Morris, Bill Caswell, Dale Keys, Yip Harburg, and mentor J.D. His new release “He Walked On” features eight new originals and five covers from R.B. O’Brien formed his own record label, Howdy Skies Records, in 1999, and launched the digital download label Short Order Sessions (SOS) with his partner Jan Fabricius in 2015. His 2017 release “Where the River Meets the Road” paid tribute to the music of his native West Virginia. His duet recording “Real Time” with Darrell Scott is a cult favorite, and he won a bluegrass Grammy as part of “The Earls Of Leicester”. Notable O’Brien recordings include the bluegrass Dylan covers of “Red On Blonde”, the Celtic-Appalachian fusion of “The Crossing”, and the Grammy winning folk of “Fiddler’s Green”. A voracious reader who loves to cook, he has two sons, Jackson (born 1982) and Joel (born 1990). He was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2013. The International Bluegrass Music Association awarded him song of the year in 2006 and named him best male vocalist in 19. His regular band includes Fabricius along with Mike Bub (bass) and Shad Cobb (fiddle). He tours throughout the US and abroad, most often with his partner Jan Fabricius on mandolin and vocals. Living in Nashville since 1996, O’Brien’s skills on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and banjo make him an in demand session player. Over the years, Tim has collaborated with his sister Mollie O’Brien, songwriter Darrell Scott, and noted old time musician Dirk Powell, as well as with Steve Earle, Mark Knopfler, Dan Auerbach and Sturgill Simpson. Soon more artists like Nickel Creek, Garth Brooks, and The Dixie Chicks covered his songs. His songs “Walk the Way the Wind Blows” and “Untold Stories” were bluegrass hits for Hot Rize, and country hits for Kathy Mattea. Tim started touring nationally in 1978 with Colorado bluegrass band Hot Rize. After seeing Doc Watson on TV, became a lifelong devotee of old time and bluegrass music. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1954, Grammy winning singer songwriter and multi- instrumentalist Tim O’Brien grew up singing in church and in school.
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