Episode #52 with Tommy McGuire

In Episode 52 Derek is joined by Scottish singer songwriter Tommy McGuire. Both Derek and Tommy were born and brought up in Motherwell, Lanarkshire and have played gigs together for many years. The pair discuss growing up in a town like Motherwell, the local music scene and how bands like The LaFontaines can inspire other local kids to get involved in music. They celebrate Tommy's recent success following the release of his latest single 'Smile'. The song which Tommy describes as being about "if you don't laugh you'll greet" peaked at No.7 in the official Scottish charts and a series of radio appearances quickly followed. Tommy is an extremely hard-working musician who plays in venues and bars across the country nearly every night of the week so the lockdown has brought it's own issues for this rising star. He details what he has done to adapt to the current situation from appearing on various live streams to writing and recording more of his own material.