Thom Swift

ECMA for The Wood Buffalo Youth Song Project

groundswell — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:32:35 +0000

Thom’s latest album, The Wood Buffalo Youth Song Project, has won a 2012 East Coast Music Award in the Children’s Recording of the Year category. The album was created with fellow Maritime musician, Keith Mullins. The project saw Swift and Mullins visit ten schools in ten days in Northern Alberta. Each day, they worked with a small group of students to create a song from scratch, exploring themes of love, family, strength, community and heritage. The student’s voices were recorded, followed by the songwriters’ voices and instruments to create a collection of ten original songs. Produced by musician, Steven Bowers, along with Swift and Mullins, the recording was mixed and mastered by Dave Gunning. Plans are underway to collaborate on a similar project with First Nations Youth in New Brunswick.

Thom Swift performs with the Sistema NB Children’s Orchestra in Moncton, April 4

groundswell — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:53:42 +0000

Thom will be performing with the Sistema NB Children’s Orchestra on Wednesday, April 4, from 7-9 p.m., at the Moncton High School Auditorium. The public concert is part of the New Brunswick Child and Youth Advocate’s year-long public education and awareness campaign promoting the child’s right to play. The campaign launched during last November’s inaugural Children’s Rights Awareness Week, and is focused on Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: The right to rest, leisure, play, recreation, arts and culture.

“I am thrilled to share the stage with this extraordinary group of young musicians,” said Swift. “What better way to celebrate a child’s right to play than by giving them a musical instrument and a stage to show off their talents.”

The Sistema NB Children’s Orchestra is a community outreach program of the internationally acclaimed New Brunswick Youth Orchestra. It is a free, not-for-profit, after-school orchestral music program that encourages co-operation, confidence and hope for hundreds of young New Brunswickers who might otherwise never have the opportunity. This will be Swift’s first public performance with Sistema NB. For more information on Sistema NB, visit: http://www.nbyo-ojnb.ca/sistemanb

Proceeds from the show will go towards organizations dedicated to healthy child development. Show details here: thomswift.com/shows

Thom gears up for performances in Alberta, January 2012

groundswell — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:14:10 +0000

In the midst of writing for his new album to be released this year, Thom is heading west this month to perform three shows in Alberta. He will perform at:

The Slice in Lethbridge on January, 26th
Calgary Folk Club in Calgary on January 27th
The Blackbird Coffee House in Coleman on Saturday, January 28th

More details here: thomswift.com/shows

Thom reunites with Hot Toddy to perform the album, Shoe Factory, in Fredericton, Feb. 3

groundswell — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:11:52 +0000

As part of the Shivering Songs Festival, Hot Toddy is reuniting to perform the group’s album, Shoe Factory. Special guest for the evening is The Olympic Symphonium

Tickets are available at Reads Newsstand (384 King St.), Backstreet Records (435 King St.) and online at etixnow.com

Thom’s painting supporting the Kidney Foundation’s Brush of Hope campaign is up for auction until Oct. 30th

groundswell — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:44:18 +0000

In September, Thom painted an original piece of art to help fight kidney disease. His painting along with others are available on eBay from Oct. 20-30th to support this important cause. To view and bid on Thom’s painting, click here.

Thom to perform with Symphony Nova Scotia, Nov. 25th

groundswell — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:53:09 +0000

On Friday, November 25 at 7:30pm, three of Nova Scotia’s most talented male singer-songwriters team up with Symphony Nova Scotia for an acoustic concert of blues, folk and soul.
Thom Swift plays his expressive, earthy roots-blues, Kim Dunn showcases his versatile jazz piano and Dave Gunning sings his sincere, poetic folk songs in this multifaceted orchestral collaboration.

For tickets and more details, visit: http://www.symphonynovascotia.ca/

The Wood Buffalo Youth Song Project

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:20:47 +0000

In March 2011, Thom Swift and Keith Mullins visited ten schools in ten days in Northern Alberta. Each morning they worked with a small group of students to create a song from scratch. The songs explore themes of love, family, strength, community and heritage. The student’s voices were recorded, followed by the songwriters’ voices and instruments. Each song was written, performed, and recorded in one day. This is The Wood Buffalo Youth Song Project. The purchase of this recording will assist school programs and youth support initiatives.

To order online, click here.

To purchase a signed CD, send an email to: info@thomswift.com

The project was funded by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Watch Thom & his band the El Caminos perform “Take A Drive” on CBC.ca

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:24:59 +0000

Click the image above to watch Thom Swift & The El Caminos perform “Take a Drive” Live at CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio for Great Canadian Songquest 2010.

Thom nominated for three 2011 East Coast Music Awards

admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:01:02 +0000

The East Coast Music Association just announced nominations for East Coast Music Week (April 13-17) in Charlottetown, PE. Thom was nominated in three categories, including FACTOR Recording of the Year, Male Solo Recording of the Year and Blues Recording of Year. He will be performing at the event. For details on the event, visit: http://www.ecma.ca/

Handmade ‘blue sky day’ Mugs Available Now!

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:50:48 +0000

You might have caught these handcrafted “Blue Sky Day” mugs on Thom’s merch table. Now you can order one right here at thomswift.com, just in time for the holidays!

Created by artist Tim Isaac, each mug is handmade and as a result unique and one of a kind. Perfect for coffee on the front porch, tea before bed or holding pencils on your writing desk, these mugs also make excellent gifts! Pick up a mug and one or both of Thom’s CD’s in a bundle to save up to 10% off the price and pay less shipping too!

Shipping Notes: All packages containing mugs ship via FedEx Ground which has an average shipping time of about 7 days to most destinations. Delivery to rural and remote locations may take longer and/or be more expensive. We cannot guarantee delivery times. Shipping charges will be calculated based on your shipping address and added to you bill at checkout. We cannot ship to P.O. Boxes – using a P.O. Box in your shipping address WILL cause delays! Currently, mugs can only be shipped within Canada.

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