When you multiply the power of Tom Baxter’s writing by the intensity of his performances, strange things happen. Last summer, during a gig in Ireland, a girl was so moved, she proposed to him. When we heard his album we were moved too and although we didn’t propose marriage, we did ask him to top the bill of what will be a remarkable night of music. Tom’s songs might be new to you, but the craft of writing them has been his life. His recent single Better, was included in the soundtrack to the Simon Pegg film Run, Fat Boy, Run – a personal choice of Director, David Schwimmer. Truly a cracking way to close Sugarhill 08. tombaxter.com