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Tim O’Brien (16 Mar 1954 - )

Male Person - United States US bluegrass musician

 Also known as (1)

Releases (19)

Official

Album

  1. Hard Year Blues 1984
  2. Odd Man In 1991
  3. Oh Boy! O'Boy! 1993
  4. Rock in My Shoe 15 May 1995
  5. Red on Blonde 1996
  6. When No One's Around 1997
  7. The Crossing 1999
  8. Two Journeys 09 Oct 2001
  9. Traveler 12 Aug 2003
  10. Fiddler's Green 13 Sep 2005
  11. Cornbread Nation 19 Sep 2005
  12. Chameleon 2008
  13. Chicken & Egg 13 Jul 2010
  14. Pompadour 30 Oct 2015
  15. Where the River Meets the Road 31 Mar 2017
  16. He Walked On 11 Jun 2021
  17. Cup of Sugar 16 Jun 2023

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Hot Rize (1978 - 1998)
  2. Hot Rize (2002)
  3. Ophelia Swing Band
  4. Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers
  5. NewGrange

Siblings

  1. Mollie O’Brien

Recordings by (278)

  1. Good Deal Lucille 2:32 (1984)
  2. Cora Is Gone 3:29 (1984)
  3. Land's End 3:18 (1984)
  4. Cabin in Gloryland 2:58 (1984)
  5. The High Road 2:50 (1984)
  6. Cottontail 3:58 (1984)
  7. Hard Year Blues 2:47 (1984)
  8. Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor 3:11 (1984)
  9. Evening 3:20 (1984)
  10. Back Up and Push 3:04 (1984)
  11. Queen of Hearts 3:40 (1984)
  12. Twelve Gates to the City 3:52 (1984)
  13. Fell In Love (And I Can't Get Out) 2:48 (1991)
  14. One Way Street 2:58 (1991)
  15. Circles Around You 4:13 (1991)
  16. Handsome Molly 3:09 (1991)
  17. Lonely At The Bottom, Too 3:38 (1991)
  18. Like I Used To Do 4:27 (1991)
  19. Lone Tree Standing 3:22 (1991)
  20. Love On Hold 3:01 (1991)
  21. Flora, The Lily Of The West 3:33 (1991)
  22. Hold to a Dream 2:50 (1991)
  23. That's What I Like About You 3:58 (1991)
  24. Every Tear Has A Reason Why 2:26 (1991)
  25. Hungry Eyes 3:18 (1991)
  26. Romance Is A Slow Dance 3:33 (1991)
  27. Making Plans 3:55 (1991)
  28. Church Steeple 3:52 (1993)
  29. When I Paint My Masterpiece 4:02 (1993)
  30. Heartbreak Game 2:56 (1993)
  31. Time to Learn 3:30 (1993)
  32. Perfect Place to Hide 4:00 (1993)
  33. Run Mountain 3:28 (1993)
  34. Good Woman Bad 2:30 (1993)
  35. Few Are Chosen 4:04 (1993)
  36. Shadows to Light 3:46 (1993)
  37. The Farmer's Cursed Wife 3:22 (1993)
  38. Johnny Don't Get Drunk/Rye Straw 3:04 (1993)
  39. He Had a Long Chain On 5:39 (1993)
  40. Full Circle 4:47 (22 Feb 1994)
  41. Long Distance 3:48 (15 May 1995)
  42. Brother Wind 3:58 (15 May 1995)
  43. Rock in My Shoe 2:52 (15 May 1995)
  44. One Girl Cried 4:36 (15 May 1995)
  45. Daddy's on the Roof Again 3:36 (15 May 1995)
  46. Edge of the Storm 3:27 (15 May 1995)
  47. Climbin' Up a Mountain 3:42 (15 May 1995)
  48. Jonah and the Whale 3:01 (15 May 1995)
  49. Melancholy Moon (Not) 3:50 (15 May 1995)
  50. She's Runnin' Away 4:16 (15 May 1995)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Wichita Lineman 2:27 Pete Wernick (1977) fiddle, mandolin
  2. Beatin’ My Time 2:03 Pete Wernick (1977) mandolin
  3. Gnu Breakdown 2:40 Pete Wernick (1977) fiddle
  4. Cross-Eyed Fiddler 1:36 Pete Wernick (1977) fiddle
  5. Life’s Too Short 2:59 Pete Wernick (1977) viola, fiddle
  6. Sally Ann 1:30 Pete Wernick (1977) viola, fiddle
  7. Empty Pocket Blues 2:20 Hot Rize (1979) fiddle, mandolin
  8. Ain't I Been Good to You 2:21 Hot Rize (1979) fiddle, mandolin
  9. Powwow the Indian Boy 3:06 Hot Rize (1979) fiddle, mandolin
  10. This Here Bottle 2:40 Hot Rize (1979) fiddle, mandolin
  11. Old Dan Tucker 1:20 Hot Rize (1979) fiddle
  12. Standing in the Need of Prayer 2:40 Hot Rize (1979) mandolin
  13. Durham's Reel 3:07 Hot Rize (1979) fiddle, mandolin
  14. Ninety Nine Years (And One Dark Day) 3:08 Hot Rize (1979) mandolin
  15. Blue Night 2:23 Hot Rize (1979) mandolin
  16. Country Boy Rock 'n’ Roll 2:06 Hot Rize (1979) mandolin
  17. Nellie Kane 2:58 Hot Rize (1979) fiddle, mandolin
  18. Midnight on the Highway 2:44 Hot Rize (1979) fiddle, mandolin
  19. Prayer Bells of Heaven 2:57 Hot Rize (1979) mandolin
  20. High On A Mountain 3:03 Hot Rize (1979) mandolin
  21. The Man in the Middle 2:58 Hot Rize (1981) fiddle, mandolin
  22. Land of Enchantment 3:19 Hot Rize (1981) fiddle, mandolin
  23. Radio Boogie 2:44 Hot Rize (1981) fiddle, mandolin
  24. Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow 2:24 Hot Rize (1981) fiddle, mandolin
  25. Wild Bill Jones 2:13 Hot Rize (1981) fiddle, mandolin
  26. Just Ain’t 2:13 Hot Rize (1981) fiddle, mandolin
  27. No Brakes 2:16 Hot Rize (1981) mandolin
  28. Walkin’ the Dog 2:40 Hot Rize (1981) fiddle, mandolin
  29. The Sweetest Song I Sing 3:31 Hot Rize (1981) fiddle, mandolin

