Past and Present Players
Steve Dawson - Weissenborn, Dobro, Guitar.
Geoff Hicks - Drums & Percussion.
Darren Paris - Bass.
Franco Diligenti - Percussion.
Peter Lepine - Bass.
Jeanne Tolmie - Vocals.
Shari Ulrich - Fiddle, Mandolin.
David Hughes - Acoustic guitar, Banjo.
Chris Pilling - Guitar
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.
Thanks for the add and welcome to the fan space. Feel free to check his page out and he would love for you to add him. Thank you for your support!
Gracias por añadirnos y bienvenidos al fan space de Guillermo Marín. Te invitamos a que visites el myspace oficial de Guillermo y seguro que él estará encantado de que le añadas como amigo también. Gracias por tu apoyo!!
Hi there Tom Taylor, thanks for being friends, really appreciate it! really love your site and what you stand for...good luck here on myspace and whatever you have set your sights on in the future!:-)
Maybe you want a quick peek at what I do...take a look at my video...
Hey Tom I'd like to invite you to listen to the songs on my profile, if you haven't already. There are four songs from our new album, 'Fingers In The Pie', and two from the first album, 'The Long Run'. Feel free to write a short comment; and if you really, really like what you hear, my special offer for direct orders of the new CD is still going. Please contact me for more information. And thank you for looking into my music!
Hey Tom...What's happening? Just ordered some of your music for my Uncle. We trade music all the time, and I'm sure he'll dig your stuff...Hope all is well!! Hello from East Lansing, MI!!!
Hey, I just wanted to stop by to say hello. I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Stop by anytime. I wish you all the very best the Universe has to offer. PeAcE & Love, Kirsty
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