Bio

A songwriter from Northeast Pennsylvania. He’s been called “One of the most gifted songwriters to emerge at the turn of the century” by the esteemed All Music Guide. He’s written hundreds of songs for his own records, for other artists, for movie soundtracks (critically acclaimed national documentaries Facing Sudan and Crayons and Paper), and for theatrical productions. He was the founder of the now-defunct songaweek.com, where he contributed one brand new song (for free)  every week for over 5 years.

In August of 2011 he released his 9th full length CD, The Long Goodbye, a song-cycle about his father’s courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Tom is currently at work on new songs and recently completed a brand new full length play called “Maybe it’s True“.

PLAYWRIGHT

Tom Flannery’s produced plays include…

The Driveway – 2000
(directed by the late Pulitzer Prize winning dramatist Jason Miller)
God Bless Roy Campanella – 2001 2002 2003
The Spanish Lady – 2002
God and the Ghost of Woody Guthrie – 2003 2004
Mother Jones and the Flying Girls – 2004 2005 2009 2010 2011
Politics, Sex, Booze, and the Theatre – 2005
(an evening of 4 one act comedies)
The Katrina Monologues – 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Marcinkus – 2006 2007 2008
Anti-Depressants – 2006
(an evening of 4 one act comedies)
The Last Thoughts of Gino Merli – 2006 2007 2008 2009
Nixon’s Last 15 Minutes – 2006 2010
The Purgatory Diaries of Jason Miller – 2006 2007 2008 2009  2010 2011