Tamara Parsons-Baker on BBC6 Music

My track 'Hang My Picture' was played on Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music show Fresh on The Net on the 14th March.  You can hear it again here on BBC iPlayer, I'm on from 1:32.

And read more here.

Oxford Mail Review

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'By the end of the first number, Tamara is sounding strong and confident, reminding me of a sort of “Siouxie Sioux, Unplugged”, while Bunny notes a brightness to her singing that has grown since we last heard her.'
Read the article in full here

French London Radio plays Hang My Picture



Artwork by Elisa Muliere



Check it out. My song 'Hang My Picture' was played on French Radio London by Ruth Barnes last week. Listen to the show here: http://www.frenchradiolondon.com/french/musique/

(On the right hand side of the page scroll down to 'Mardi' and click on 'Recouter' under 8 February)

Live and Unsigned: Regional Finals

Good news from me. Yesterday I auditioned against hundreds of auditionees to secure a spot in the Live and Unsigned Regional Finals. Acts that made it through auditions will now take part in a live Regional Final Showcase in front of thousands of spectators and a professional judging panel, including judges from Kerrang, NME Radio and Radio One. The best auditionees from their Regional Final Showcase also get the opportunity to play support slots with a selection of major headlining acts. Woot!

So, I shall be competing in the Bedford Regional Finals on the 2 April and have 2 free tickets for the live show to give away. For more details and a chance to win, please email tparsonsbaker@gmail.com by the Saturday 26th February when the winner will be picked at random.

Gig at the Port Mahon TONIGHT!

I shall be performing at my first Live and Loud gig tonight. It will all be happening at the  Port Mahon from 8.00pm. Accompanying me will be the glamorous Mr Humphrey 'Huck' Astley and Mr Jonny P Mills shall be opening the night at 8.30pm.  £4 entry and the facebook group is here. I will have a few limited edition CDs for sale and lots of free BADGES! See you there x

Badgeification

It's nearly February so I've decided to celebrate.. with badges!

These badges are designed by notorious polymath, Toni Le Busque-Badgetarian, and have on them Toni's own special take on my song lyrics. Each is unique and you can get your hands on one just by joining my mailing list.

Gigs!? Next week I'll be playing at the Port Mahon with Mr Humphrey Astley on guitar and Mr Nizou Ben Ayed on keys. It'll be a little smidge of what my new band has been working on - so do come on down for a listen and to pick up your badge! This night has been organised by a new website called Live and Loud- it's my first L'n'L gig so I don't know how it'll turn out - could be interesting. The FB page is here. Be there for 8.00pm if you can - and it's £4 on the door.

I can now confirm that my new band 'Mara' will be playing our first Oxford show at the Cellar on the 31st March (more acts TBA soon) - so, as the Venerable Chopping puts it: "Get out your diaries! Get out your diaries! Moleskin, iPhone, Filofax..."

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! The holidays are gone - way to fast.. but at least the rivers have thawed and the swans are free from their ice-traps. True Story!

A New Year always brings on a little reflection and I have decided to kick start this one by entering Live and Unsigned 2011.  My audition is in 6 weeks  (ARGH!). At the moment I'm trying to figure out which song I should audition with. I have 2 minutes to prove to a judging panel made up of radio presenters and record labels that I'm a worthy contender, so choosing the song isn't easy. Any ideas?

The album artwork has arrived and I've included a little sneak peek of the front cover. Elisa Muliere has done an amazing job, painting an image for each track.  It was an interesting experiment to see how (or if) a painter could translate my music into visual art. Elisa is a poet with a paintbrush so I asked her only to draw what she heard in my songs, without any direction or request from me at all. All I'll say for now is that the result is unsettlingly cool..More news on the album to follow.