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Personal Statement or Biography: I grew up in a musical household. My father was a Bass player during the Big Band era. He played with Sammy Kaye, Tommy Dorsey and Charlie Barnett. He was the bass player on Barnett's signature tune, Cherokee.
I started playing music in 1964 as a bass player in a rock band and played in a number of club bands through the mid seventies until I got burned out. Layed off for a few years and returned to playing in a country band in the eighties & nineties. I no longer play in club bands and now play only accustic instruments. I am also a big history buff and have combined my love for history and old time music as a Civil war reenactor, portraying a field musician. I also perform in period dress for historical societies and living history events. I also enjoy participating in fiddle contests. I have placed 2nd in the Ohio and Minnesota State Championships (senior division). I play fiddle, guitar, bass, mandolin and claw hammer banjo and play every day after work as a way to relax.

I am a: Musician, Teacher

Some of my favorite things are: studied 31-40 years

My Favorite(s) Style of Music Is: Old Time fiddle, Western Swing, Big Band, Bluegrass

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At 12:06am on April 1, 2009, Pat Jack said…: Year of Jubilo:

Of greatest interest to me is when to play a double stop, when and why that is appropriate whether theoretically proper or just from the heart. I got a long way to go ... and all of you posting your music helps so much. I hope I have the courage soon, and the gear back together!

Lorena:

The tone on that instrument is like velvet, reminds me of a viola I once knew.

Cincinnati:

Sparkling tone, upfront mix for the fiddle, lots of steel in the sound, wonderful pulse. I hear the double stop at the cadence and turn-around, I'm just becoming familiar with the "launch" as well, the starting of a tune. Great bow work in the pulse, like a merry-go-round or the fair. And again, the double-stop on the cadence.

Maple:

A clear launch into the tune! Yes, I'm catching on. Again, nice tone in the mids and lows, like a viola. Nice dancy tune. Great kick at the end, tasty.

Neil Gow's Lament:

Man, that fiddle has tone for days, there's tears there. And the double stops at the cadence ... and at 1:16 the double stops as a phrase, standing alone as a phrase ... I like the close micing on this mix.

Old Red River:

She's swollen in my hometown right now for sure!

Thanks for sharing your music and performance with Fiddle World!

At 3:14pm on March 12, 2009, Aisha said…: Hi Tim, What an amazing page you have here. Your music is fantastic! We went to a Civil War reenactment just the other day (Natural Bridge near Tallahassee) and I wish you had been there playing... I also have enjoyed seeing your instruments. The minstrel banjo almost sounds like a harp with those nylon strings. Really nice fiddling - I can see why you've won awards!

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My new musical group of Civil War reenactors, the Black River Boys, had our first outing yesterday at a spring training muster. We have been practicing together for about two months and have about 20 tunes under our belts. They are all period tunes by Steven Foster, Henry Clay, George Work and others of the CW era. We had hoped that our playing would encourage others to join in as was very common around the campfires of both armies. Singing was one of the most common activities enjoyed by everyo… Continue

Posted on April 19, 2009 at 6:39am — 4 Comments

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