John Tams

John Tams born 16 February 1949 is an English actor singer songwriter composer and musician born in Holbrook Derbyshire the son of a publican He first worked as a reporter for the Ripley Heanor News later working for BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Nottingham Tams had an early part in The Rainbow 1988 and may be best known for playing a regular supporting role in the ITV drama series Sharpe as rifleman Daniel Hagman He also cowrote the music for each film 18 as of November 2008 alongside Dominic Muldowney Tams was a member of Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes in the 1970s then worked with Ashley Hutchings as singer and melodeonplayer on albums including Son of Morris On and as a member of the British folk rock group Albion Band Splitting with Hutchings in the 1980s he formed Home Service In the following decades Tams spent time fronting Home Service Best Live Act at the BBC Folk Awards 2012 or in a duo with Barry Coope Duo of the Year 2008 In 2015 it was announced that Tams was retiring from Home Service