Coldain Shawl and Bard Mana song
 

Did coldain shawl affect bard mana song tick to give 1 more mana? i think i heard it did... wanted to confirm

It won't give other players more mana from your song. Your character will get 1 more mana per tick, which will help with the few spells that use mana. Shawl is one of the few FT items bards can get, they don't have a lot of options.

I always wanted that for my bard on live...sigh.

only few playstyles for bards will warrant the need to regen mana faster than the standard. Most don't play that way to need it.