New Song/Video #2
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in news, releases, videos | No Comments »Hi there, As I explained last time I'm writing and demoing new songs at the moment and sometimes the easiest way to capture a new tune is to make a quick video. I've decided that rather than practicing the songs for ...
See Tom McShane at the Victoria Square Dome
Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in gigs, news | No Comments »On 29th July, Tom McShane will perform a show on the observation platform of the glass dome of Belfast's Victoria Square as part of this year's Trans Festival. Tickets are strickly limited to 15 pairs and available for free by e-mailing info@transbelfast.com. ...
Scene at the Citadel featured on NI Chart’s video poll…
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in news, videos | No Comments »Mr Davy Matchett of independent label, Only Gone Records and also of the Oh Yeah Music Centre has listed my video for Scene at the Citadel as one of his three favourite NI music videos. You can check out my video and ...
New Song/Video
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in downloads, news, videos | No Comments »Following a very productive trip to the US, the writing for the new album is nearly complete. I've been demoing new material and in the coming weeks Rocky O'Reilly and I will be doing a few preliminary recordings and some ...
Home Again but Not the Same…
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Posted in gigs, news | No Comments »So that’s that then; home again. But what an experience. Six cities, four aeroplanes, five Greyhound buses and two trains. I saw more live shows than I can put a figure on and I performed six times myself (with a ...
Fighter reviewed by The Devil Has The Best Tuna
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Reviews, news, releases | No Comments »Another review of Fighter is now online at the ace The Devil has the Best Tuna Blog: BOXING CLEVER:Â Tom McShane Genre: Indie / Alternative From: Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom Tom Mcshane is a singer songwriter from Northern Ireland who takes you on ...
Back to the Studio
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Posted in Recording, news | No Comments »I’m going into the studio with Rocky today. The plan is to begin recording two or perhaps three new songs. This recording session isn’t going to be very intensive, my plan is to take a relaxed approach where I record ...
Fighter reviewed by Subba-cultcha.com
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Reviews, news, releases | No Comments »A brief but very kind review of Fighter appears in the single review section of Subba-cultcha.com;Â TOM MCSHANE - FIGHTER - PENNY DISTRIBUTION Slow burning lament, touched with melancholy and exploding into falsetto when the emotion calls for it, a touching song ...
Live at the Cathedral Quater Arts Festival… on NVTV
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in downloads, gigs, news | No Comments »Two tracks from our stripped back performance at the AU Magazine show at the CQAF have been included in the NVTV broadcast of the concert. Also featured are the awesome And So I Watch You From Afar and, one of ...
Hot Press Review
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Reviews, news, releases | No Comments »TOM MCSHANE 'FIGHTER' (Penny Distribution) Spot of lo-fi alt country from Northern Ireland, anyone? Tom McShane channels the likes of Uncle Tupelo and Smog on this great track, which eloquently tells the story of a boxer's inner conflict. Only deep martial drums ...