Tom Grennan: 'My family is from Offaly. It was like going to fairyland'

The English singer was once on the books of Aston Villa, but with a new album on the way and a gig at Fairview Park, it looks like his rebirth in the pop world has been worthwhile 
Tom Grennan: 'My family is from Offaly. It was like going to fairyland'

Tom Grennan has a new album, What Ifs & Maybes, and an upcoming Irish gig. 

Tom Grennan is looking forward to an Offaly big adventure. The English singer is in Dublin to promote new album, What Ifs & Maybes, but can’t wait to get back to his family’s spiritual home in Ballycumber, 16 kilometres from Tullamore.

“My family is from Offaly. It was like going to fairyland,” he says. “I loved it. It was another world. It’s a place that I call home. I know Offaly like the back of my hand. I sort of grew up there too.” 

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