New Release September 20!

Tom is excited to announce the release of his newest EP, Love Is In the Eye, on September 20, 2024! 6 brand new original songs, produced by Tom and the renowned Dean Baskerville. You can view the artwork and lyrics for each song here on this site and will be able to purchase or stream the new EP as soon …

New Song “Omen” Available Now!

I wrote the song “Omen” under the influence of Johnny Clegg & Savuka. The band’s live performance thrilled me. I found the curious blend of powerful 70/80s rock, South African Zulu music and Irish music exhilarating. My bandmates for this recording and our sound engineer did a magnificent job of helping me to best arrange parts of the music and …

New Website!

I am excited to have my website tomarnoldsongs.com completely rebuilt. Kudos to Scott Docherty of Redhare for the significant improvements and changes to my site. First, my Home Page will always show the three most recent blogs. If you wish to dive down deeper, there is a page for Blogs. I wanted a website that would provide the most direct …

Tiny Deck Concert June 26

I am excited at an invitation to perform at a house concert here in Portland on June 26 from 7 pm – 9 pm. Gate is at 6:30 pm. Dale Christensen will be joining me to provide the secret sauce with his bass playing. I plan to perform a selection of songs that I have written, while throwing in a …

Artichoke Music is Back!

Artichoke Community Music has had no live performances in the Cafe since the pandemic began. So I was doubly excited when Artichoke asked me to open for the first live Friday Night Coffeehouse on Friday July 9. Since I and others in my circle have become fully vaccinated, the last few weeks have been thrilling for the ease and familiarity …