Tom has woven together an artful blend of styles within the acoustic genre, incorporating influences from folk and bluegrass to country and contemporary acoustic into his original songs, each as varied as the musical tastes that this musician has acquired in his over thirty years of playing. Tom’s music has been described as “Gordon Lightfoot meets Doc Watson”, citing two of the major musical influences in his life.  Yet his style is uniquely and distinctly Tom Coles.  Growing up in Toronto during the folk music heyday of the 60’s and 70’s gave Tom the opportunity (for which he is eternally grateful) to experience first hand some of folk music’s true legends.