ABOUT THE SING-A-LONG

Born out of the impromptu late night sing-a-longs around the battered old piano in the Nag's Head bar at the Twinwood vintage music festival, Carradine's Cockney Sing-a-long was officially launched in the Mahogany Bar at Wilton's Music Hall in October 2014.

A Music Hall and old time music aficionado, Tom Carradine decided he wanted to capture the flavour and atmosphere of a good old fashioned knees up, in the grand Cockney tradition, and recreate it for audiences young and old.

Since it’s launch in 2014, Carradine’s Cockney Sing-a-long has become a staple fixture on the UK’s thriving vintage scene, playing sell-out dates in the main auditorium at Wilton’s, every Thursday at Mr Fogg's Tavern in London, and for vintage events, corporate events and private parties across the country and in Europe.

During the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-21 Tom moved his weekly residency online and live streamed every Thursday for 65 weeks, entertaining viewers across the world and creating a lovely community of fans (Carradine’s Cockney Sing-a-longers).

Tom is honoured to regularly perform for the residents at Brinsworth House (the Royal Variety Charity care home) and the Royal Hospital Chelsea, alongside a large number of care homes and nursing homes across London and the South East.

The sing-a-long has appeared on The Apprentice (BBC One), The Hairy Builder (BBC Two), Sunday Brunch (Channel 4) and Tom regularly provides the soundtrack to videos on the award-winning Joolz Guides YouTube channel.  He has entertained audiences on two transatlantic crossings on the Queen Mary 2 and in 2024 he led a rousing sing-a-long in Trafalagar Square for the Mayor of London’s St George’s Day celebrations.

In January 2022 was recognised by the British Music Hall Society with an award for “keeping the spirit of music hall alive”.

ABOUT TOM CARRADINE

Born and raised in Coventry, Tom studied Biochemistry at Imperial College London.  Since graduating in 2004 he has worked extensively as a musical director and keyboard player on theatre shows, both in London and across the UK.

Tom’s theatre credits include the UK tours of Hi-de-Hi and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (as Musical Director), Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Scrooge and Cabaret (as Assistant Musical Director), The Sound of Music (Children's Musical Director) and Associate Musical Director on The Sound of Music which toured to Jordan.

Tom's pantomime credits include Mother Goose and Babes in the Wood (Pomegranate, Chesterfield), Aladdin: A Wish Come True (Theatre at the O2, starring Paul O'Grady) and Jack and the Beanstalk, Peter Pan, Cinderella and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves for UK Productions at the Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells.

As keyboard player: Les Miserables (Queen's Theatre, London) Cinderella (Hackney Empire) and the UK tours of Blood Brothers, Half a Sixpence, Waterloo, Mad About the Musicals and Gotta Sing Gotta Dance, as well as Cats and The Wizard of Oz for the Larnaca International Festival in Cyprus. 

Tom has been involved with Brick Lane Music Hall in Silvertown, London since 2016. He started as Assistant Musical Director and 2nd Keyboards, taking over as Musical Director in 2017. When the theatre re-opened after the Covid-19 hiatus Tom handed over the MD reigns at Brick Lane, but still works for them as Musical Arranger.

In 2022 Tom was asked to work with the world famous Players Theatre putting together new arrangements for their New Faces show. May 2023 saw Tom making his performance debut with the Players Theatre accompanying their show at Wilton’s Music Hall on the British Music Hall Society’s Music Hall and Variety Day 2023.

Due to his sing-a-long work, celebrating the Music Hall and Variety songs that he loves, in January 2022 he was recognised by the British Music Hall Society with an award for “keeping the spirit of music hall alive”.

Tom has worked extensively as a pianist on the London cabaret circuit and has tickled the ivories at many prestigious venues such as Cafe de Paris, Crazy Coqs, Grill Room at the Cafe Royal, Scarfes Bar at The Rosewood Hotel, The Pheasantry, Savoy Hotel, Battersea Barge, Cellar Door and the Phoenix Artists Club. 

He was the house pianist of Cabaret Confidential for two years at The Pheasantry and was the musical director of Champagne Charlie and the Bubbly Boys, a 1920/30s style dance band.

In 2022 and 2024 Tom worked as accompanist and performer for the Society of London Theatre / Olivier Awards “Theatre at Sea” week on board the Queen Mary 2 sailing between New York and Southampton.

For more information visit: www.tomcarradine.com