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Tom Yarbrough

I'm convinced of what I'm doing, like it or not...

About Me

I have ideas. I write them in notebooks like most crazy people do. But it doesn't stop there. I make up guitar parts to go with the ideas and I play those guitar parts and sing the ideas into a microphone. By way of the recorded medium, I preserve these moments as a means to a better understanding of myself, my loved ones, people I don't so much love, people I never realized I loved, and people I ought to love. The two-part formula looks something like this:........idea + music + microphonic input + computer = binary sequence........binary sequence + computer + audiophonic output = relative sanity..........Kids-in-the-know have already downloaded my first record from iTunes. An EP that you should not try to live without (it's inadvisable, at best) will be available soon through similar means..........I was raised in Oklahoma but I'm not such a great cowboy anymore.........I live in Nashville. There is a lot of art here but you have to know where to look.........."I'm for authenticity, but I'm against purism." - Giorgio Gomelsky

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/12/2006
Band Website: tomyarbrough.com
Band Members: Raise your hand if you've been in my "band." Is someone counting this?
Influences: The Baptist Hymnal, The Holy Bible, Hollywood, The Farmer's Almanac......short stories by James Joyce.....anything priced as advertised......my 4 yr-old daughter can make me do the silliest things and I'm not sure how.....
Sounds Like: Protestant confession.......a man who knows the difference between lonely and alone.......the options are precious few, friends. You can purchase the CD here or you can download the mp3 version here ..
Type of Label: None

My Blog

My other brother Darryl

Hi. So I started a new page here that is dedicated to info about the "Far Cry From Gone" recording, which is obviously something that I am trying to figure out how to market, sell, etc. Consider it ...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:08:00 PST

WARNING: LO-FI DEMO ADDED

Hello friends,I'm glad to report that have been writing new stuff lately and I have been recording work tapes at home like mad to keep up with all of it. Over the weekend I finished and recorded what...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:54:00 PST

living in stereo

I've been making more time lately to listen with headphones. I think it's important. I don't have a radio of any kind in my vehicle. There is actually a gaping hole in the dash which was once occup...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:08:00 PST

Letters to myself (pt. 2)

Dear Tom-After much consideration I have come to the conclusion that eating large spoonfuls of uncooked sugar cookie dough is actually NOT allowed on the South Beach Diet. Let me know if you have any...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:44:00 PST

Letters to myself (pt. 1)

Dear Tom-Dude! Sunscreen! Idiot...Love,Tomp.s. The yard really does look great.
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:41:00 PST

Why Batman is my favorite....

Here are a few of the things that make Batman the best of all the superheros in my opinion:1. No super powers. He's just a guy like you or me who happens to be filthy rich, wears a bat suit, has mad...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Wed, 23 May 2007 10:25:00 PST

Stick a fork in it...

I'm happy to report that after a few years of stops and starts and immeasurable patience from everyone involved, my debut full-length record entitled "Far Cry From Gone" is finally finished. I picked...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Wed, 09 May 2007 10:42:00 PST

New songs posted!

I just posted 5 new songs to my player. Two of them are newer mixes of songs that I had previously posted. I thought I would would post a quick word about the songs and the musicians featured:Santa ...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:33:00 PST

John Hartford, Steve Cropper, and Sam Cooke

Today was a sort of re-fueling day for me. I don't get those as often as I need them but somehow this afternoon seemed to have more hours than most and I was able to catch up on some reading and list...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:25:00 PST

gig pics

I posted a few pics from the show at the South Charleston Opera House on my pics page. Hope you enjoy!...
Posted by Tom Yarbrough on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:37:00 PST