Past and Present Players
Steve Dawson - Weissenborn, Dobro, Guitar.
Geoff Hicks - Drums & Percussion.
Darren Paris - Bass.
Franco Diligenti - Percussion.
Peter Lepine - Bass.
Jeanne Tomie - Vocals.
Shari Ulrich - Fiddle, Mandolin.
David Hughes - Acoustic guitar, Banjo.
Influences
My influences range widely. I have too many to list, but I usually find myself going back to the same artists over and over. These would be The Band, Peter Tosh, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, Warren Zevon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Earle, Gillian Welch, John Prine, The Stones, Dave Lindley to name a few. There are a lot of old school names I know - I'm not so young either. There are newer folks I listen to as well. Young punks like Dustin Bentall and Cameron Latimer inspire me to get off my ass and write some music to. I'm sure I will keep adding to this list for some time.
Sounds Like
The music of Tom Taylor is available for download at these fine outlets!
Songwriting, when you get it right is a divine instrument, and there is no doubt that Vancouver’s Tom Taylor writes songs with considerable power. His voice has a true familiar tone that draws you in with his songs that are both honest and heartfelt. Influenced greatly by Joe Ely and John Hiatt, it is the craft behind writing a song that he truly loves most. "Tom’s writing is the kind of stuff I find myself constantly saying "I wish I'd written that!" says Shari Ulrich.
Tom spent most of his musical career playing in the Vancouver cult band She Stole My Beer (SSMB). The sought after campus favourite recorded and released two major label albums. SSMB toured extensively for years building themselves a strong and dedicated fan base. (There is even a She Stole My Beer cover band based out of Switzerland!). Recently, Curve Music re-released both SSMB albums digitally (available at Itunes).
After parting ways with SSMB, Tom continued to perform live playing several of his own solo material. After some time off, Tom was encouraged to get back into the studio to record and preserve these gems that were getting great reactions from his live performances.
Tom worked extensively in the studio with producer Steve Dawson and in July 2005, King of July was released on Curve Music in Canada. Shortly after, distribution made its way to The Netherlands, Belgium and South Korea.
“It felt great to have my first solo effort released in all those places. It would have been nice to have gone to South Korea, although the Korean label has expressed interest in me touring there.”, Tom recalls.
Tom is now ready to satisfy his fans, both old and new, with Running Late (Curve Music, 2008). Once again, JUNO award winning string master and producer, Steve Dawson, joins Tom in the studio in his quest to preserve those gems. Recorded at Henhouse studios in East Vancouver, Tom says that “with Steve’s help it went really quickly. He's such a fantastic guitar player and it was the kind of thing I wanted on the record."
As Tom continues to carry the classic tradition of the singer/songwriter, capturing the listener with his introspective and emotion filled lyrics, the heart of all Tom’s music are the songs that document his power both as a songwriter and a musician. Like Jerry Jeff Walker and Guy Clark, Tom is a troubadour who will continue to effortlessly draw listeners into his world.
Hi Tom great to hear from you after all these years. Love the recordings, I will look you up next time I am visiting. I'll bring some guitars with me. Enjoy yourself!
Hi Tom, You are fantastic! Great voice and songwriting. Its been my listening pleasure. Thanks for the friendship. If you ever travel down the road this way, let me know. I would love to have you play my singer/songwriter showcase. Take Care Erica
Just wanted to drop by & say thanks for adding me...! You have a great sound & I'm proud to add you to my myspace friends! Really like King of July - will definitely be investing in one of your CD's or downloads!
Still remember the SSMB show at Whistler that I saw...One and only but what a great weekend to decide to come out and ski and up seeing a band I had never heard of...Which is now one of my favorites...Thanks for the memory!
Tom Taylor
Hey! I'm back from the tour, and i made a little video of some of the highlights of 2006....complete with an encounter i had with a Japanese toilet!! If you get a chance....you can see it on youtube....click here to watch it. Anyway, take care and i hope to see you somewhere on the road....i hit it again in May!
Kevin
Tom Taylor
Thanks to everyone who downloaded the last show... If you haven't just yet, then you can here...James Brown Airways? or go and get the full list of shows here...the Radio Shed myspace...
Tom. Thanks so much for the add. i like your stuff - hope to see you around Ontario sometime soon.
Cheers,
Caroline
(1/2 of The Brooks Sisters)
(1/3 of The Good Lovelies)
Aloha Tom Taylor,
Wonderful music, already was a little familiar with Steve Dawson's stuff. Anyway, will keep track and good luck with it all,
Best,
G.
I will be in Vancouver on May 20 for a Cross Canada Music/Cycling tour I am doing. Yes sir 6500km by bike with guitars on our bikes its going to be amazing! I would be great to see you at the gig.
Hey Tom. Been a big fan from the SSMB days. Chad's played with me on and off through the years here and there. I used to cover some of your tunes in my acoustic sets. Good to see you out here again.
Really great sound Tom.
I just love the loose feel to it all and the way you phrase the lyrics ... wonderful.
Hope you get a chance to hear some of our stuff.
all our best wishes
Graham (and Toby)
Tom, apologies if you recieved an unsolicited 'junk ad' from my profile. It seems i'd been 'phished' by some pond-life scumbag. I've been informed of the security measures.
Cheers
Gary
