Thomas ''Spats'' Langham is a guitarist, banjo player and vocalist whose specialism is the music of the 1920s/1930s/1940s. He was inspired at the age of 10 by the music of The Temperance Seven (with whom he has since played). His idols are Ukulele Ike, Eddie Lang Harry Reser and vocalists like Al Bowlly. Tom ‘Spats’ Langham has established himself as in the very top rank of musicians and entertainers on the traditional jazz scene, with a range of styles and repertoire that never fails to surprise. Justly famed for his mellow crooning and virtuoso banjo and guitar playing, Spats was born in 1969 and is thus considerably younger than the great majority of British traditional jazz musicians. He turned professional in his early twenties, since when he has played with almost every musician of note on the classic jazz scene. He has recently toured Australia for a second time, as a duo with Martin Litton, and led his own bands Hot Fingers and Hot Combination, as well as being one third of the very popular Sporting House Strings.