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Raised in the enchanting hills of the wooded East his musical sound is rooted in American folk. In 2004 Timothy took his music to New York City in hopes of finding like-minded musicians and vaster subject matter. Timothy has paired up with visionary Colby Nathan in a project known as K(h)elp, while fronting center stage for New York City’s country act The Red Rogue. Timothy’s peephole into tribulation, travel and growth creates work ultimately individualistic in nature.
"When I first encountered Tim Cushing, he seemed like - from his hat, to his shoes, to his strumming - the embodiment of a sweet ode to some troubadour folk past that New York just doesn't have anymore, at least not in the same places (look at what the IRS is claiming Annie Leibowitz' Greenwhich Village properties are valued at, and you'll see how the times have certainly changed). From his first EP to his first LP Cushing has evolved quite a bit too. Imagine Daniel Johnston with a good picking band and minus those stifling ghosts that interfere with art. Cushing must have done something really good in his past, 'cause if he has ghosts, they are the good, driving kind. If you dig Bob Dylan, Violent Femmes, or The Moldy Peaches, Cushing would fit right along in that 'genius list'."
-Casey McKinney, Founding Editor TheFanZine.com
"Well, hey now. This is something a man can listen to as he unwinds from a hard day's night of traveling, attending to his business interests, of which there are many, throughout the world. Timothy Cushing, this young man's record entitled "Evening Gown" harkens back another life for me; one of home- recorded tapes and Daniel Johnston, minimalist singer- songwriter folk rock, and that poet Jimmy Carter once mentioned named Dylan— and though I notice Cushing makes no mention of either in his "Influences"—he manages to sound mournful, lost, escapist, and hopeful in equal parts. I feel if I could free myself from the shackles of the vagaries of international finance, I'd like to take this to cliffside over the Pacific Ocean, a grassy field, and enjoy a fine American whiskey, perhaps a Michters US1 American." —C. Barclayhill, wealthy businessman TheFanZine.com
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