Video Premiere: Bear from Tim O’Brien
Anyone who’s followed the career of Tim O’Brien knows that he has a terrific sense of humor. From the earliest days of Hot Rize, when most of us first encountered Tim, we were treated to his extra dry wit, both as himself on stage, and in the guise of his alter ego, Red Knuckles. But […]
Danny Boy video from Danny Burns, with Tim O’Brien
Irish-born bluegrass and Americana vocalist Danny Burns has chosen the definitive Irish ballad, Danny Boy, for the final single from his upcoming Bonfire Music Group album, Promised Land. We’ve likely all heard dozens of versions of this timeless classic, with lyrics that date back more than 100 years paired with a ancient folk tune. For […]
Little Lamb Little Lamb video from Tim O’Brien
Here’s another special song, just in time for Easter. This one’s from Tim O’Brien, recorded with his touring band, called Little Lamb Little Lamb. Tim uses the metaphor of a new born lamb to discuss the contrasts between the frolics of youth and the trials of adulthood. With O’Brien on guitar and lead vocal, support […]
Far Away Again from Cory Walker (with Tim O’Brien)
Mountain Fever Records has release a debut single today from their upcoming project with banjoist Cory Walker. The album is entitled School Project, which those who known Cory from his active social media presence will recognize as a common theme, especially on Facebook. A Florida native who been playing since his pre-teen years, Cory lives […]
Tim O’Brien talks bluegrass, Hot Rize, and more
Tim O’Brien can be credited with helping to define bluegrass within the realms of modern music by bringing popularity to a genre that reaches well beyond the hollers and hills of Appalachia, to the vaster realms spawned by its immediate appeal. An exceptionally talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, his musical arsenal includes guitar, fiddle, mandolin, […]
Traveler: The Musical Odyssey of Tim O’Brien – new book
Hot off the presses this month (September 2022) is the biography, Traveler: The Musical Odyssey of Tim O'Brien by award-winning biographer Bobbie Malone and premier country music historian Bill C. Malone. For five decades, as a singer, musician, songwriter, and producer, Tim O'Brien has ceaselessly explored the vast American musical landscape. While Appalachia and Ireland [...] Back In Baltimore from Ned Luberecki, featuring Tim O’Brien
Ned Luberecki has been a familiar face - and voice - in the bluegrass world for many years now. We see him on stage on banjo with the Becky Buller Band; we hear him as a radio personality on SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction. And if we play banjo, we've probably found him teaching at various banjo [...] Walking Home To Wexford from Milan Miller and Tim O’Brien
Milan Miller has a new single released today, one that is likely to continue his string of hit songs on the bluegrass charts. Walking Home To Wexford is a vocal collaboration between Miller and Tim O'Brien, on a song he wrote with frequent co-author, Beth Husband. It's a decidedly bluegrass number, which retains a Celtic [...] Tim O’Brien talks songwriting with Randy Barrett
This interview was conducted in February 2018. It was meant to be the first episode of a new radio show focused on the craft of songwriting that never panned out. Tim O'Brien is a great hero of mine, and a friend, and he imparted some wonderful stories and wisdom in our conversation. It was too [...] Tim O’Brien Band – Tim O’Brien Band
Tim O’Brien can afford to show some modicum of modesty. After all, when one has gained the reverence and respect he’s obtained over the years, there’s no reason to tout his talent by any other means that simply making music and letting the sounds speak for themselves. He does that exceptionally well to say the [...] 