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Tim May
Bluegrass / Folk / Americana

""Flatpicking Guitar At Its Finest!""

NASHVILLE, Tennessee
United States

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Last Login:  7/25/2008
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 MySpace URL: 
  http://www.myspace.com/timmaymusic  

   Tim May: General Info
Member Since8/13/2006
Band Websitetimmaymusic.net
Band MembersTim May (guitar)
Gretchen Priest-May (fiddle)
Al Goll (resonator guitar)
Tom Saffell (eight-string banjo)
Brian Christianson (mandolin and fiddle)

PURCHASE PLAIDGRASS' CD, PLAIDGRASS

At Flatpicking Mercantile: here

PURCHASE TIM'S CD, "FIND MY WAY BACK"

At Flatpicking Mercantile: here

Or buy at CDBaby: here



PlaidGrass Medley on YouTube



YouTube Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tx7pCR26yOc





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InfluencesPat Flynn, Clarence White, Doc Watson, Roland White, Tony Rice, Dan Crary, Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Seldom Scene, J.D. Crowe, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, Bela Fleck, Alison Brown, Mark O'Connor, Fleetwood Mac, Randy Rhodes, Patty Loveless, Eddie Rabbitt, Charlie Daniels, Doyle Lawson, Ricky Skaggs, Claire Lynch, Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, New Grass Revival, John Cowan
Sounds LikeCeltic Bluegrass
Record LabelFGM Records
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
Camp Bluegrass Levelland, Texas
Aug 2 2008 5:00P
Plaidgrass @ One Wild Night Albuqerque, New Mexico
Aug 5 2008 8:00P
Alaska Traditional Music Camp Camp Carlquist, Chugiak, Alaska
Aug 6 2008 8:00P
Alaska Traditional Music Camp Camp Carlquist, Chugiak, Alaska
Aug 7 2008 8:00P
Alaska Traditional Music Camp Camp Carlquist, Chugiak, Alaska
Aug 8 2008 8:00P
Alaska Traditional Music Camp Camp Carlquist, Chugiak, Alaska
Aug 9 2008 8:00P
Alaska Traditional Music Camp Camp Carlquist, Chugiak, Alaska
Aug 12 2008 7:00P
Tim May FREE Breedlove Flatpicking Guitar Clinic @ Matanuska Music Wasilla, Alaska
Aug 14 2008 8:00P
Wyoming Arts Council House Concert (w/ Gretchen Priest May accompanying Richard Gilewitz) Rock Springs, Wyoming
Aug 29 2008 7:00P
Tim May Flatpicking Guitar Clinic @ Music Masters Byron, Georgia
Aug 30 2008 8:00P
Tim May & David Harvey at Randy Wood Guitars Bloomingdale, Georgia
Aug 31 2008 2:00P
Tim May Flatpicking Guitar Clinic at Matt Henley’s House Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 8 2008 7:00P
Tim May FREE Breedlove Flatpicking Guitar Clinic @ Music Makers Bend, Oregon
Sep 9 2008 7:00P
Tim May FREE Breedlove Flatpicking Guitar Clinic @ Bullfrog Music Corvallis, Oregon

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   About Tim May

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 flat-picking 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, performed as a regular on the Grand Ole Opry in the Mike Snider Band, and recorded with CHARLIE DANIELS. 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" project that married the best bluegrass instrumentalists and singers with classic Moody Blues music. He's an accomplished songwriter and singer as well, as evidenced by his new 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. He is a popular teacher at workshops across the country, and is - with fiddling wife Gretchen Priest-May - a central figure in the group PlaidGrass. Prior to that, he spent nearly 15 years in the critically acclaimed group, Crucial Smith, which had a CD produced by PAT FLYNN.

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 - see more at www.plaidgrass.net .

For booking information, please contact Jared Ingersol at 314-266-1870 or jared@jaredingersol.com.


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Tim May's Friends Comments
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heyjude_19





Jul 25 2008 8:29 PM

Hey you,
Yea, I know you also do other's
songs... such as Nel Young, of which I am a huge fan! YAY!
I must have listened to your
version of Helpless about a bajillion times today! lol
Sure wish there would have been a way to hear you in concert!
How about the Georgia schedule
(and don't worry, cause NO I am not stalking you! haha) is that for classes also, or would that be a concert to the public?
Just curious.
heyjude_19





Jul 23 2008 9:12 PM

Just curious, do you write most of your songs?
Trust me, I know I'm just a peon and chances are you won't respond
to my question, but I was curious to know that.
heyjude_19





Jul 23 2008 6:26 PM

Booyah!!! HAHA
I thought your music was a tad
Ricky Skagg"ish!" HAHA!,
and now I see that on your page.
Your music is awesome!!!
Can you say "JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA??!!" hahaha
Would LOVE to see you in concert here!!!
Gary Mobley





Jul 23 2008 3:29 PM

Hey Tim, just wanna say hi and thanks for the add, keep on with the awesome pickin'

