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Thomas McPartland

About Me

Thomas McPartland is a Galway-based singer songwriter who has been writing for four years now. Since leaving the band Torn, he has ventured down his own musical path. His biggest influences range from The Beatles and Radiohead to Damien Rice and The Guggenheim Grotto. Highlights have included playing in Auxerrasmus in France, having tracks included on a compilation album of Northwest artists and playing venues such as Roisin Dubh and DeBurgos in Galway, Cleere's in Kilkenny and various other gigs in the North West. He has also shared a stage with artists such as The Guggenheim Grotto, Damien Dempsey, Dervish, Túcan, Jaded Sun, 21 Outs, Bobo and Colin Devaney.'You have to lean in quietly to hear him, but you'll find yourself paying more attention to him then to any other band. A lyrical poet' - Galway Music Scene'A likable soft character in his voice' - Kevin May, Guggenheim GrottoThomas McPartland - Hungry-Eyed

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Member Since: 26/02/2007
Band Website: thomasmcpartland.bebo.com
Band Members: Thomas McPartland
Influences: The Beatles, Guggenheim Grotto, Radiohead, Damien Rice, The Frames, Nirvana and Bobo mainly.
Sounds Like: Damien Rice, light Radiohead or The Frames mainly.
Record Label: Barbaric

My Blog

New Song Up!

Hey!Its been a while since I've had a song up, so here's a demo recording of 'Lady Of Mine', a song written in the Summer. The lyrics are intensionally odd so don't mind that! Give it a listen and let...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:05:00 GMT

DeBurgos gig, supporting Túcan

I recently played my most important gig to date, supportin up-and-coming instrumetallers Túcan. It went well, and I asked a lot of people to come support me and ye surely did! The crowd was fantastic ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:14:00 GMT