Galway based dobro/guitarist and songwriter Tom Portman is kicking off the spring of 2019 with a hop in his step, with an early February concert in the Courthouse Gallery Kinvara. Full of beans after concentrating on writing new material over the winter this promises to be beautiful and heart warming gig mixing instrumental dexterity with soulful to humorous songwriting. Tom’s music draws on folk, the blues, swing, classical, trad and all the way to music of the east. A good way to kick off the winter blues..
Tigh Neachtain’s tonight for the Tom Portman Trio 9 bells
Spring time’s coming!
Wonderful last week to play at the Galway Guitar Night, it’s just great to play for such an appreciative audience and to have the opportunity to play an acoustic set. Loved hearing Megacone’s music with their 7th string guitars and tight arrangements, it’s like Ozric Tenticles meets Flash Gordan epic space adventures. Jake Curran was a real pleasure too, great tone, jazzy blues grooves and a fab rhythm section too top it off.
As for me at the moment, I’m busy teaching, practicing and writing and planning the year ahead. I’ve a few tours in the pipe line and some new recordings to finish off and get ready to release. Last year it was great o be involved in so many projects. I recorded on the Murmurations Album with John Conneely and Peader King, We Banjo 3’s live album, some other session work was released too and of course the biggy I finished and released ‘White Crow’ my fourth solo album which was a big and fun undertaking. Another lovely project on too was with Peader King for an album Notre Dame University playing more Traditional music and finishing off with a concert in Kylemore Abbey. It was great last year to play the Suwalki Blues festival in Poland with my Trio and do 2 tours with Brother Dege playing in Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Austria and Luxumbourg. It was a blast to being playing in so many great places with good people. Who know’s where this year will bring me to play, I’ll keep you posted. As for this weekend I’m playing the Twelve this weekend on Sunday, might even bring out the Mandolin as it’s Valentines day and then head for a jam with the wonderful John Conneely Inc. in the Roisin Duph’s afterwards for great gig, jam and vibe.
November Holland & Germany Tour with Brother Dege
Having fun in Holland with Brother Dege and heading to Germany on Thursday, playing Volt in Sittard tonight, somehow it seems to be missing from the list below. The gigs are fun, the foods good, people are friendly and wow these places are so set up for cycling. We could learn a lot from the Dutch in Ireland about dedicated cycle paths and public transport…..Whole family’s on bikes, amazing…
BROTHER DEGE & THE BROTHERHOOD: FALL 2015 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
NETHERLANDS
5.11.15 DB’s Utrecht
6.11.15 Zwarte Ruiter Den Haag
7.11.15 Strudelfest Hoofddorp
8.11.15 Tam Tam Deurne
10.11.15 Volt, Sittard
GERMANY
12.11.15 Karlsruhe – JUBEZ 20
http://www.jubez.de
13.11.15 Marsberg http://www.kult-ag.de/
14.11.15 Garching – Bluesnight, Bürgerhaus 20
http://www.garching.de
15.11.15 Helmbrechts – Textilmuseum 20
http://www.textilmuseum.de
16.11.15 Ludwigshafen – BASF Gesellschaftshaus 20
17.11.15 Fulda – Kulturkeller 20
http://www.kreuz.com, 0661/240230
18.11.15 Hamburg – Downtown Bluesclub 20
http://www.eventcenter-hamburg.de, 040 275056
19.11.15 Wilhelmshaven – Pumpwerk 20
