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Artist
Tina Bridgman
8+ albums
niceMellowacousticrelaxinglively
about
Tina Bridgman… the musical life of… I write this from my little home in the hills nestled in the trees, overlooking mountains and turquoise seas and I am so happy & grateful to be alive. For as long as I can remember, I have always played music… playing in 20/30 piece orchestras at school, brass bands, choirs and making up the odd tune on the keyboards at home My "career" as a guitarist started at 13, teaching myself and jamming with friends. I joined my first band, Catch 22, at 17 as a backing vocalist and keyboard player performing in the south-west of UK every weekend for two years. The years that followed saw me playing guitar, songwriting and performing with another songwriter, David Hill. In 1990 I travelled around Australia and New Zealand, songwriting all the way with my guitar as a constant companion. Here, I had my first busking experience and performed my own material to sit-down audiences. In 1993, I had my first solo gig at Ronnie Scott's in London—a famous jazz venue and well-known for showcasing. Following that, I then joined a 13-piece group as one of the main songwriters and playing guitar, percussion and vocals. We performed for the next three years at festivals all over UK and performed live with Billy Bragg on the Acoustic Stage of Glastonbury festival. Later, I teamed up with a well known contemporary folk group called Seize the Day as a backing vocalist, drummer and percussionist. Again, we performed at festivals all over UK plus Europe and Irelan
