Tom Emlyn + Plant + Tourism

TOM EMLYN Described by Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales) as a "peripatetic musical genius", Tom Emlyn crafts honest, swirling songs. Tall tales laced with dark jokes and words that cut straight to the bone. His current solo work maps an alternative Southwalian landscape, a hallucinated community drawn from psychogeography built on local history. Anthropological observations shaping poetic lyrics and simple 60s-folk influenced melodies that explore what it means to belong to a place. Bitterness, love, and humour peep through the cracks of this multi-layered, ethereal music. In the particular is contained the universal; Tom Emlyn's captivating songs explore the particular peculiarity of human experience in a self-produced exploration of the world. Whilst being rooted in indie/garage rock, Tom’s music is prolifically wide-ranging. His work delves into psychedelia, folk, jazz, blues, poetry, and ambient music. His distinctive style is characterised by soulful harmonica, lyrical guitar, and verbal dexterity, all brought together by a warm, lo-fi production style. He has released five albums between 2022-2025, whilst writing several more; in fact, God Is In The TV has called him 'Wales' most prolific musician'. Emlyn’s multi-instrumental talent sweeps into Cardiff-based bands Rainyday Rainbow and Papa Jupe's TC, earning Tom the description of "South Wales' resident musical chameleon" (ABABCB magazine). He has shared the stage with artists such as Gruff Rhys, Charlotte Church, Gwenno, Dafydd Iwan, and The Levellers. PLANT Plant began as a remote collaboration between songwriter Spencer Segelov and Producer/multi-instrumentalist Daniel Tudor Edwards over lockdown. Spencer would send skeletal outlines of songs which Dan would re-arrange and then play all instruments himself, resulting in something neither would have done alone. Daniel would not get any instructions in advance and would have free reign to interpret as he pleased. Spencer’s songs which began in the vein of Jim O Rourke, Mercury Rev or Lump, were turned by Daniel into parts of Neil Young’s Ditch trilogy replete with downbeat, woozy synths and opaque, meandering detours. TOURISM TOURISM is an artist living in Swansea whose work spans music, writing and performance. These meticulously crafted songs blend influences from freak folk, soft grunge and songwriting traditions to tell stories about love, places, ideas and technology in new and surprising ways. Returning to the stage after some time away, his silky, sulky performances are quickly gaining him a reputation in the local music scene.