INSPIRATION for the music and words comes from many sources. Sometimes a tune or lyric may come from a conversation overheard, an idea thought or a deeper feeling felt.

The essence of Tribe of One is to capture the dark beauty of the moment as simply as possible in the music and relay it through the live concert medium. Many projects focus more on the creations in the studio TO1 focusses on the live, the now, the real.

TO1 lyrical themes have touched on facing our own personal fears; The Scream and Shield Wall. Disappearing peoples; Red Sky Tribe. Dark paths walked for acceptance; Wisdom of Crocodiles (based on the British film of the same name). Society's final dreams; Finger of God. The Great War; The Flag. The Dark Heart of Britain; Brigantia Speaks.