ROOTS musician Tom Richardson enjoyed a busy weekend at the Port Fairy Folk Festival, but things could be set to get a whole lot busier. Richardson, who hails from Warrnambool, played six gigs at the Folkie, most of which were with his band Project, and no doubt he sold a few copies of his new album Evolution. But the buzz is also building on the internet, particularly on Triple J’s Un- Earthed website, where his songs have been rocketing up the site’s overall chart. Richardson currently has three tracks in the Top 60 of the overall chart—Evolution (which jumped from 41 last week to 29 this week), Different Lights (82 to 43) and Follow Me (97 to 52). The flurry of activity on Richardson’s UnEarthed page has also moved the songs up the roots chart too, where all three songs are in the top 10 (Evolution is at number 2, Different Lights is at number 6, and Follow Me is at number 9). While climbing the Un- Earthed charts doesn’t guarantee national airplay on Triple J, it certainly doesn’t hurt your chances, and it couldn’t come at a better time for Richardson as he’s about to hit the road again. The next few weeks will see him playing around the south-west, but he’s set to tour Tasmania next month, followed by another couple of months playing along the east coast of Australia. Check out www.myspace.com/ tomrichardsonmusic for tour dates and visit www.triplejunearthed.com/ tomrichardsonmusic to help boost his song’s ratings.
Richardson takes it to Tassie -- Warrnambool Standard April 16th, 2009 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 2009. All rights reserved
It's going to be a big year for Tom Richardson. His latest tour kicks off in Tasmania and will take in seven gigs in 10 days. Then he's back to the mainland for a double album launch tour with fellow south-west muso Luke Watt. The pair will combine their talents over the course of a month, starting in Carlton and finishing at Nobby's Beach, Queensland.
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