Tim O'Brien - Welcome

Welcome to Tim O'Brien Online!

LATEST NEWS:

New Road Journal from Tim 01/25/10. See "The Road"

See Tim and Mollie O'Brien live in the UK as part of the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow and on the Transatlantic Sessions Tour. See the Tour page for details.

Mark Knopfler tour dates added! Tim will be playing in the Mark Knopfler band during his North American tour in April and May of 2010. Check the tour page for more info on venues and cities.

Check out this video of Tim and the band on a chopper ride in Queenstown, NZ. Click HERE

Check out Kate MacLeod's brand new recording "Blooming", produced by Tim, featuring Kate's beautiful compositions, as well as the playing of Darrell Scott, Byron House, and Kenny Malone. You can find out more about Kate's CD here: www.katemacleod.com/blooming.html

The Ophelia Swing Band recordings now available through iTunes. Ophelia Swing Band was the Colorado outfit that Tim was in before Hot Rize. Great stuff!! Read Tim's Road Journal from September 25 to learn more.

NOW YOU CAN FOLLOW TIM ON TWIITER! Click HERE to follow Tim on his travels.

Here's Tim with his new Martin 00-18 Tim O'Brien signature model guitar. You can have one too! Details here.

Welcome! This is the place to find out...well, not everything about me, but all you probably need to know. This site will keep you up to date on what's happening with recordings, gigs, and the latest news. I encourage you to visit the store, participate in the forum, explore the links - be a part of the story! When I'm on tour, I'll be staying in touch with a new road journal and I'll check in regularly at the bulletin board to discuss music, gear, festivals, and everything else you want to talk about. If you'd like to become an official member of the family, sign up to receive the newsletter, emailed to an in-box near you.

So come all ye fans of the roots and the branches, the new and the old, the singer and the songwriter. I like to view the big mountain of music from every angle, and I hope you'll check back often. As my buddy Charles used to say, "Now that you know where I live, don't be a stranger!"


	Corrado Giacomel Mandolin This mandolin is made by Corrado Giacomel from Genoa, Italy. It's "X" braced, which gives it a mellower sound. I've played it on some recording sessions recently and it works well. On the "Traveler" CD, I played it when a second mandolin part was required - like the tremolo parts on the song "Travelers" and the straight rhythm part on "Turn The Page Again". Giacomel makes mandolins in more traditional shapes, but he calls this shape his "Jazz" model. The art deco look is reminiscent of Rickenbacker guitars and lap steels.