EPK — Bailey Tomkinson & The Locals

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Bailey Tomkinson is a singer-songwriter from St Ives whose sound blends coastal cowgirl spirit with modern pop ambition. With her band, The Locals, she delivers emotionally charged, guitar-driven anthems built for big stages and lasting impact.

She first gained national attention for her storytelling and independence, earning praise from The Times, Vogue, and The Metro, while also being championed by BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris and appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Woman's Hour. Often noted for her evocative lyricism and magnetic presence, she has also used her platform to speak on environmental issues and grassroots activism through Music Declares Emergency’s No Music on a Dead Planet initiative.

Since forming The Locals, she has channeled that same conviction into widescreen Country Indie-Pop, music rooted in classic songwriting traditions, carried by modern energy and shaped for the open road and festival fields.

Named BBC Introducing’s “One to Watch” for 2025, the band have supported Keane and Simple Minds, shared stages with Sheryl Crow and The Red Clay Strays and played festivals including Boardmasters, Wilderness Festival, The Great Escape and The Long Road Festival. They were also hand-picked for a Live Nation showcase in London and made their AEG Presents debut at Lafayette.

Their new EP, Witching Hour, captures the band at their most vibrant and cinematic, a body of work exploring love, loss and the restless pull of youth with widescreen ambition and heartfelt honesty.

With a growing national following, more than 50K+ fans, an endorsement from Taylor Guitars, and collaborations with Wrangler, Free People and Levi’s, Bailey Tomkinson & The Locals are fast becoming the UK’s most compelling voice in Country Indie-Pop.

- “One of the UK’s most promising rising artists” - Earmilk

- “Only a matter of time before she’s a household name” - Euphoria

- “Like a young Taylor Swift & Emmylou Harris” - Brad Paisley on BBC2

“One of the UK’s most promising rising artists” - Earmilk

“Chrysalis” written by Bailey Tomkinson & Ian Barter (Universal Music Publishing Group - Amy Winehouse, Paloma Faith and Gabrielle Aplin) Filmed live at The Millennium building in Plymouth. Recorded and mixed by John Cornfield (Oasis and Muse)

some Artists we’ve supported

Festival stages shared: Olivia Dean, Nick Mulvey, Billie Marten, Toploader, Liam Gallagher, James, Red Clay Strays, Sheryl Crow and Colbie Caillat.

UK tours supported: Simple Minds with Del Amitri (Live Nation), Keane, Tenille Townes (with AEG Presents), Steph Strings (with Communion), Tenille Arts (with AEG Presents)

Other supports: Flyte, KT Tunstall, Feeder, Lightning Seeds, Nathan Ball and Eliza Shaddad

Some Notable Festivals Performed at

Boardmasters, The Great Escape, Wilderness, Rock Oyster, Brands Hatch, The Great Estate, Wavelength’s Spring Classic, Leopallooza, The Wyldes, Pandafest, Rattlerfest, British Country Music Festival and Altitude

some notable Venues performed in

Headline shows: O2 Academy Islington (sold out), The Lafayette, The Troubadour (near sell out), The Sunflower Lounge, The Old Bakery Studios (sold out), The Clapham Grand, Manchester’s Stoller Hall, St Pancras New Church, Cornish Bank, Rockwood Music Hall (New York City, USA), Rough Trade, Winter Gardens, Folklore Rooms, The Constitutional, Pizza Express Live, various Under The Apple Tree stages with Bob Harris and Clwb Ifor Bach

Listen to our new EP ‘Witching Hour’ now ☾

some Radio support recieved

BBC: Radio 2, Radio 4, Women’s Hour, Newscast, several regional, Wales, Introducing SW (Includes artist of the week multiple times and being the first band to co-host the show with presenter Daniel Pascoe)
Sirius XCX, Amazing Radio

Spotify Editorial playlist and notable playlists

Very Nearly Nashville (Editorial), New Music Nashville (Editorial), CMT’s “The Roundup”, New Music Friday Country (Editorial), Fresh Finds Folk (Editorial), Wilderness Festival, Boardmasters, Rock Oyster, Coastal Folk.

Brands worked with & Sponsored by

Levi’s, Wrangler, Nike, Free People, Ariat, Roxy, Animal, DC Shoes, No Music On A Dead Planet - Music Declares, Hey Estrid, Speedo, Hunter Boots, Merry People, Merwave and Jimmy Fairly.

Endorsed by Taylor Guitars and Ultimate Ears / Pro-Earz

Some press we’ve been featured in

Including the likes of The Metro, The Daily Mail, The Financial Times, Earmilk, Clout, Wonderland, Noctis, 1883 Magazine, American Songwriter, front cover of Cornwall Today and The Times…

a few quotes

“And, with a new EP on the way too, it becomes clear that Bailey is making 2022 her year” - Wonderland

“You could soon be hearing a lot from this young British singer” - Metro

“Wonderful” - Bob Harris

"It’s only a matter of time before Bailey is a household name” - Euphoria Magazine

“Bailey Tomkinson has rapidly made a name for herself as one of the UK's most promising rising artists and the 'California Fire' EP is here to prove a point” - Earmilk

“Britain’s answer to Taylor Swift” - Daily Mail & Brad Paisley

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