Vocals

  1. Beatin’ My Time 2:03 Pete Wernick (1977)
  2. Wichita Lineman 2:27 Pete Wernick (1977)
  3. Life’s Too Short 2:59 Pete Wernick (1977)
  4. Shady Grove 2:36 Pete Wernick (1977) tenor vocals
  5. Blue Night 2:23 Hot Rize (1979) lead vocals
  6. Nellie Kane 2:58 Hot Rize (1979) lead vocals
  7. Prayer Bells of Heaven 2:57 Hot Rize (1979) lead vocals
  8. This Here Bottle 2:40 Hot Rize (1979) lead vocals
  9. Ninety Nine Years (And One Dark Day) 3:08 Hot Rize (1979) lead vocals
  10. Country Boy Rock 'n’ Roll 2:06 Hot Rize (1979)
  11. Standing in the Need of Prayer 2:40 Hot Rize (1979) lead vocals
  12. High On A Mountain 3:03 Hot Rize (1979) lead vocals
  13. Midnight on the Highway 2:44 Hot Rize (1979) lead vocals
  14. I Long for the Hills 2:27 Hot Rize (1981) lead vocals
  15. Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow 2:24 Hot Rize (1981) lead vocals
  16. Radio Boogie 2:44 Hot Rize (1981) lead vocals
  17. Wild Bill Jones 2:13 Hot Rize (1981) lead vocals
  18. The Man in the Middle 2:58 Hot Rize (1981) lead vocals
  19. Just Ain’t 2:13 Hot Rize (1981) lead vocals
  20. Walkin’ the Dog 2:40 Hot Rize (1981) background vocals
  21. The Sweetest Song I Sing 3:31 Hot Rize (1981) lead vocals

Credited as (77)

