Tom McShane

Thank You…

tom — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:32:49 +0000

Yesterday was one of the best days of my life. Thank you to all who came, all who played and the Start Together team. You all made it so special.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Tom

Album Recording Today!

tom — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:12:02 +0000

Okay folks,

So the day has finally arrived! My next album will be recorded today in two completely live sessions at 2pm & 7pm at the Oh Yeah Building, Belfast. To say I’m excited would be an understatement. This will the the culmination of so much hard work by a great many talented people:

Nick Fitzsimons: Drums
Marty Timlin: Upright Bass
Conor Scullion: Piano and Organ
Linley Hamilton: Trumpet
Angie McCrisken-O’Reilly: 1st Violin
Michael McMullan: 2nd Violin
Zarah Fleming: Cello
Ciara O’Neill: Vocals
Hornby: Guitar & Vocals
Amy McGarrigle: Vocals & Glockenspiel
Rich Dale: Vocals
Ben McAuley: Vocals

Rocky O’Reilly: Producer
Ben McAuley: Engineer
Barrett Lahey: Engineer
Lee McMahon: Monitors

Come along and help us make something special.

The Unsigned Guide Interview

tom — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:31:01 +0000

Here’s a inerview I did yesterday with Michael Wilson from The Unsigned Guide. http://www.theunsignedguide.com/blog/129/tom-mcshane-is-hosting-a-unique-recording-session-and-youre-invited/

I hope you enjoy!

Tom

BBC Interviews: After Midnight with Joe Lindsay & Across the Line Video

tom — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:13:25 +0000

Last week I did an interview with Radio Ulster’s Joe Lindasy about the upcoming Album Recording Sessions. The show was broadcast on Saturday but you can listen again here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cl7cg

I also did a video interview with ATL’s Paul McClean which you can watch here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/atl/artists/tommcshane.shtml

I hope you enjoy!

Album Recording Sessions: TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

tom — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:01:17 +0000

I’m very pleased to report that the Trans 2010 Festival Programme was launced today and the tickets for my Album Recording Sessions are now available from the Waterfront and Ulster Hall Box Offices. Click here for more details.

Just a reminder that the recordings will take place at the Oh Yeah Building on 3rd July and you can attend either the 2pm session or the 7pm session. Tickets cost £9 which includes entry to your chosen session and advance purchase of the completed album which will be sent to you as soon as mixing, mastering and pressing are completed. You will be credited in the liner notes and your copy of the album will be personalised by me.

One more reminder, tickets for these events are strictly limited so get ‘em while you can!

Tom

Vinny Hurrell Show

tom — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:51:35 +0000

Hi there,

I’ll be doing an interview and session on the Vinny Hurrell show tonight at 7ish. Fo info on the show and how to listen, click here.

Tom

AU Magazine Interview

tom — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:04:19 +0000

Here’s an interview with Chris Jones of AU Magazine about the Album Recording Sessions on 3rd July.

I explain in a little more detail the plan for the day and the thought processes behind the slightly unconventional recording method.

Tom

Imprintthisonyourmind Podcast: Interview and Album Track Previews

tom — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:50:46 +0000

I’m honoured to be a part of the latest episode of Matt Hazley’s wonderful Imprintthisonyourmind podcast. There’s an interview and I play acoustic previews of three songs that will feature in the recordings on July 3rd plus one oldie from Songs are Sad, dedicated to the musician who inspired it.

The three tracks from the forthcoming album are “The Ballad of Morton Candell”, “Flowers” and “A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea Part II”.

The session was engineers by the very talented Simon Mateer at My First Recorder Studio in Belfast.

I hope you enjoy!

Tom

Culture Northern Ireland Interview & Mp3 Downloads

tom — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:57:12 +0000

Mr Eddie Mullan of Culture NI interviewed me recently regarding my upcoming Album Recording project.

He also recorded me playing a short acoustic session of two songs that will be on the album, “Flowers” and “The Ural Winter”.

You can read the article and download mp3s of the session tracks for free here.

Tom

Sunday Service, Black Box Cafe 18/04/2010

tom — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:20:18 +0000

Hey folks,

Just letting you know I’ll be playing the Sunday Service show in the Black Box Cafe this Sunday. I’ll be performing a few songs before and after the audio of a few historic speeches are played. Should be interesting!

It kicks off at 5pm and admintion is free!