Tom McShane

NINA NASTASIA SUPPORT

I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be supporting the wonderful Nina Nastasia when she visits Belfast early next month. Like many of you, it was the late John Peel who brought her music into my life. The first of her songs I heard was That’s All There Is from The Blackened Air which Peel played on his show some time in the early 2000s. That album holds a high place in my top ten albums of all time (though as I write, I’m listening to her latest, Outlaster on shiny 180 gram vinyl and it’s right up there with her finest work).

For me, having the chance to perform with Ms Nastasia is as big a deal as it would be to open for any of my other heroes and I’ll probably get seriously nervous and and more than a little starstruck. Considering the regard in which I hold her music, it seems somehow hard to believe that I’ll be in the same room as her, and that the room will be upstairs in Auntie Annies seems seriously surreal. My talents will look meagre and silly aside hers, but I don’t really care about that. Besides, most singers-who-wrtite-songs would be in the same boat.

I strongly recommend you come along. Artists of this calibre are few in number to begin with and to get to see one perform in such an intimate setting is a rare treat.

Oh by the way, I covered That’s All There Is for an ATL session back in 2007 which is still online over here.

NINA NASTASIA w/Tom McShane
Auntie Annies, Dublin Rd, Belfast
9th December
8.30pm
£9

Album Recording Documentary

The very talented Mr Gregg Houston of Babysweetsessions.com came along on the day of the album recordings and filmed both the session. He’s made a rather special documentary about the project. You can watch it here:

Tom McShane: The Ural Winter Recordings

For those of you who were there, I hope this serves as a nice reminder of some of the fun we had that day. That having been said, Gregg’s made an excellent film and you certainly didn’t have to be there to enjoy it. Either way, it’s a taster, sotospeak, of the album to come!

Thank You…

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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