Gary
Davide Facchini





Jul 23 2008 3:25 PM

Great playing Tim!!!!
heyjude_19





Jul 23 2008 2:13 PM

ps just a footnote to my last msg... warning you that you are going in my top friends! haha
God Bess :)
heyjude_19





Jul 23 2008 2:11 PM

Hey there,
Thanks so much for the friendship!
I absolutely love your music, it is addicting! lol
I really like "Sun Won't Shine On Virginia."
So good to meet you. (well, almost meet you! lol)
~Judy~ :D
Jacksonville, Florida
Hope you are having a great week.
Flaming Bess





Jul 22 2008 3:45 PM

Hello from Duesseldorf,
thanks so much for your friendship we are impressed with your highly energised & very well performed music...great stuff...!!!. We are very happy that you joined the inner circle of Flaming Bess, the incredibly beautiful goddess of light. We hope that you enjoy our music. Peace to you and yours and all the best for your future. May God bless you.
Flaming Bess
Duesseldorf
Germany

PS. in case you can’t resist you can also buy some of our music at our homepage
http://flaming-bess.de
or download some mp3’s at
http://www.musicload.de
or
http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/
Chris Dockins





Jul 21 2008 5:57 PM

Great stuff! Thanks for adding me. We'll be looking for you if you come up to VA.
Bowman House Concert Series





Jul 21 2008 10:49 AM

Tim:

Thanks for finding us on MySpace. Thanks also, and maybe more importantly, for keeping music alive and real.

bowman
- -
"Art will always be Art." - Goethe
Michael W Heath





Jul 21 2008 6:14 AM

Tim,
Thanks for the add request. Honored to have you as a friend. Great music and pickin'.
Michael W. Heath
Roseann





Jul 18 2008 5:45 PM

Tim, you have a beautiful voice!
Linda & Larry(RIP)





Jul 17 2008 5:35 PM

Hi just listening to your music and wanted tio say THAN YOU for adding me as a friend..Great music also...
Not the Yokums





Jul 16 2008 8:40 PM

Hey Tim,
That's some MYTEE FINE flatpickin' you got goin'. And the band sounds fantastic. Don't b'lieve I've heard an 8-string banjo before (is that like a frailing banjo with each string doubled?). Love your music. Thanks for being a Friend.
NTY
AmericanaRootsLA





Jul 14 2008 12:48 PM

Nice to meetcha, virtually speaking — lovely guitar playing!
Luke





Jul 13 2008 8:38 PM

Tim... Really diggin' your tunes! Luke
Larry Stephenson Band





Jul 13 2008 6:17 PM

Thanks for the add

www.larrystephensonband.com
Doc Holladay





Jul 13 2008 7:52 AM

Just wanted to say it was good to see you on the 4th. Have a great time in Alaska!

Dave
Tori Darke[NEW SONG UP]





Jul 13 2008 5:17 AM

Hi Everyone,

I have a new song up called "Not My Time To Fly"
Please check it out and leave me a comment..
cheers Tori x
Davy Lamb





Jul 13 2008 4:13 AM

Thanks for the request.
Is that a Breedlove guitar you have? The symbol on the headstock looks like their symbol, but I haven't seen one like that before.
If it is, damn fine taste in guitars!
Either way, pretty amazing guitar playing going on in your tunes!
Ultradave





Jul 13 2008 2:11 AM

Hi Tim, It's a pleasure being friends with you. Years ago a guitar teacher had me work through and study a couple of songs by Doc Watson and Norman Blake, and I've appreciated and loved flatpicking and bluegrass since. Your guitar playing and music are great (the best), and now I know what to tell my wife what CD to get me for my next birthday.
Squid





Jul 12 2008 11:35 PM

hey tim, thanks for the add! love the bluegrass feel. let us know if you are in the northeast at all, we're always looking to do a fun clinic!
Tree Top Flyers





Jul 11 2008 12:23 PM

WOW Your going to Alaska! How do you get a great gig like that! Pack a fishin' pole in that Breedlove case.
MARIJUANA MUSIC AWARDS





Jul 11 2008 11:13 AM

LAST MONTH TO ENTER YOUR SONG IN 2008 GLOBAL MARIJUANA MUSIC AWARDS!! CLOSING DATE 18 JULY!
Terry Kinakin





Jul 7 2008 8:09 PM

Hi Tim...You are a purty good guitar player. I sure enjoy your pickin'!
~Terry
BT





Jul 7 2008 7:41 AM

Thanks for the add Tim keep on Kickin it!!!
Jeff


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Jul 6 2008 4:40 PM

Thnx for the add Tim & cool music! Wishing you much continued success! Jeff in South Carolina
Stacey





Jul 4 2008 1:22 PM

Wishing you a happy fourth..
Tim





Jul 4 2008 12:22 PM

please vote for me in the nest gac star contest!

www.musicnation.com/music/timgar123
raw fields





Jun 28 2008 1:03 PM

sorry (Jim)
raw fields





Jun 28 2008 1:03 PM

thanks for adding us jim!
Breedlove Guitars





Jun 27 2008 8:55 AM