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Tim Eriksen

About Me

Fans of singer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Eriksen (Cordelia's Dad, "Cold Mountain" soundtrack) know him for his hair-raising voice and intense renditions of ancient American songs. Tim's hardcore Americana sound is a tightrope walk balancing tradition and innovation, as befits someone who has shared the stage with both Doc Watson and Kurt Cobain, and recorded with both Ralph Stanley and Jack White.
Tim combines raw vocals with savvy arrangements for fiddle, banjo, guitar and bajo sexto, and alternates stripped-down story songs with quirky originals. His new solo album "Northern Roots Live in Namest" (Indies Scope, 2009) highlights the power of New England murder ballads, stark "shape-note" tunes, love songs and a dose of Irish and Southern Appalachian sounds.
Find out more: timeriksenmusic.com

"Gabriel's Trumpet" with 70 friends on the main stage at the Newport Folk Festival in 2006:

More videos are posted on YouTube !


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/07/2007
Band Website: timeriksenmusic.com
Band Members: TIM ERIKSEN

Influences: Family, Sacred Harp and The Ramones -
Yankee John Galusha, Alvin Lucier and Cartoons -
Low Tide - Insects - Crows - Swimming holes - Snow - Thunderstorms - Electric Fans - Dumpsters - Other Humans - Tomatoes and Ps. 139 in no comprehensible order -

Sounds Like:

I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF SOUNDING LIKE:
Roscoe Holcomb, Martin Carthy, Ralph Stanley, Bob Mould, Nina Nastasia, Freddy Mercury, Greg Ginn, Jane's Addiction, Nick Drake, Ranganayaki Rajagopalan, Ali Birra, Tose Proeski, Halid Beslic, Alvin Lucier, Omar Dhule, Richard DeLong, Mission of Burma, Doc Boggs and The Incredible String Band. My first mediocre review (long forgotten punk zine ca. 1984) said my music sounded too much like Sonic Youth- the first ecstatic review (Maximum Rock and Roll, 1985) erroneously raved that it included "everything from thrash to straight jazz."

Record Label: various
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tim Eriksen on KPFA Berkeley

Here's a link to an interview I did on KPFA last Sunday. It'll only be up until November 9.
Posted by on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:36:00 GMT

New CD out, American Folk Festivals and Eating a Giant Mouse in the Moravian Highlands

Brand New Solo CD:"Northern Roots Live in Namest"Available at my shows now and through my website as of SeptemberAMERICAN FOLK FESTIVALSThe Newport Folk Festival aka George Weins Folk Festival 50 was...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:16:00 GMT

New Solo CD - Please Help Me Name It

Im finally throwing down the gauntlet: fourteen unaccompanied solo songs in one take, no edits- thats my next record. If you think Im bluffing, ante up.Im not really looking for a battle, but it w...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:20:00 GMT

Frogs, a New Band and a Show in Cambridge, Mass

The peepersĀ  are done, and even the tree frogs are quiet tonight. I'm sure they'll be back, but we're into crickets now, the loneliest sound of all except for the toads who sing who knows when and onl...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:02:00 GMT

Bay Area mini-tour

Hey everybody. The Bay area events were so much fun. It was great to see so many of you at the shows and the singing. Special thanks to the local Sacred Harp singers for their wonderful hospitality (a...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:11:00 GMT

April 2009 - Shows and Things

I had the strange realization this week that, although I've been extremely busy with music, my shows coming up this week and next in Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Ridgefield and Northampton will be the first ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:00 GMT

After Jaroslaw, Poland concert broadcast

Tim Eriksen Concert Broadcast: Live at the Jaroslaw FestivalWednesday January 7, 1pm ESTPolskie Radio DwojkaTHE FESTIVAL PIESN NASZYCH KORZENIThe festival in Jaroslaw is one of the best Ive ever ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Update, October 18, 2008

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Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:29:00 GMT

Update, October 10, 2007

It's been several months since I've sent out any updates. The reason, if you have not already heard, is that I suffered the greatest loss this summer and have been slowly getting my bearings back. My ...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:30:00 GMT