Paul Weinfield/Tam Lin: Songwriting, vocals, guitars, basses, drums, pianos, computers and toys -- along with anyone else who wants to make music.
Tam Lin Music often also includes Mike Shobe on trumpet and Matt Kilmer on percussion.
For booking enquiries or more information, please contact: tamlinmusic@gmail.com
Influences
Anyone who stares simultaneously back into the past and forward into the future: The Band, David Byrne, John Martyn, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Leonard Cohen, Daniel Lanois, Caetano Veloso, Al Green, Bill Fay, Will Oldham, Radiohead, Tim and Jeff Buckley, Roy Harper, Jarvis Cocker, Sam Cooke, Jason Molina, my mother, my father, and yes, I suppose Bob Dylan too.
Sounds Like
People say different things: I've been getting Daniel Lanois a lot lately. Also Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, later David Byrne, and Leonard Cohen. You can't always trust people. I like to think I sound like the song inside your head.
"THE QUEEN OF SHEBA" -- TAM LIN LIVE AT THE BITTER END (5/23/09)
"ANNA LEE" -- TAM LIN @ THE WOOZYFLY.COM STUDIO SESSIONS
"GENTLE, LITERATE TUNES [THAT] ARE WISTFUL YET VAGUELY SINISTER"
-- TIME OUT NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NY
"THE INTRICACIES AND UNIQUENESS OF HIS COMPOSITIONS STAND ALONE AS A RARE, SUCCESSFUL, GENUINE-SOUNDING BLEND OF BOTH OLD AND NEW SOUNDS"
-- JEZEBEL MUSIC, BROOKLYN, NY
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He remembers finding someone’s copy of Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited on vinyl. He was nine years old, and within a few days he had memorized all the words to “Desolation Row.” It was the moment when he realized that songs aren’t just tunes with words: they’re worlds that can be inhabited fully, worlds filled with strange characters, unexpected emotions, and lessons to be learned. He was nine years old, and it was that year that he learned to play guitar and begin dreaming up song worlds of his own.
A few decades and several hundred songs later, Tam Lin, aka Paul Weinfield, is still at work, crafting, performing, and living his intricate and magical songs. 2009 marks the release of his third album, Begin Again, produced by Mario J. McNulty (David Bowie, Philip Glass) and featuring such illustrious performers as Aaron Comess (The Spin Doctors, Joan Osborne) and Mike Shobe (Wu Li). Begin Again is a rare gem in the world of singer-songwriter music: an album that is as sonically adventurous as it is well written. Using Omnichords, open-tuned guitars, and distorted trumpets, Begin Again combines a Leonard Cohen-esque approach to precise, poignant songwriting with the ambient sound-textures of artists such as Talk Talk, John Martyn, and Daniel Lanois. The result is a total musical experience in which cinematic narratives, elegant melodies, and sonic landscapes all come together to form a single world in which the listener can fully reside.
Tam Lin has long been a favorite of the New York City songwriter’s scene. Time Out New York praised his earlier albums, In the Twilight (2008) and Floating World (2006), for their “gentle, literate tunes … wistful yet vaguely sinister.” “Every now and again a musician is preceded by his reputation,” Dan D’Ippolito of Jezebel Music, a Brooklyn-based promoter of independent music writes. “The intricacies and uniqueness of [Tam Lin’s] compositions stand alone as a rare, successful, genuine-sounding blend of old and new sounds.” Tam Lin has played at some of the northeast coast’s most prestigious venues: New York City’s Mercury Lounge, Philadelphia’s World Café, etc. He is known for playing in a variety of formats, depending on the venue: intimate solo sets in which he can showcase his songwriting, “cabaret-style” shows with guitar loops and trumpets, or in full regalia, with his electric band.
At the center of Tam Lin’s sound, however, is his voice: a lush, gentle baritone that is utterly unlike that of any contemporary singer and at once extremely recognizable. One recent blogger described it as “simple, soulful, and socially-sentient – he could sing the IHOP menu and make it sound like molten glass.” It is this distinct voice that makes Tam Lin’s music accessible to a variety of age groups and genres. His music has at times been classified as folk, rock, ambient, and soul, but it seems that whatever style Tam Lin occupies, the result is always music that is wholly his own. He is the son of a poet and classical composer, and a lot of his expressivity comes from exploring this tension between speaking and singing, much like a Lou Reed or a Lee Hazelwood. And like a Nick Drake or a Leonard Cohen, his music tends to win listeners over with its patience and gentleness.
So for everyone who remembers what it was like to first enter the world of a song, here is a chance to experience that magic all over again. Pick up a copy of Begin Again and be transported.
For more information about Tam Lin, his recordings, and his live shows, please visit the following websites:
Recent Studio Releases: http://www.myspace.com/tamlinmusic
Video Footage of Live Shows: http://www.youtube.com/tamlinmusic
Electronic Press Kit: http://www.sonicbids.com/tamlinmusic
Official Website: http://www.tamlinmusic.com
Just heard Begin Again. Very evocative lyrics. Mother is a universal theme which you tapped into quite successfully. Nice music too. Interesting stuff!! Thanks for the friend posting. Dan/TheWorkers
The Amara Group and The Revelry Lounge are collaborating to bring all the fabulous people of Astoria (and all over of course) a much needed new music & party scene. I would like to personally invite you to our "Totally 80's Thursday,,...9;s" launch party @ Revelry Lounge on October 8th. A night filled with all our favorite tunes from an irreplaceable era, that offered unprecedented creative and musical diversity to the industry on whole. DJ Suicide Blonde spinning it across the board from 80's old school r&b & hip-hop to rock, new wave and brit prop. Live performances are a must for us, so you won't want to miss the artists bringing their much apprceciated talents to the table as well. We are excited to bring what could soon be the hottest party in town! We thank you for your support and look forward to entertaining you! Tamara M. Beaumont Founder The Amara Group llc/AfA Talent Mgt.