  1. Tim O’Brien with Lúnasa
  2. Bill Evans feat. Tim O’Brien
  3. Cathy-Anne McClintock feat. Tim O’Brien
  4. Dirk Powell with Tim O’Brien
  5. Dirk Powell, Tim O’Brien & John Herrmann
  6. Karine Polwart & Tim O’Brien
  7. Norman & Nancy Blake feat. Tim O’Brien
  8. Ralph Stanley feat. Tim O’Brien
  9. Rob Ickes feat. Tim O’Brien
  10. The Chieftains feat. John Hiatt, Béla Fleck, Jeff White & Tim O’Brien
  11. The Chieftains feat. Tim O’Brien
  12. Tim Eriksen, Riley Baugus & Tim O’Brien
  13. Tim O’Brien
  14. Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott
  15. Tim O’Brien & Mary Chapin Carpenter
  16. Tim O’Brien feat. Del McCoury
  17. Tony Furtado & Tim O’Brien
  18. Maura O’Connell & The Duhks with Tim O’Brien & John Doyle
  19. Paul Brady, Cara Dillon, Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott
  20. Kathy Mattea & Tim O’Brien
  21. Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott
  22. Tim O’Brien with Danny Knicely, Curtis B
  23. Del McCoury, Mac Wiseman, Tim O’Brien, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
  24. Cara Luft feat. Tim O’Brien
  25. Jerry Douglas and Tim O’Brien
  26. Tim & Mollie O’Brien
  27. Tim O’Brien & Mollie O’Brien
  28. Slavek Hanzlik & Béla Fleck, Tim O’Brien, Stuart Duncan, Mark Schatz
  29. Slavek Hanzlik & Béla Fleck, Tim O’Brien, Stuart Duncan, Rob Ickes, Mark Schatz
  30. Slavek Hanzlik & Tim O’Brien, Mark Schatz
  31. Slavek Hanzlik & Tim O’Brien
  32. Old Crow Medicine Show, Joel Rafael, Jimmy LaFave, Donovan, Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Lucinda Williams, Judy Collins, Tom Morello, Ani DiFranco, Ry Cooder, Dan Gellert, Jackson Browne, The Del McCoury Band, Tim O’Brien, Tony Trischka, John Mellencamp, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
  33. Gary Nicholson, Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien
  34. Lúnasa feat. Tim O’Brien
  35. Aoife O’Donovan with Mary Chapin Carpenter; Karen Matheson; Tim O’Brien; Julie Fowlis & Teddy Thompson
  36. The Del McCoury Band with Tim O’Brien
  37. The Del McCoury Band with Tim O’Brien & Tony Trischka
  38. Tony Furtado feat. Tim O’Brien
  39. Tony Furtado with Tim O’Brien
  40. Danny Burns feat. Tim O’Brien
  41. Tim and Mollie O’Brien and the O'Boys
  42. Tim O’Brien & Bryan Sutton
  43. Tim O’Brien with Alison Krauss
  44. Tim O’Brien with Jon Randall
  45. Chris Murphy ft. Tim O’Brien
  46. Michael Cleveland feat. Tim O’Brien
  47. Eric Brace & Karl Straub feat. Tim O’Brien
  48. Dirk Powell, Tim O’Brien, John Herrmann
  49. Casey Campbell with Tim O’Brien
  50. Aubrey Haynie & Tim O’Brien
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Works (41)

Wrote

  1. Like I Used to Do
  2. When There's No One Around
  3. Full Circle
  4. Western Skies

Composed

  1. Nellie Kane
  2. More Love
  3. Five Rooms
  4. The Second Mouse
  5. I'm Not Gonna Forget You
  6. On the Outside Looking In
  7. Midnight on the Highway
  8. When You Come Back Down
  9. Apple Press / Apple Cart
  10. Climbin' Up a Mountain
  11. Less and Less
  12. Hold to a Dream
  13. Untold Stories
  14. Late in the Day
  15. Free at Heart
  16. Walk the Way the Wind Blows
  17. You Were on My Mind This Morning
  18. Walk Beside Me
  19. Fiddler’s Green
  20. Bah Humbug
  21. Lone Tree Standing

Lyrics

  1. Free at Heart
  2. On the Outside Looking In
  3. You Were on My Mind This Morning
  4. More Love
  5. Five Rooms
  6. I'm Not Gonna Forget You
  7. Lone Tree Standing
  8. Nellie Kane
  9. Fiddler’s Green
  10. Untold Stories
  11. Late in the Day
  12. Walk the Way the Wind Blows
  13. Hold to a Dream
  14. Bah Humbug
  15. Climbin' Up a Mountain
  16. Less and Less

Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. The 2000 Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival (Day Two)
  2. Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2005

Links (12)

Official Homepages

  1. http://timobrien.net/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/tim_obrien

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O'Brien_(musician)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/899014

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000593129

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1697162/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/94154736

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2434211

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2nJQCVut36kUzDfy3eUZCM
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/68901

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id4828720

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/timobrienmusic