My Ear Candy #32 Tom Keane

I was well excited when Tom Keane agreed to be my guest on Friday. Tom's the owner of a coaching company and I wanted to persuade him to coach my ailing football team since we're stuffing up our promotion prospects. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered he wasn't a football coach but trained folk in the oil & gas industry instead. What good is that to me? There's no point teaching Alan Hutton how to drill a well even if he would be better served with such a change in career. Nevertheless, we ploughed on.

I've known Tom for a couple of years now, we met one Sunday morning at City Church in Laurencekirk. His faith in God has been an inspiration to me and reminds me how reliant I am upon that same God who saved me from alcohol and sustains me still. He lives in St Cyrus (Tom not God) and his four children have produced twelve grandchildren, an expensive Christmas for him and his wife and no mistake. They moved up from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire three decades ago when he accepted a posting to coach firefighters offshore, he's remained here ever since.

I asked Tom to select six tracks, a request he wrestled with long and hard yet still, despite all that,  he plumped for a U2 track. I ask you. My golden rule of not allowing Status Quo was flouted recently and now I find U2 being foisted upon my listenership, it simply won't do. The other tracks were okay, Bowie and 10cc in particular, and I quite liked The Killers number. I'm thinking six out of ten for tonight's choices but it was a pleasure to end with a triumphant worship song so I'll give an extra mark for that. Thanks Tom, you were a terrific guest and if you want the proof here's a link, just choose Stoney Baloney.

Tom's selections
1. The Killers - Read My Mind
2. David Bowie - Starman
3. 10cc - I'm Not In Love
4. Mumford & Sons - Timshel
5. U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
6. Hillsong - So Will I