Crooked Eyed Tommy is Making a Scene with Tomislav Goluban

March 1, 2025

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Crooked Eyed Tommy on his new project with Tomislav Goluban

It’s not very often that an old-school Croatian harmonica player hooks up with a West Coast guitarist. In fact, this collaboration is partially supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia. Tomislav Goluban, whose surname translates to Pigeon in English, has been inspired by harmonica masters Sonny Boy Williamson, Paul Butterfield, Kim Wilson, Gary Primich, Sonny Terry, and Joe Filisko. His twenty-year music career includes 15 studio albums. Tomislav began playing harp in 1997 and released his debut recording, “Pigeon’s Flight,” in 2005. He followed up with “Mr. B.” and traveled to Memphis to compete in the International Blues Challenge in 2009. His well-received sixth studio album, 2014’s “Blow Junkie,” cracked the Roots Music Report in May of 2015. Tomislav has played in more than twenty European countries and even at Norway’s prestigious Notodden Blues Festival. On his 2016 album “Kaj Blues Etno,” Tomislav mixed Croatian songs and themes with his blues. Tomislav returned to Memphis to again compete in the IBC, this time representing the Croatian Blues Forces.

Tommy Marsh a.k.a. Crooked Eye Tommy began playing with his brother Paddy, a blues guitarist and vocal powerhouse, Tommy is from Ventura County, California. He didn’t become a lead singer until his mid-forties and was a finalist at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, representing the Santa Clara Blues Society. Tommy was awarded a Hollywood Music Media Award in 2021, a 2022 Josie Award, and is a Hall of Fame Inductee in the Ventura County Music Awards. Previous albums include 2015’s “Butterflies & Snakes” and 2020’s “Hot Coffee and Pain”. CET performs over 100 shows a year, both in the states and Europe.

All of the songs on “Nashville Road” were written by Tomislav except for the closer, written by Crooked Eye Tommy. The album opens with an instrumental recorded at Jasco’s Music Lab in Nashville; featured is Jasco Duende on second guitar. On the next tune, “Rock Dog,” we get to hear Tommy, who sings like his life depends on it: “I might not be a rock star, but I will be your rock dog,” while featured musicians include Eric Robert, keyboards; Doug Seibert, bass; and Alphonso Wesby, drums.

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