Tom Cridland
Anglo-Portuguese musician from London. He performs worldwide as Sir El Tom and writes and produces original music of his own.
The musician
Tom Cridland started playing piano at 30, during the Covid-19 lockdowns, as part of his recovery from alcoholism. He learned Elton John's catalogue song by song and gave his first performance in January 2022 at the Carrollton Station, a juke joint in New Orleans. Three years later he had played Carnegie Hall and the Adelphi Theatre.
He now tours the world as Sir El Tom, performing the songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin with a six piece band, 100% live, with no backing tracks, lip syncing, avatars, holograms or AI. Read the full story of how it happened on The Story.
Composer and producer
Tom is a composer and producer in his own right, and has recorded original music with the likes of Shania Twain, Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones, Kenji Suzuki of Simply Red and Bill Champlin of Chicago. He has worked at studios such as Abbey Road, Metropolis, Sunset Sound and The Village.
Greatest Music of All Time
He also hosts the Greatest Music of All Time podcast, interviewing the musicians behind the records he grew up on.
Where he has played
- Carnegie Hall
- Adelphi Theatre
- Teatro Tivoli
- The Troubadour
- Casino Estoril
- Emerson Colonial Theatre
- Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell
- Balboa Theatre
- Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Paramount Theatre
- McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre
- Le Petit Theatre
- Qualistage
Looking for Tom Cridland?
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