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Tim Eriksen
Alternative / Roots Music / Americana

HARDCORE AMERICANA



Amherst, Massachusetts
United States

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Last Login:  11/9/2009
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Member Since7/23/2007
Band Websitetimeriksenmusic.com
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InfluencesFamily, 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 -

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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."

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   About Tim Eriksen

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!




   


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Oct 29 2009 6:50 PM

hello Tim
thank you for adding me ..your music is a great inspiration for me.
Dead Horse Trauma

Dead Horse Trauma



Sep 26 2009 4:08 AM

Check out our new video promo!:



HEINRICH XIII AND THE DEVILGRASS PICKERS

HEINRICH XIII AND THE DEVILGRASS PICKERS



Aug 21 2009 12:09 PM

hi tim!
i hope your doing good!
thanks for adding us!
slowly we're getting further with the recordings...
best wishes
henric

www.heinrich13.com



Philippe

Philippe



Aug 10 2009 10:42 PM

Hi Tim

Thank for add !!
I love your sound and your universe !!!  great !!!

I wish the best !

Phil
Sue Flynn

Sue Flynn



Jul 26 2009 10:09 PM

Looking forward to hearing your music in Newport! See you soon.
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George Wein's Folk Festival 50



Jul 3 2009 7:29 PM

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Matthew Lee Knowles

Matthew Lee Knowles



Jun 28 2009 11:03 PM

Thank you for being a friend! Very kind of you :) Please don’t be a silent friend, be a chatty one!! Here’s a bit of my work  :)  x

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Vickey

Vickey Jones



Jun 24 2009 4:05 AM

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Mayfly

Mayfly



Jun 21 2009 12:01 AM

love your tunes!
ernest the sock

ernest the sock



Jun 16 2009 11:45 AM

Hi,
 
how's it going?
 
I'm really excited to have uploaded to myspace my first video!  It's called 'A Day At The Country Show'.  I'd love you to check it out and let me know what you think.
 
regards,
 
ernest the sock
 
 
Knife River Cowboys & girl

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Jun 10 2009 4:53 PM



Way to go!! Love, peace & waffles!
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Fiddlebetse

Fiddlebetse



May 31 2009 6:47 PM

Hey Tim, I'm loving your videos on youtube. Thanks very much for sharing your visual ideas along with your musical ones!

best to you.
Vickey

Vickey Jones



May 23 2009 2:09 AM

I love your sound ...Have a wonderful Memorial Weekend ----
Vickey
Melissa

Melissa Johnson



Apr 27 2009 11:52 PM

Tim, I appreciate your adding me as a friend. Your voice and ability to play so many different instruments is amazing but I am wondering who comes up with the ideas for your videos? I find the shooting locations and the ideas on how to use the sounds of nature to compliment your music fascinating. The videos are the exact images I envision when I listen to traditional appalachian style music and the way things such as frogs singing, crickets chirping, and water trickling are incorporated into your music is just fascinating.
Love the Sacred Harp singing too!
The Leaving Band

The Leaving Band



Apr 26 2009 11:22 AM

nice to be friends with you
the people of sweden needs you
Alan Burton

Alan Burton



Apr 26 2009 9:34 AM

Tim, thank you.
You are an inspiration.
I wish you much strength and happiness!
Denise Engstrom

Denise Engstrom



Apr 6 2009 10:29 AM

thanks for the add. awesome music
-denise
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Mar 28 2009 3:38 AM

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Daniel Bruton



Mar 26 2009 5:15 PM

Tim, thanks for the add!

I first stumbled across your music on youtube while looking up some tracks from cold mountain and I was blown away!

I started playing the fiddle not too long ago and hopefully listening to music like yours and asking the right questions will help me further along my skill level...
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Vickey

Vickey Jones



Mar 17 2009 1:41 AM


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Mar 16 2009 3:19 AM

Rob

Rob Sansonetti



Feb 26 2009 6:14 PM

Tim, I learned about your music through the Cold Mountain movie (as did many others). I have been smitten by the grassroots movement ever since. I am a musician as well, and though I already liked traditional Irish/Appalachian Bluegrass, I feel that your music takes it to a whole other level. I am happy to have been added to your space, and look forward to seeing one of your shows.
Rob
Vast Expanses

Vast Expanses



Feb 14 2009 8:02 PM

Thanks for adding us and we look forward to seeing you play in Boulder.
Tine Kindermann

Tine Kindermann



Feb 13 2009 4:53 PM

Hi Tim,
thank you for adding me! I just went to my first shape note singing last week and had no voice for days...I loved it...
all the best,
Tine
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