Tim O’Brien Tries to Take Home Number Three in Male Vocalist of the Year Nominations
”Look Down That Lonesome Road” - Tim O’Brien from the Transatlantic Sessions 3:
Tim O’Brien is past recipient of the IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year in 1993 and 2006 and is in contention for another this year. In addition to being one of bluegrass’ best known singers, O’Brien is also an accomplished guitar, fiddle, mando-cello, and mandolin player.
O’Brien has played and sang with countless artists. He was one of the co-founders of Hot Rize, the legendary group that brought a fresh and new look to bluegrass. Hot Rize also brought out Tim O’Brien’s alter ego, with the group Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers.
Hot Rize was the recipient of the first IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award. Hot Rize disbanded in 1990, and Tim O’Brien has been working the scene either solo or with guest since the early 1990’s. Tim has several albums to his credit, and continues to be a driving force in many styles of music.
Website: http://www.timobrien.net/
Discography:
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chameleon | Proper American |
| 2005 | Fiddler’s Green | Sugar Hill Records |
| 2005 | Cornbread Nation | Sugar Hill Records |
| 2003 | Traveler | Sugar Hill Records |
| 2001 | Two Journeys | Howdy Skies |
| 2000 | Real Time (with Darrell Scott) | Howdy Skies |
| 1999 | The Crossing | Alula |
| 1997 | When No One’s Around | Sugar Hill Records |
| 1996 | Red on Blonde | Sugar Hill Records |
| 1995 | Rock in My Shoe | Sugar Hill Records |
| 1994 | Away Out on the Mountain | Sugar Hill Records |
| 1993 | Oh Boy! O’Boy! | Sugar Hill Records |
| 1992 | Remember Me | Sugar Hill Records |
| 1991 | Odd Man In | Sugar Hill Records |
| 1988 | Take Me Back | Sugar Hill Records |
| 1984 | Hard Year Blues | Flying Fish |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Organization | Award | Presented To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | IBMA | Male Vocalist of the Year | Tim O’Brien |
| 2005 | Grammy® | Best Traditional Folk Album | Fiddler’s Green |
| 1993 | IBMA | Male Vocalist of the Year | Tim O’Brien |
Other Media:
Tim O’Brien at Grey Fox 08 Good Banjo and vocal
Read about all the 2008 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year Nominees
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The Duhks readying “Fast Paced World” for release on Sugar Hill Records
The Duhks will release “Fast Paced World” on the Sugar Hill label August, 12, 2008. Photo by Laura Crosta.Nashville, TN — Hailed by the New York Times as one of the artists at the forefront of the neo-folk movement, the Duhks continue the evolution with their fourth album, “Fast Paced World,” set for an August 12, 2008 release on Sugar Hill Records. “We traveled from Winnipeg, locked ourselves in a Nashville basement, pooled our ideas together and invented a new sound,” says new frontwoman and bilingual, budding soul queen, Sarah Dugas (she replaced Jessee Havey in 2007).
Produced by Jay Joyce, who joins an impressive line of producers (Béla Fleck, Tim O’Brien) before him, the Duhks have created their most energetic, fully realized, unearthly album to date. Seriously. “Jay’s basement studio was like something out of the Star Trek Enterprise,” adds founder and clawhammer banjoist, Leonard Podolak, who, in the past, “traditionally stuck close to the acoustic sound of our instruments. This record is a beautiful mosaic of different ideas and soundscapes.”
Leonard, Sarah, Tania Elizabeth (fiddle, mandolin), guitarist Jordan McConnell and new worldbeat drummer Christian Dugas (Sarah’s brother) have melded French lounge pop (”Toujours Vouloir”) and scratchy soul meditations on the Galveston flood in 1900 (”Mighty Storm”) and sleeping (”Sleepin’ Is All I Wanna Do”) with the soundtrack of the weirdest 1930s Marlene Dietrich movie you never saw (”This Fall”), and beyond. “We’re all proud of this record and can’t wait to release it to the world,” adds Sarah.
In the space between the Grammy-nominated ‘Migrations’ (2006, Sugar Hill Records) and now, the Juno-winning band has gained critical love (”overall virtuosity that could make them stars” - Boston Globe), toured the world and earned a solid fan base - no doubt due to their manic, spirited live shows. (Check YouTube for John Paul Jones joining the band for “Whole Lotta Love”).
Environmental issues have always been a passion for the band, inspiring them to launch The Duhks Sustainability Project (www.greenduhks.com). The goal is to “tour as sustainably as possible - Biodiesel, local organic farmers, sustainable eco-conscious clothing,” says Tania, who was invited by Bonnaroo to speak about sustainability during the festival on June 13th. In addition, Bonnaroo has chosen the Duhks to perform on the Solar Stage on June 14th.
The Duhks on tour
- Jun 6 — Bamajam Festival - Enterprise, AL
- Jun 7 — Freebird Live - Jacksonville Beach, FL
- Jun 8 — Skipper’s Smokehouse - Tampa, FL
- Jun 13 — Bonnaroo - Manchester, TN
- Jun 21 — Fly Me to the Moon Saloon - Telluride, CO
- Jun 22 — Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO
