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LATEST NEWS:

ANNOUNCING HOT RIZE AT BONNAROO 2010!

This special announcement is part of Bonnaroo's plan to have the entire lineup announced by the musicians -- directly to their fans, before it's announced to the press!

FRI. JUNE 11th catch Hot Rize's debut at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Pete and bandmates Nick Forster, Tim O'Brien & Bryan Sutton join an exciting roster of performers for this multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. Some of the best performers

in rock, jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, bluegrass and more will be there. For its peaceful vibe, near-flawless logistics, and unrivaled entertainment options, Rolling Stone named this revolutionary entertainment experience "one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll."

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

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 Bouzouki Corrado Giacomel, of Genoa, Italy, built this octave mandolin. I call it 'The Turtle.' Corrado makes great guitars and mandolins, as well as these fine octave mandolins. The scale length on this one is 20 inches from nut to bridge saddle. While many octave mandolins have a longer scale, which provides for tighter string tension and more volume, this one compensates by having a greater neck angle. The shorter scale also enables me to use mandolin fingering than I can't use on my other bouzouki/octave mandolins. Unlike my Nugget bouzouki, on which I string the two low pairs of strings in octaves, I string the courses on this instrument in unison. You can reach Corrado Giacomel at: Via Zamperini 48, 16010 S.Olcese-Genova, Italy. His website can be found here: www.corradogiacomel.it