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Son of Thom

Strings attached...

About Me

I'm an acoustic guitar singer-songwriter (and I still hate that phrase) based in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the past, I have been better known in the local area as a bass player, and perhaps a singer, but I've been concentrating more on playing the guitar and writing songs recently (over the last 12 months, or so).

I organise a monthly acoustic night, Hollow Heart Parlour, at Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh. We showcase some of the best local acoustic talent and also invite performers from further afield to play. Take a look at www.myspace.com/hollowheartparlour for more details.

Otherwise, I'm a sound engineer by night, and I can usually be found in one of Edinburgh's music venues turning dials, pressing buttons and moving sliders simultaneously, and all while doing my best not to panic! I've worked with some of Scotland's (and the UK's) finest bands.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/9/2005
Band Website: sonofthom.net
Band Members: Damon Thompson (guitar, vocals, bass) and occasional guests.
Influences: 65 Days of Static
Boards of Canada
Jeff Buckley
Nick Cave
John Coltrane
Dirty Three
Do Make Say Think
Nick Drake
Explosions in the Sky
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Gravenhurst
PJ Harvey
Hood
Low
John Martyn
Tony McManus
Joanna Newsom
Mice Parade
Joni Mitchell
Mono
Haruki Murakami
Cat Power
Will Oldham
Pullman
Radiohead
Red House Painters
Simon and Garfunkel
Six Organs of Admittance
Elliot Smith
Sufjan Stevens
Dylan Thomas
Tortoise
Ken Wilber
Neil Young
Sounds Like: A guy, with some serious baggage, playing guitar and singing at the same time.
Record Label: Ever Elusive Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

26-07-07 : Gig calendar

Myspace doesn't seem to be displaying gig details properly at the moment, so here's a summary of my upcoming events:Wed 19 September 2007 : Hollow Heart Parlour, EdinburghHenry's Cellar Bar, Morrison ...
Posted by Son of Thom on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:48:00 PST

02-08-06 : Demo EP (nearly...)

Thanks for all of the requests for recordings - the Demo EP is finally on its way! It will take another couple of weeks to finish, but I will post an anouncement here once it's ready.
Posted by Son of Thom on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:58:00 PST

27-02-06 : More live demo tracks

Just uploaded a couple of new tracks.  They are more works in progress than finished songs, but I'm still interested to hear your comments. Liam and I spent a while playing with different EQ and ...
Posted by Son of Thom on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:02:00 PST

17-02-06 : Live demo tracks

I've finally uploaded a couple of live demo tracks.  They are softer and more sentimental than my other songs, but they are definitely two of the most popular. The tracks were recorded by my frie...
Posted by Son of Thom on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 04:53:00 PST

03-01-06 : Silent songs and muted music

I've been trying to upload some songs to myspace, but this doesn't seem to be working at the moment.  (Probably me clicking the wrong buttons...) In the meantime, there will be some MP3s for down...
Posted by Son of Thom on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:37:00 PST