Gregory Spawton

Four strings or 12 strings in rock band Big Big Train

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

To my eternal shame, I joined in with the crowd in booing Talk Talk when they played at the Genesis reunion show in 1982. Talk Talk went on to play incredible performances likes this and released a three album run that is about as good as it gets.

[JukeBox @JukeBoxNonStop]

No matter how many times I listen to this, I cannot get over how incredible this sounds live! #TalkTalk

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

Here’s an update on some work we have been doing on revisiting the very early days of @bigbigtrain

https://t.co/r4xj7ar33J

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

Exactly this:

[Vinnie Sullivan @VinnieSull1van]

Therapist: "So, what do you think is the root of your childhood Trauma".

Me:

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

A new Substack post from me on whether the charts still matter to rock bands.

https://t.co/VM8600Xn4y

[The Strange Brew @strangebrewpod]

New podcast: Across @bigbigtrain's shifting line-ups, Greg Spawton’s songs connect the earliest records to their latest album, Woodcut. @gmspeedwell selects 8 tracks from Big Big Train’s catalogue that help tell their story @insideouteu @burningshednews https://t.co/hvDyr8i4Px

[Big Big Train @bigbigtrain]

Big Big Train in the next issue of iO Pages magazine:

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

Here’s a new Substack post on what happens in the time between an album being submitted to a record label and its release: https://t.co/2pVkBIXbJL

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

I’ve written a Substack post about the song here:

https://t.co/PqYOgY3gDz

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

Counting Stars, which has been released today (14th January) is the final single ahead of Big Big Train’s Woodcut album and is one of my favourites of all the many songs I have written or co-written over the years.

[Big Big Train @bigbigtrain]

Big Big Train’s Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell on record cover art: https://t.co/eiNNVE1DVQ

[Big Big Train @bigbigtrain]

We have launched a new website today to provide further information on the world of Woodcut. Follow the link to sign up and dive in:

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

@Baddiel Did I imagine you choosing to play Snowbound on a radio programme a few years back?

[Big Big Train @bigbigtrain]

Big Big Train are delighted to announce the Woodcut & Other Stories Tour, which will take place in autumn 2026. The band will play 18 shows across the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

Here are some thoughts from me on concept albums:

https://t.co/isqBDvp8r3

[Big Big Train @bigbigtrain]

Big Big Train’s forthcoming album, Woodcut, was featured in the Sunday Times yesterday.

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

I’ve written a short blog post about the re-issue of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway:
https://t.co/uCBLT4AEKj

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

Here’s a new blog post which talks about finishing the mix for the forthcoming Big Big Train album, catching up on some rock books and rockumentaries and an unexpected meeting with an old prog friend.

https://t.co/6amXXG2IDV

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

All the glamour of touring life can be found here:

[Big Big Train @bigbigtrain]

The final part of Gregory Spawton’s @gmspeedwell 2025 Big Big Train tour diary, which features beer, bath-plugs and Bill Bruford, is now online. Link in the next Tweet.

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

Here is the final part of my diary for our North American tour. We’d like to thank all listeners who came out to support us or who followed the Big Big Train tour via social media. We are, as ever, hugely grateful.

https://t.co/iHptbIxBbs

[Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell]

On the wonder of hedgerows:

https://t.co/XIdYr3Vfpw