Rob Heron and The Tea Pad Orchestra

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been gleefully trampling over genre boundaries for over a decade now, chucking Rockabilly, Blues, Country, Swing, Soul and more into their musical gumbo, but always sounding mostly just like themselves.Based in Newcastle but hailing from across the UK, the Tea Pad have released five albums, and toured widely across the British Isles and Europe, playing everywhere from Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival to village halls and barns, and all points in between.Well-known for their energetic live shows, and dry humour, they've toured with some of the big-name Americana outfits such as Pokey LaFarge, The Dead South, and Sierra Ferrell.

They have released music on Sleazy Records Spain) and Migraine Records (Germany), appeared multiple times on Radio 4s Loose Ends, and had their music played by everyone from Marc Riley to Huey Morgan.Joining Rob Heron (vocals/guitar) are Tom Cronin (mandolin/harmonica/guitar), Ben Powling (saxophone/clarinet), Adam Richards (double bass/electric bass) and Paul Archibald (drums).