SHAWN DURKIN
MUSICIAN & SONGWRITER
My Musical Journey
Hi and welcome to my site, Thanks for taking the time to check out my music and what I do. I hope you enjoy what you hear.
I was raised in Toronto, Canada but didn't become a musician until after I left home at 21 and started travelling the world.
I settled on the Far North Coast of New South Wales in Australia, where I became a father and settled into a wonderfully creative and musical community.
I have now returned to Toronto, after 32 years away, bailing on the beach to come back to my roots after some major life events.
For most of the past 25 years I have been playing with bands and performing as a solo artist with a wide variety of talented musicians. I've always written my own music and some of these projects were around that while some were about playing our favourite cover songs.
My 'lockdown project,' The Medicine Hat Conspiracy has grown to encompass all of my original work and can be accessed on any streaming platform.
I am also a huge music fan with very wide tastes and I love playing my versions of great songs from all genres. I'm always focused on the right energy for the occasion whether it be a pub on a Saturday night, a corporate event, wedding or party.
Check out some samples below!
VIDEOS
Never Tear Us Apart
The perfect wedding song, but great any day!
Hey Jealousy
My take on this classic by The Gin Blossoms
MY NEW
SINGLE
Sing
The second single from my new album 'In Theory' is an anthem addressing climate change, calling on us all to raise our voice and demand answers from those who have the fate of our planet in their hands.
More Music
Do It Anyway
Just the Two of Us (cover)
She Loves Love
Dock of the Bay (cover)
The Hedgerow
Moondance (cover)
Just After Midnight
