Tom Eastland is an alternative folk-rock singer-songwriter and
poet currently based in Peterborough, Canada. Tom's songs have
now earned national airplay on Canada's CBC Radio, have charted
on Canada's !earshot
charts for community radio, and been included in PBS's primtime
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 and now enjoys performing frequently
with the Tom Eastland Band.
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 release
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 newest 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 Eastland is an alternative folk-rock singer-songwriter and
poet currently based in Peterborough, Canada. Tom's songs have
now 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 release
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 newest 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.