Thursday 4 June, 8pm:  TOM LEWIS

Mum's Bistro, 143 Myddleton Road, N22 8NG.  £6.00  All-you-can-eat buffet, £9.95, from 7pm.

Tom "The Springsteen of Sea Chanteys" Lewis

Tom's repertoire—from traditional shanties to songs fashioned out of his own seafaring background—recruits his audience for a voyage by turns reflective, dramatic and humorous. Born in Northern Ireland, Tom's Celtic heritage is obvious in his clear, strong voice, evoking quiet sorrow for a fisherman lost to the sea just as honestly as it powers out a shanty "to be heard above the gales." With 24 years in the British Royal Navy he certainly has the qualifications that "provide him with that vitally authentic stance with which to tackle nautical song!"

View the video below for a flavour of Tom's Performance: