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Tom Urie

About Me

And I'm always skint.
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I was born in Paisley, Scotland ALMOST 40 years ago. I live in the south side of Glasgow.I trained as a singer at Perth Rock Music college in the 80s and have worked sporadically ever since! When I turned 30, I accidentally became an actor, which is my main occupation now.I've just signed a fab song publishing deal with Hornell Bros www.hobro.com and I write, record and perform my own songs with my writing partner Matthew McVarish. Hear some of our songs at www.myspace.com/sweethomebalmahaAs a singer, you can hear me on "Destroy Rock and Roll" by Mylo, "Attack of the hundred yard hard man" by Parka, "Hindsight" by Horse and loads of other stuff.As an actor you can see me in Chewin The Fat, The Karen Dunbar Show, Still Game, Only an Excuse and the new Gregor Fisher/Billy Boyd sitcom, "Empty."On stage, I recently played Danny McGlone in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of John Byrne's Tutti Frutti.I love music, New York City, Jersey (Channel Islands) and Loch Lomond. And I'm fond of the pies.

My Interests

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Member Since: 12/12/2005
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Influences: Brian Wilson, R.E.M., Natalie Merchant, Beatles, Johnny Cash, Air, Daft Punk, Buzzcocks, Television, Abba, Lou Reed, The Doors.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

new blog

Check out my new blog http://tomurie.blogspot.com/
Posted by on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:36:00 GMT

Super Barrio

New sitcom, "Empty" starts Thurs 28th February, BBC2.  Starring Gregor Fisher, Billy Boyd and someone called Tom Urie.  I pop up briefly in a couple of episodes, then my main episode is epis...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:15:00 GMT

Maria of my soul

Julie Fraser's bittersweet comedy..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> opens new season at Oran Mor     T H E   P L A Y Julie Fraser's tender&n...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Eileen MacCallum and Tartan Turns

What a night.I have never felt more privilaged or humbled to be in the company of such strong people. Tonight I met Eileen's grandsons, both of whom are sufferers of Duchemmes. It was heartbreaking, a...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:48:00 GMT

TT

Hi gang Just one last plug for the gig tomorrow (sunday) night. It's "Tartan Turns," and I'm hosting the cream of Scottish talent in a gala concert. It's at Oran Mor, Byres Road, Glasgow.  The li...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Tartan turns

Hi folksIf anyone isn't busy this Sunday night, I can highly reccomend a night of entertainment at Oran Mor in Glasgow. I was part of this last year and it was wonderful, so if you fancy a night with ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:34:00 GMT

Dad

It's four years ago today that I lost my Dad.It's an incredibly difficult thing to describe to someone what it feels like - NOTHING prepares you for it. I remember at the time, thinking that it should...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:34:00 GMT

Kenny

It seems like a million years ago that I went to college, but it also seems as if the time has flown.I was only 19 when I left home and moved to Perth. I was one of the first students in the early day...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:58:00 GMT

blues

Sometimes - not a lot - but sometimes, I speak from the heart on this blog. Maybe not such a good idea, maybe it's stuff that should be left for personal diaries. I'm in a funny place in life just now...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:28:00 GMT

2007 - The Omnibus edition

It's been a funny year. Weird funny. There have been many changes, not a small amount of tragedy and also some joy.The year started with the usual bout of resolutions, all of them trashed by 2nd Janua...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:13:00 GMT