Tootawl - Roger Fenton's Wagon

Corkman Richard O'Gorman was gigging in Nashville when he was christened "too tawl" by a passerby, due to his height. The name stuck, and upon his arrival home he began working as Tootawl.
Since then, he has released a slew of singles, EPs, and albums which have been championed by John Creedon of RTE Radio 1. He had a song featured on a Netflix show, and his debut album was given an 8/10 star rating by Hot Press. His second LP, a concept album called Roger Fenton's Wagon, was released in May of this year.

It tells the true story of Roger Fenton, the first war photographer, and his experiences in the Crimean War. The idea originated while Richard was down a Wikipedia hole learning about the history of photography. He came across a photograph of a man sitting on a wagon. It looked decidedly "western", and he instantly thought it would make a great album cover. It turned out that the photographer was Roger Fenton, and he wasn't in the Old West, he was in Crimea. He then had an idea, a concept album about Roger and his experiences during the war told with a spaghetti western feel, along with his own existing folk & blues style, and a dollop of humour. Thinking this idea was a bit too "out there", he forgot about it. Until that is, when lockdown hit in 2020. Richard felt it now or never for Roger. Throughout the various lockdowns that followed, he recorded the album in his London flat, working with other musicians such as Louis Cormack & Clare Sands remotely.

Corkman Richard O'Gorman was gigging in Nashville when he was christened "too tawl" by a passerby, due to his height. The name stuck, and upon his arrival home he began working as Tootawl.
Since then, he has released a slew of singles, EPs, and albums which have been championed by John Creedon of RTE Radio 1. He had a song featured on a Netflix show, and his debut album was given an 8/10 star rating by Hot Press. His second LP, a concept album called Roger Fenton's Wagon, was released in May of this year.

It tells the true story of Roger Fenton, the first war photographer, and his experiences in the Crimean War. The idea originated while Richard was down a Wikipedia hole learning about the history of photography. He came across a photograph of a man sitting on a wagon. It looked decidedly "western", and he instantly thought it would make a great album cover. It turned out that the photographer was Roger Fenton, and he wasn't in the Old West, he was in Crimea. He then had an idea, a concept album about Roger and his experiences during the war told with a spaghetti western feel, along with his own existing folk & blues style, and a dollop of humour. Thinking this idea was a bit too "out there", he forgot about it. Until that is, when lockdown hit in 2020. Richard felt it now or never for Roger. Throughout the various lockdowns that followed, he recorded the album in his London flat, working with other musicians such as Louis Cormack & Clare Sands remotely.

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Tracklist

A Side

Roger Fenton's Wagon
Tootawl
04:21
Henry Paced The Floor
Tootawl
04:22
Get My Good Side
Tootawl
01:02
Sweet Nightingale
Tootawl
02:58
The Man For The Times
Tootawl
03:16
Roger's Blues (Only Lonely)
Tootawl
02:22

B Side

Here Comes Roger
Tootawl
01:52
Johnny’s Song Of Dissent
Tootawl
02:54
Bombardier // The Charge // Bombardier II
Tootawl
10:02
Roger Fenton’s Wagon (Reprise)
Tootawl
01:46
Into The Ground
Tootawl
03:16

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Standing at six foot five, Irishman Richard O’ Gorman was christened ‘too tawl’ whilst in Nashville, Tennessee, playing his brand of bustling contemporary folk in famous venues such as The Bluebird. Upon his arrival home to Ireland, he began working as Tootawl.

Since Tennessee, Tootawl has released two EPs, received national radio airplay, and toured extensively. He also had his song ‘House On The Moon’ played in an episode of the Netflix original series 'You Me Her'.

Now based in London, he has signed with Max Music Publishing, and is working on his first full length LP, set to be released later this year.

Roger Fenton's Wagon

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Sep 13 2022
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