Bob is a Rector in South West Dorset, and is a very accomplished singer/songwriter/guitarist having honed his skills in folk clubs in Cornwall, London and elsewhere during the seventies. Early influences were Dylan and the Incredible String band.
A couple of years ago, Bob suffered a life threatening stroke. After a complicated operation and a lengthy period of recovery he is now well again. It was after the operation that Bob, coming round from unconsciousness, hummed to wonder if he could still sing. Then he twiddled his toes to guess if he could still move his fingers to play the guitar…thankfully both toes and fingers worked. After hospital he wrote a couple of songs to record along with a lifetime of musical musings, drafting in Rosi Brewster to play her cello on some of them. The result is 2 EP/LP’s, one with with 7 and the other 8 songs; “The Shortest River in Dorset”, and “2nd Best Guitar” – both were recorded at Active Sound Studio, in Poole.
In the meanwhile, Bob had contacted his old pal Adrian of Thoroughbred Music and a project was embarked upon to hone all the songs Bob had in his repertoire, and even put Bob on the road as a performer.
Proceeds of 123 go to Tearfund
Around that time of Bob was returning to his ecclesiastical duties, one of the Bride Valley Churches had a visit from the Christian charity, Tearfund. During the speaker’s address the people were told that that every minute across the world 3 children under the age of 5 die because of bad water and poor sanitation. In response Bob wrote the hard hitting song 123.
Watch the videos of Bob explaining the song, and a performance of “123″:
Album – 2nd Best Guitar
Bob Thorn’s album Second Best Guitar is available to listen to on the player below and only costs £3.50 to buy below. We will donate 50 pence to Tearfund for every copy purchased.
Album – The Shortest River in Dorset
Bob Thorn’s album The Shortest River in Dorset is available to listen to on the player below and only costs £3.50 to buy below. We will donate 50 pence to Tearfund for every copy purchased.
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