"I think he is going to be a big star" – SIR ELTON JOHN Hailing from Sunderland, Tom A Smith is an exciting, young artist crafting infectious, unique and emotive songs. Already gaining praise from the likes of Sir Elton John, Miles Kane, NME, Radio X, BBC 6Music and BBC RADIO 1, Tom is most definitely an artist on the rise. In this episode we chat about his early music memories, his band and how they met, writing around 200 songs during Lockdown, his songwriting process and the North East music scene.  Tom has a busy Summer festival season including performances at Glastonbury Festival, recent TV appearances on Sunday Brunch and Blue Peter and his own huge solo tour in November/December. Tom was selected by Elton John to join him on the bill at Hyde Park and he has recently performed at BBC Radio 1's One Big Weekend in Dundee.   Tom's new EP will be released on 30th June - You can pre-save it using the link underneath. TOM A. SMITH - EP3 (lnk.to)   You can purchase tickets for Tom's UK tour using the link underneath. Tom A Smith | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree   Tom A Smith Spotify Playlist  This is Tom A. Smith - playlist by Tom A Smith | Spotify   Find Tom A Smith online: Facebook – Tom A Smith | Facebook Twitter – https://twitter.com/tomasmithmusic Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tomasmithmusic Youtube - Tom A Smith - YouTube   Find Music for Youth online: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/musicforyouth Twitter – https://twitter.com/musicforyouth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/musicforyouth LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/music-for-youth TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@musicforyouth Website: www.mfy.org.uk   You can email us at mfy@mfy.org.uk   You can find out more about our National Festival (7th & 8th July) here: https://www.mfy.org.uk/get-involved/national-festival-2023/   Donate to Music for Youth here: https://www.justgiving.com/musicforyouth