and John Catterall.

Albums Most Every Day, 1996; Games Pizzeria Redemption 1994, The Diner Live 1990, The Neighborhood Bar Live 1986, Freewheeling Fool 1984.

Additional Info Tom Plays regularly at the Mermaid Inn, and hosts an accoustic open mike there the first and third monday of the month.

Location Philadelphia, PA - USA

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