About Tim

Name: Tim Farrell Music
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As a performer

As a performer Tim entertains audiences internationally. He maintains an active performing schedule, appearing in a variety of concert venues such as the Kimmel Center, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Hard Rock Live, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The North American Guitar London, LaConner Guitar Festival, Artisan Guitar Show, Carnegie Hall, Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase and many more...

Tim performs on benefit concerts, festivals, workshops, corporate events and television programs. Tim has performed live on many radio programs as a featured artist including Echoes and Kid's Corner, both popular syndicated shows heard on hundreds of Public Radio stations nationwide.

Tim performs as a solo artist and also has shared audiences with such notable artists as Les Paul, George Benson, Jean Luc Ponty, Rick Wakeman, Alex DeGrassi, Jake Shimabukuru, California Guitar Trio, John Sebastian and many more ... In addition to his solo performances Tim offers several different concert programs such as StringSongs, an eclectic trio which includes Bass Player Magazine's Bass Player of the Year Michael Manring and Mothers Of Invention alum Christopher Garcia on Percussion.

Tim Farrell has the rare ability to inspire listeners to experience music on a multitude of levels. Through his mastery of the intricacies and melodic grace of fingerstyle guitar, he has created a sound that evokes emotion, a sound that is to be felt as well as heard.

As a Composer

Tim writes "memorable melody lines that go beyond technique," says Billboard magazine. John Diliberto the host of Echoes Radio says "Tim Farrell brings a melodic sensibility to his compositions that makes him stand apart from most of the fingerstyle crowd." And according to Deena Gordon Simone "Joyride To Tranquility" haunts me every time I hear it. It is one of my top 10 most beautiful compositions ever heard.

Tim has written many works for the guitar as a solo instrument and as part of an ensemble with other instruments. He has written pieces for piano, flute, EBow guitar, ukulele and other instruments.
His full-length CDs showcase the considerable depth of his composing skills. In addition, Tim has written music for TV and radio shows, multi-media presentations, movie soundtracks, websites and interactive theater productions. Listen for Tim's music in the films "Small Small Thing" showing at film festivals internationally and "Mona Lisa Is Missing" as seen on Netflix and PBS.

Rosewood Alley won Best Instrumental in the International Acoustic Music Awards.

Road To Cascadia, Kindred Spirits, Joyride To Tranquility were also finalists in the International Acoustic Music Awards.

Off The Cuff was a finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition

Summer In Santa Fe session at Stepbridge Studios

As a Recording Artist

Tim is continually introducing his music to an expanding audience of enthusiastic listeners. In the studio, Tim applies his mastery of technique and precision, while keeping the focus on the melodic power of his compositions. Fans and reviewers alike have praised his recorded works. In describing Tim's recordings, Carla Van Dyke, a New Jersey radio personality said it conveys "Uncommonly beautiful guitar playing in its delicacy and power ... I say it is Five Star Gourmet Guitar Listening".

Tim's music receives regular airplay on Broadcast Radio, Satellite Radio, Internet Radio, In-Flight Audio, Podcasts, Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, etc ... Tim's albums CODAS was voted BEST OF ECHOES in the Echoes Listener's Poll. Passengers on USAirways, United, and American Airlines flights enjoy Tim's recordings through in-flight audio programming and listeners of National Public Radio hear Tim's music throughout the NPR programming schedule.

Tim's album Cascadia was named Best Of Echoes and includes the award-winning songs Kindred Spirits and Road To Cascadia

As an Educator

Tim is teaching a new generation of musicians to develop a deeper knowledge, enjoyment, and appreciation of music. As a guest educator at various institutions and events, Tim conducts workshops, seminars, and residency activities. He can create customized residency programs as well as help to establish goals and objectives to fit the specific needs of a school or organization's curriculum.

Tim's activities as an educator have included programs for Islamorada Community Entertainment, South Florida Center For The Percussive Arts, Accent on Music Seminars, U.S. Navy, Newport Guitar Festival, Montreal Guitar Show, UMASS Boston, Titusville Council on the Arts, The Midland Theater, Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Woodstock Invitational Luthier's Showcase, Memphis Acoustic Guitar Festival, LaConner Guitar Festival, Artslink! and many more...

Tim teaches private lessons and conducts interactive workshops in Fingerstyle Guitar, Arranging and Composition. He was the Founder and Artistic Director of the Stretched Strings Concert and Workshop Series and is the Music Director of the Doylestown Arts Festival.