Fallen Angels Club and Vocoustics Presents:

Tim O'Brien + Ray Bonneville
Friday 16th May
The Tunnels (01224 211121)

£9adv tickets from TicketWeb and 1-UP.

2006 'Male Vocalist' and 'Song' of the Year (International Bluegrass Music Association)
2005 Grammy Best Traditional Folk Album
1997 'Album' and 'Recorded Event' of the Year (International Bluegrass Music Association)
1993 Male Vocalist of the Year (International Bluegrass Music Association)

Tim O'Brien is a multi-awarding winning, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki) from Nashville - but is not a commercial 'Nashville' or 'country' artist at all. He draws from gospel, old-timey, bluegrass, world, folk, blues, and swing music to create a vision of authentic Americana that is the equal of anyone recording today.

A singer of unusual clarity and originality, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist of rare ability, and an incisive songwriter who, during the last 20 years, has made a lasting mark on what some are calling Americana music through his innate musicianship and his wide-ranging tastes. Whether it's the reinterpretation of an old fiddle tune, a revitalized honky-tonk shuffle from the 1950s, or an original, bluegrass-inflected folk song, O'Brien's music feels familiar and comfortable while never lapsing into the predictable. These rare talents earned him a Grammy in the Best Traditional Folk category for his album Fiddler’s Green in 2005.

WS Journal called him a player who updates and clarifies classic repertoire without stripping it of its earthy essence, and who writes classic-sounding material stamped with his own perceptive personality. He describes what he's been doing all these years more concisely: 'making something new out of something old.'

New album out on March 25th.

"The most exuberant record I've heard in ages...breathtaking." (Folk Roots Magazine)
“One of the best singers and musicians you are ever likely to see” (Kate Rusby)

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