Tommie is a musician and composer from Cornwall. He holds a diverse background in folk music, electronics, classical music and improvisation. He performs primarily on the accordion, working with a range of instruments from small traditional squeezeboxes to concert free-bass accordions and homemade instruments.

From a young age Tommie was immersed in local Cornish folk, classical and church music, settling on the accordion and piano as his main instruments. He completed his bachelors in Ethnomusicology at SOAS, University of London, specialising in electronic music, and then worked for a number of years on the UK folk circuit with bands such as TEYR and Tatcho Drom. In 2017 he moved to the Nordic Countries to pursue the Nordic Master in Folk Music program, travelling and studying between Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. During this journey he founded the pan-Nordic band Farandi and delved deep into accordion styles, dance traditions, gestural electronics and experimental performance.

Now graduated, Tommie works both in the UK and the Nordics. Recent solo work saw Tommie premier “Human Movement”, a piece for accordion and gestural electronics which blended music and dance. Current band projects include two new duos: Ville & Tommie which launched its debut album ‘Stuffed Pockets’ in May 2023 and Värivarjo with guitarist Joni Vierre which debuted ‘Courage in Colour’ in February 2024. Other recent work includes musical director roles for The Mousehole Cat and Pency Pengelly and the Wibble Wobble with Cornish company Cousin Jack’s. He also remains active with the British-Irish folk trio TEYR and the Helsinki Cèilidh Band. Beyond the stage Tommie is a passionate teacher and runs a yearly summer school, Crean Folk Camp.

To get in touch with Tommie, email him on tommie-roff@hotmail.com