Tom Eastland is an alternative folk-rock singer-songwriter and
poet currently based in Peterborough, Canada. Tom's songs
have earned national airplay on Canada's CBC Radio, have
charted on Canada's !earshot
charts for community radio, and been included in PBS's primetime
television show Roadtrip
Nation (watch
the show here). Tom has performed hundreds of times at
pubs, clubs and folk festivals across Canada and internationally,
from Russia to Australia to Cuba.
Born in Hawaii and raised around the United States until landing
in Ottawa at the age of ten, Tom started out in music at the age
of 18 as a “smart-ass poet with a guitar, questionable musical
ability and a peculiar voice”. Through over 25 years of
dedication to the craft of songwriting and enduring commitment
to public performance, Tom has developed a compelling vocal
style as well as an extensive repertoire of original music, rich
in imagery, emotion and humour. Holding dual citizenship in the
U.S. and Canada, Tom celebrates music as a vital way to transcend
borders and build community.
Between the years of 1996 and 2001 Tom wrote, performed, and
recorded with his twin brother Rob Eastland in the band 101. With
aspirations of venturing into the world of professional music,
they produced two original CDs: 1997’s ThanksGivingDay,
recorded by Juno award-winner Willie P. Bennett, and 1999’s
Fully Bugged. With Fully Bugged, 101 moved from
their folk roots to a more aggressive, full “bug rock”
sound to explore even deeper angst and lust than could be expressed
with acoustic instruments. 101 continues to be played on Canada’s
CBC and college radio stations.
With
twin brother Rob on sabbatical from music, Tom released his
first solo album, Better Get a Mirror in 2003. This
was a return to his gentler side yet still feeding the need for
imaginative material that goes beyond the modern pop paradigm.
Tom Eastland’s last release, 2005’s Mot,
contains a CD with fourteen songs ranging from tough love to
simple joy. Also included is a DVD of three videos peppered
with scenes and characters from his hometown of Peterborough
that contain only one display of jewelry, one angry stare, and
only one brief scene of a scantily clad woman. Tom is currently
stewing up his latest songs, due for release in 2012.
Tom Eastland is an alternative folk-rock singer-songwriter and
poet currently based in Peterborough, Canada. Tom's songs
have earned national airplay on Canada's CBC Radio, have
charted on Canada's 
vocal
style as well as an extensive repertoire of original music, rich
in imagery, emotion and humour. Holding dual citizenship in the
U.S. and Canada, Tom celebrates music as a vital way to transcend
borders and build community. 
With
twin brother Rob on sabbatical from music, Tom released his
first solo album, Better Get a Mirror in 2003. This
was a return to his gentler side yet still feeding the need for
imaginative material that goes beyond the modern pop paradigm.
Tom Eastland’s last release, 2005’s Mot,
contains a CD with fourteen songs ranging from tough love to
simple joy. Also included is a DVD of three videos peppered
with scenes and characters from his hometown of Peterborough
that contain only one display of jewelry, one angry stare, and
only one brief scene of a scantily clad woman. Tom is currently
stewing up his latest songs, due for release in 2012.