Voice of the Seven Woods

Voice of the Seven Woods
Rick Tomlinson performing at Folkyeah Spring Festival in Big Sur, California on 20 April 2007.
Background information
Origin	Bolton, England
Genres	Experimental, Freak folk, Psychedelic rock
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Twisted Nerve Records Tchantinler Frst Prsn Great Pop Supplement Blackest Rainbow Sloow Tapes Kning Disk
Associated acts	Dakota Oak Dave Tyack Hush Arbors Andy Votel
Website	Official site
Members	Rick Tomlinson Chris Walmsley Pete Hedley

Voice of the Seven Woods is the project of a Bolton based musician, Rick Tomlinson, who has released several 7" EPs and self-released CD-Rs. The band (with Chris Walmsley) is most commonly associated with the Manchester alternative music scene, and is regularly associated with the B-Music collective; a Manchester based DJ, Music and Arts collaboration that includes DJ Andy Votel, Super Furry Animals's frontman Gruff Rhys and various other DJs & artists.

Rick Tomlinson began his association with Twisted Nerve Records when he played guitar alongside Dave Tyack on various releases.

Rick's debut album was released on 6 August 2007. Eponymously titled, it was released on both CD and Gatefold vinyl. The US version, distributed by B-Music, contains 2 bonus tracks. It is one of his few unlimited releases to date.

He has played several notable festivals including Green Man Festival in 2005, 2006 and 2007, Supersonic Festival in Birmingham, again in 2006 and 2007, and the Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham.

After a period of performing solo, the live band is currently a trio of Rick, Chris Walmsley on drums and Pete Hedley on bass.

In a Blog posted on his Myspace page, Rick Tomlinson made reference to a number of future projects.

He says that he is planning on shelving the Voice of the Seven Woods name (For the foreseeable future at least.) It seems that he plans on releasing material under his own name.

A Kind of Awe And Reverence and Wonder - CD Comp on Twisted Nerve

Ihmettelenpä Sanoi Kampela Jos Lahana On Pliisu - CDR Comp on 267 Lattajjaa records (Limited to 100)

Now Is The Winter Of Our Discount Tents - CD Comp on Twisted Nerve