http://www.pumpwerk.de, http://www.reservix.de
20.11.15 Isernhagen – Blues Garage 21
http://www.bluesgarage.de, 0511/8667 1557
21.11.15 Neustadt am Rübenberge – Mensa der KGS 20
http://www.kulturforum-neustadt.de/ 05032/964330
22.11.15 Bremerhaven – Pferdestall 20
0471/43333
24.11.15 Bad Aibling – Internationales Gitarrenfestival, Kurhaus (kleiner Saal) 20
http://www.saitenspruenge.com, 0806/908015
26.11.15 Bad Homburg – KUZ Englische Kirche
27.11.15 L-Dudelange – Bluesfestival, Opderschmelz
http://www.opderschmelz.lu, 00352 47 0895 1
28.11.15 Nagold – Alte Seminarturnhalle 20
http://www.alte-seminarturnhalle.de
Heading to play with Brother Dege for Germany May Tour
About to fly out to Germany for three weeks on tour with Brother Dege from Louisiana. Really looking forward to it. Looks like he’s having a blast over in the UK at the moment. Check out the tour dates below.https://www.facebook.com/brotherdegelegg
02.05.15 Stuhr – Ratssaal 20 oo
http://www.stuhr.de, 0421/5695246
04.05.15 Hatzenbühl – Da Angelo 20 oo
http://www.da-angelo.com, 07275/61290
05.05.15 Bramsche – Filmtheater Universum 20 oo
05461/5686, http://www.universum-ev.de
06.05.15 Heiligenhaus – Der Club 20 oo
http://www.derclubheiligenhaus.de, 02056/13195
08.05.15 Fürstenfeldbruck – Veranstaltungsforum 20 oo
http://www.fuerstenfeld.de, 08141/6665444
09.05.15 Bitburg – Eröffnung Kultursommer, Open-Air-Bühne auf dem Spittel 19 3o
präsentiert von SWR 1 (mit Albert Hammond, Dege 19 3o),
http://www.kultursommer.de
10.05.15 Langenfeld – Schauplatz 16 3o
http://www.schauplatz.de, 02173/7944608
12.05.15 Kaiserslautern – Kammgarn, Cotton Club 20 oo
http://www.kammgarn.de
13.05.15 Langenau – Pfleghof 20 oo
http://www.pfleghof-langenau.de, 07345 9622 143
14.05.15 CH-Aarau – KIFF
http://www.kiff.ch
15.05.15 A-Hard – Kammgarn 20 3o
http://www.kammgarn.at
16.05.15 Oelsnitz/Vogtl. – Katharinenkirche 20 oo
http://www.oelsnitz.de
17.5.15 TBA
18.05.15 Ingolstadt – KKB Neue Welt 20 3o
http://www.donaukurier.de/ticketservice, 0841/9666800
19.05.15 Waldkraiburg – Haus der Kultur 20 oo
http://www.kultur-waldkraiburg.de, 08638/959312
20.05.15 Wetzlar – Franzis 20 oo
http://www.franzis-wetzlar.de
21.05.15 Unna – Lindenbrauerei 20 oo
http://www.lindenbrauerei.de, 02303/2511290
22.05.15 Torgau – Kulturbastion 21 oo
http://www.kulturbastion.de, 03421/737610
23.05.15 Strasbourg
MAY 29 Dege Sniester
MAY 30 Dege EKKO Utrecht tba
JUNE 5 Dege Volt Sittard tba
JUNE 6 Dege Bluesfestival Leeuwarden
Playing the Dublin Guitar night in JJ Smyth’s
Delighted to be playing the the first “Dublin Guitar Night” of 2015 on Tuesday 27th January at JJ Smyth’s in Dublin. The line up: Nigel Mooney’s “Organ Failure” w/ Scott Flanigan (organ) and Dominic Mullan (drums); my self on Dobro/Guitar and ; The Johnny Reynolds Band w/Jim McGill (drums) and Ronan Burns (bass) . This promises to be yet another great night of guitar music. See ya there…Doors at 8pm, Music at 8.30pm. Adm 10 euro
HUXLEY HOUSE CONCERT PRESENTS TOM PORTMAN
Kinvara show time
Time for some original tunes with a touch of the Blues and early Rock and Roll, Connollys Bar, Kinvara this Saturday at 10pm. Before hand I’ll be doing support for Brian Flemming show Have Yis No Homes To Go To in Johnstons Hall, Kinvara at 8.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/693542660687726/
Just Cause I
Hot off the production line is this new video from the guys at Flying Knee. Hope you enjoy!
http://flyingkneeproductions.com