Tom Hickox’s long-awaited third album, The Orchestra of Stories, delivers exactly what its title promises: a rich tapestry of human narratives, brought to life with grand ambition and intricate detail. Emerging from a period of personal upheaval, Hickox elevates his celebrated storytelling through a cinematic sweep of songs brimming with drama and poignancy. From The Clairvoyant - a mariachi-flavoured tale of a widower deceived by a fraudulent psychic - to...

Following the January release of his single ‘Chalk Giants’, today acclaimed singer-songwriter Tom Hickox announces details of his new single ‘The Shoemaker’, out on Family Tree Records.

‘The Shoemaker’ was inspired by the maverick cobbler Jason Amesbury who died last year, and someone Tom had got to know in a small way. Written from his imagined perspective, it's the melancholic love song of someone full of complexity and a plea...