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It was lonesome
It was blue
But I wouldn't fiddle with it
If I were you.
Ol' Dan and Brad
Gave it all they had
Their digits and plectrum
Graced the whole spectrum.
Tim's style is incomparable
His ritmo? Unstompable
He'll never stop at "just ok"
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Hi Tim i'm your fan , you are fantastic, the dvd with Brad & Cody is the best performer .
Thank you for your music.
Danielel Mattiello from Venice Italy
Great video!!
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- Tell us more about yourself (place a Bio here if you wish)
- Tim May is a world-class guitarist, resophonic guitarist, and mandolinist who started out playing banjo in the family band growing up in Mississippi. Hearing Tony Rice and Dan Crary made a flatpicking guitarist convert out of him in a big way, and Tim has spent years exploring and pushing his craft.
He recently toured Japan with JOHN COWAN and has performed with PATTY LOVELESS, CHARLIE DANIELS, and EDDIE RABBIT promoting their CD projects, and he performed as a regular on the Grand Ole Opry in the Mike Snider Band. He spent nearly 15 years in the critically acclaimed "newgrass" group, CRUCIAL SMITH. He's toured the country with the BRAD DAVIS BAND, including appearances at various festivals and the NAMM showcase (opening for John Mayer and Phil Keaggy), he's been a member of RADIOLA, and he's performed on-call alongside performers like WIL MARING & ROBERT BOWLIN and RICHARD GILEWITZ. Tim was the solo guitarist on "I'll Fly Away" (from Charlie Daniels' "Songs From the Long-Leaf Pines" album), a song nominated for a Grammy for Country Instrumental of the Year in 2005. He was one of the central performers and the primary chartist for the "Moody Bluegrass" projects that married the best bluegrass instrumentalists and singers with classic Moody Blues music. He was the producer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist on CMH Records' "Bluegrass Tribute to Neil Young", and in 2008 was asked to produce "Flatpicking Bluegrass" for the FGM Records label. He's an accomplished singer-songwriter of original material as well, as evidenced by his solo CD, "Find My Way Back".
Tim has been a featured artist and writer for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and has regularly judged the National Flatpicking Guitar Championship in Winfield, Kansas. Elixir Strings and Breedlove Guitars both have presented professional endorsements to Tim, a serious nod to his talents. As a Breedlove clinician, he has held numerous flatpicking guitar workshops at Breedlove guitar dealers across the country, as well as Nashville Guitar College and South Plains College, and private workshops. In 2008, he was chosen to participate in MURIEL ANDERSON's "All Star Guitar Night" at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, alongside Anderson, VICTOR WOOTEN, LARRY CARLTON, and THOM BRESH. He is also a popular teacher at acoustic music camps across the country, including the Alaska Traditional Music Camp, The Colorado Roots Music Camp, The Acoustic Music Camp, Camp Bluegrass, The 3 Day Traditional Music Day Camp, NashCamp, and Tim's own guitar camp, The Nashville Guitar Academy, which he has taught with Pat Flynn and Stefan Papasoff. He's also held other various workshops and concerts at a venue that he and his wife, Gretchen Priest own in Pegram, Tennessee, called The Fiddle & Pick building, home of the Musical Heritage Center of Middle Tennessee.
Tim's songs "Father Time" and "King of Babylon" appear on Pat Flynn's latest CD, reVision. Tim is currently working as part of a band called PLAIDGRASS, which plays interesting mix of Irish, Scottish, Old Time and Bluegrass tunes.
For more information about Tim May, please visit his website at www.timmaymusic.net .
For booking information, please contact Jared Ingersol at 314-266-1870 or jared@jaredingersol.com.
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The Nashville Guitar Academy: May, Flynn, and Papasoff
The Musical Heritage Center of Middle Tennessee is pleased to announce that The Nashville Guitar Academy's first workshop will be held October 23 - 25, 2008 at The Fiddle & Pick building in Pegram, TN. The instructors for the first event are Tim May, Pat Flynn, and Stefan Papasoff. Tuition is $295; registration forms can be downloaded at http://www.thenashvilleguitaracademy.com .
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Posted on August 6, 2008 at 12:19am — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (30 comments)
- At 1:33pm on November 9, 2009,
Making Sawdust said…
- Thanks for a great workshop.
- At 12:42pm on June 17, 2009,
Ray Leeds said…
- Thanks Tim! I really appreciate your time. I've been listening to you and Brad playing together. It seems you guys have been around each other for a while? I think you both have a little rock edge to your playing when you improvise.(cool stuff) Nice exploration and technic. Creating that modal sound bed before you take off is something I've always loved. Anyway I need to work out the kinks in my technic to even come close to you guys on a physical level. I've got the metronome out for the first time in my life working out some fiddle tunes. Its getting easier. I'm hovering at about 200 just burning it in man. Any advise on using the metronome? I would like to start working at playing some contests in a year or so. Do I need to get in that mind set of playing set versions of songs? Its tough to not improvise. Seems like wearing a Straight Jacket and creates tension in my right hand. But it seems this is what the judges are liking and I need some feathers in my hat. So to speak. Sorry for the random thought typing. I'm from Oklahoma and you have to grade me on a curve. Thanks Man
- At 10:02am on June 10, 2009,
Ray Leeds said…
- Hey Tim, Incredible picking man! Inspired to say the least. I'm just getting around to starting to record myself after years of recording other people. It's my turn in the Hot Seat I guess you could say. I'm having trouble getting a good balance between headphones and my guitar just playing against my backup. I was wondering if you could give me any insight as to getting a more natural sound. Do you listen with any compression to tame the dynamics thru the headphones? Use any reverb to help inspire and how close do you mic your guitar and how many mics bla bla bla . That kind of stuff. I would appreciate any kind of feedback. Thanks
- At 7:08am on June 4, 2009,
Allen Shadd said… - I don't hear 'Gone Home' much these days, you treated it well. Nice job, it brings back fond memories from hearing and playing it around festivals when I was growing up.
- At 8:31am on May 18, 2009,
Jim Williams said… - Tim, awesome show at "The Bend" you are incredibly talented!!!! that lick trading on 9lb hammer had me in tears it was so funny!!!
- At 11:06pm on April 3, 2009,
Tim McMullen said… - Nice job tonight at Rockit Music in Brea. You, Brad Davis and Dan Miller did some very fine pickin' and singin'. Of course, guitar was the focus, but I was particularly impressed with your banjo work—melodic fingerpicking entwines with fast-lick, flatpick banjo—great work!
Thanks for a great night.
- At 2:55pm on March 13, 2009,
L.J. Mattingly said… - Great playing on this site. Thanks for the offer of friendship.
LJ
- At 10:09am on March 13, 2009,
Folksinger said…
- Great sounds eminating from this page.
Dan
- At 9:01am on February 25, 2009,
Johnny Butten said… - Hey Tim hope we can meet up and pick sometime, or maybe work together would be fun!
Have a great day and a very successful 2009'
Kindest regards
Johnny
- At 4:07pm on February 19, 2009,
Richard Atkinson said… - Come to Atlanta. I go often to The Everett Brothers Music Barn on Saturday nights. It is located in Suwanee just north of Atlanta. They have a whole backroom full of guitar pickers plus many other jams going in other rooms. They also have shows with great bands on stage in the barn.
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Hey Bill Good way to mix it up these two folks do great old timey tunes are they gonna do a workshop too? I would like to sit in on that!
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