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TOM PORTMAN

NEW ALBUM

OUT ON 2ND of NOVEMBER

BROTHER DEGE

ON TOUR WITH TOM PORTMAN

“If it has strings, Portman can play them. Not only play them but bend them, scratch them, shape ’em and mould them into a collage of beauty…’ ‘a melting pot of Americana, Irish trad, world and the magical.”

CARL CORCORAN Presenter, RTE, Blue of the Night

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Tomorrow in An Seomara Yoga! 7pm #galway #music

Tomorrow in An Seomara Yoga! 7pm #galway #music

Super to play Dobro with The Raines to celebrate t

Super to play Dobro with The Raines to celebrate the launch of their new album ‘Reverie’ last night in Monroes Galway. It’s a beautiful album and worth a listen! Check out their their tour dates too! @the_raines_

Coming in March: Two evenings of soulful music fro

Coming in March: Two evenings of soulful music from the new instrumental Tom Portman album 'Eb & Flow', released on OOB Records in December. Places limited: please book early to avoid disappointment. Booking only! info@tomportmanmusic.com or messenger to reserve your place.

Sun. 19th March, 7pm , Yoga Studio, Crann Og, Gort, H91XEY1, €12

Sun.26th March, 7pm, An Seomara Yoga, Galway, H91 KT66, €12.
The wonderful art work is by Gosia Kamieniecka
https://tomportmanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/eb-flow

First gig of 2023, guesting tonight with @john_con

First gig of 2023, guesting tonight with @john_conneely_inc at the @roisindubhpub

Here's "Eventide", it's the first track on my new

Here's "Eventide", it's the first track on my new album "Eb & Flow" released on OOB records. Thanks to Gosia Kamieniecka for her beautiful sunset footage. The piece is recorded on a National Tri-Cone, most of the reverberation is from the instrument itself. #galwaymusic #kinvara #nationalguitars

Posted @withrepost • @oobrecords OOB Records pro

Posted @withrepost • @oobrecords OOB Records proudly announce the 6th studio album, Eb & Flow, by Tom Portman (Galway, Ireland). Available exclusively at our Bandcamp webstore for digital streaming and download. Jan/2023 the album will be released on over 200 digital platforms worldwide.

Eb & Flow is a relaxing album of light ambient instrumental guitar music which borders on meditation and New Age genres. With beautiful compositions, this collection of improvisations recorded on National & Weissenborn guitars, will appeal to guitar music lovers of all genres. Just in time to beat the stress of the holiday season. We recommend taking a few moments to stream the album, headphones on, eyes closed and drift away with the Eb & Flow of @tomportmanmusic . The beautiful artwork is by Gosia Kamieniecka. @gosiascolours @gosia_botanicart

https://oob-records.bandcamp.com/album/eb-flow This project is part funded by the Galway Arts Office @galway_arts Tom kindly thanks Kathy Keller, OOB records, Galway Arts Office, Gosia Kamieniecka, Paul Doyle & Apprentice, MacDara Tobin, Peader King, Nutan photography, Mathew Noon, The Bahh Band and all my family.

#galwaymusic #national guitar #slideguitar

#galwaymusic #national guitar #slideguitar

A clip from 'My Baby She's So Busy' at the The Gal

A clip from 'My Baby She's So Busy' at the The Gallery Cafe Gort with Maciej Zaworonek.
#blues #galwaymusicscene #galway

Wonderful concert in The Gallery Cafe in Gort on S

Wonderful concert in The Gallery Cafe in Gort on Sunday with Maciej Zaworonek playing music from our new album "Train to Nowhere". Here's 'The Warsaw Morning Blues' which is not on the new album but will be out on a future release. Thanks to Sarah, Frank and Liam and all the super audience at the Gallery Cafe Gort. Nights like that make it so special for us to play!
#slideguitar #blues #warsaw #galwaymusic #galwaymusicscene #resophonicguitar

Posted @withrepost • @gallerycafegort Delighted

Posted @withrepost • @gallerycafegort Delighted to announce
Tom Portman will be playing at the gallery cafe on Nov.27th at 7pm.
Tickets -link in bio

With 4 solo albums to his name, Tom Portman has been a consistent eclectic and prolific force in Irish music.
His work focuses on our relationships to each other and the natural world; exploring themes of place, mythology, the cycles of life and death and in doing this, making sense of the emotional landscape of his life. Hopefully, these creations resonate with others and give voice to our shared human experience.
Portman is an advanced multi instrumentalist on finger style guitar, Dobro® and lap steel, performer, composer and songwriter based in the west of Ireland. In addition, he also performs and composes music on the Violin.

There’s a wide range to his work - from the Blues, Irish melodies, swing, rag time through bluegrass to Indian ragas. His broad skill set along with an eclectic set of musical influences places him in a unique position as a performer composer and recording artist.

Tom’s musicianship is gaining renown both in Ireland and abroad for his one man shows and performances with a plethora of acts. Since 2015 he has been touring with Grammy nominated Louisiana slide player Dege Legg, whose music featured in Tarantino’s film ‘Django Unchained’.

Appreciated by many artists, he’s supported the likes of Eric Bibb and Preston Reed. A long list of album collaborations offers a testament to his versatility, as does his Dobro playing on International feature film animation ‘The Ugly Duckling and Me”.

In 2019 Tom became an endorsed Duesenburg Artist and received the Music Network Instrument Bursary towards a Duesenburg guitars ‘Fairytale’ Lap Steel. In 2021 he completed a 1st class honors Masters Degree in Songwriting at the University of Limerick.

In addition, Portman teaches instrumental classes for over ten years in Galway through the GRETB, ‘Maoin Ceol’ School of Music, Athenry Music School.

"If it has strings, Portman can play them. Not only play them but bend them, scratch them, shape 'em and mould them into a collage of beauty.

@johnconneelymusic Really looking forward to perfo

@johnconneelymusic Really looking forward to performing in this lovely little venue tomorrow night in the company of some mighty fine gentlemen.

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