Paul Simmonds
Photo by Louise Phillips Music Photography
Mandolin player, guitarist and chief songwriter Paul Simmonds has been ever present on the left hand side of the TMTCH stage since 1984.
He lives in Brighton with his partner Naomi Bedford, with whom he has also released five highly acclaimed albums, all available from Bandcamp at https://naomibedfordandpaulsimmonds.bandcamp.com Their latest album ‘Strange News Has Come To Town’ is released on June 28th and is available from all good record stores.
Paul also offers songwriting workshops and commissions at all levels and situations. Details can be found at https://yoursongs.net
Paul subscribes to the view that songs, like life, are not just about what actually happened; but also about what could have happened. And maybe, what should have happened.
Paul’s Blog Posts
New TMTCH Album Update
Friends and Fellow Travellers 🙂 Progress on the new TMTCH album project, The Wave, continues to be intense and satisfying. Out of a projected 26 songs, we have embarked on 20. Four of these are done, while the others range from just launched to approaching final...
TMTCH Project Recording News
The Men They Couldn’t Hang will be back in the studio at the end of this week, working on more tracks thanks to your support. We’ll share video on social media to give you a taster of how it’s all going – and it’s no secret to say we’re very happy with it all. THE...
Ballads and Banter in Birmingham, Kings Heath
This Saturday afternoon Phil Odgers and Paul Simmonds bring their Ballads & Banter matinee to Birmingham — and trust us, you don’t want to miss this one. For fans of The Men They Couldn’t Hang, this an old story that’s rarely ever told: two OGs of the...
Follow the Wave!
Another highly enjoyable and productive few days in the studio — things are coming together beautifully. We’ll be sharing a new video snippet soon, along with another instalment in the Wave Interviews series over at THE WAVE INTERVIEWS | TMTCH Present The Wave As...