Tim O'Brien (musician)

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Tim O'Brien at the 2006 RockyGrass Festival

Tim O'Brien (born March 16, 1954 in Wheeling (West Virginia) ) is an American bluegrass and country musician. Tim O'Brien plays mandolin , violin , guitar , banjo , bouzouki , mandocello and sings . To date, he has released more than ten studio albums.

Life

O'Brien grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia, and was musically influenced by traditional country music , bluegrass and the folk revival of the 1960s. While his sister Mollie (her debut album was released in 1987) was learning the piano, O'Brien taught himself the guitar and banjo, which was later followed by the fiddle and mandolin. After a year in college, he moved to Boulder , Colorado, where he first joined the Orphelia Swing Band. In 1978 he founded the bluegrass formation "Hot Rize" with Charles Sawtelle on guitar, Nick Forster on bass and Peter Wernick on banjo. This group lasted until 1990, during which time they recorded some critically acclaimed albums for the Flying Fish and Sugar Hill labels. The first Entertainer of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) went to "Hot Rize" in 1990.

In 1996, O'Brien came to Nashville , Tennessee . By this time he had already established himself as a solo artist and released several albums.

Discography

  • Hard Year Blues (1984; Flying Fish)
  • Take Me Back (1988; Sugar Hill)
  • Odd Man In (1991; Sugar Hill)
  • Remember Me (1992; Sugar Hill)
  • Oh boy! O'Boy! (1993; Sugar Hill)
  • Away Out on the Mountain (1994; Sugar Hill)
  • Rock in My Shoe (1995; Sugar Hill)
  • Red on Blonde (1996; Sugar Hill)
  • When No One's Around (1997; Sugar Hill)
  • The Crossing (1999; Alula Records)
  • Real Time (2000; Howdy Skies)
  • Two Journeys (2001; Sugar Hill)
  • Traveler (2003; Sugar Hill)
  • Cornbread Nation (2005; Wel)
  • Fiddler's Green (2005; Sugar Hill)
  • Chameleon (2008; Proper American)
  • Chicken & Egg (2010; Howdy Skies)
  • We're Usually a Lot Better Than This (live; with Darrell Scott ; 2012; Full Light Records)
  • Memories & Moments (with Darrell Scott; 2013; Full Light Records / Full Skies Records)
  • Pompadour (2015; Howdy Skies)
  • Where the River Meets the Road (2017; Howdy Skies)

Awards

  • 2005: Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album "Fiddler's Green"

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME O'Brien, Tim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American bluegrass musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Wheeling, West Virginia , USA