Tim O'Brien Born March 16, 1954, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.  For Jennifer, who has been a Tim O'Brien fan for almost forever. Town & Country Review(1974) Ophelia String Band (1974 - 1977) The Drifting Ramblers (1977 - 1978) Hot Rize(1978 - 1990) The Tim O'Brien Band (1991) Tim O'Brien and the O'Boys I(1991) Tim O'Brien - mandolin/fiddle/vocals Nick Forster - guitar - formerly with Hot Rize. Mark Schatz - bass Tim O'Brien and the O'Boys II(1991 - 1996) Tim O'Brien - mandolin/fiddle/vocals Mark Schatz - bass Scott Nygaard - guitar Jerry Douglas - dobro Albums: "Oh Boy! O'Boy!" (1993) "Rock In My Shoe" (1995) "Red On Blonde" (1996) - One of the greatest albums ever released...by anybody.  Tim covers the songs of Bob Dylan, and does a wonderful job...he has "painted a masterpiece" here.  The arrangements span several musical types, from old-timey to rock-a-billy to bluegrass to folk, and they all sound great.  Scott Nygaard's expressive acoustic lead guitar is outstanding throughout.  A MUST-HAVE album! Hot Rize(1996) Flatheads (1998) Tim O'Brien - mandolin/fiddle/vocals Jerry Douglas - dobro Jeff White - Charlie Cushman - Mark Schatz - bass NewGrange (1998) Tim O'Brien - mandolin/fiddle/vocals Mike Marshall - mandolin/guitar - formerly with The David Grisman Quintet. Darol Anger - fiddle - formerly with The David Grisman Quintet. Philip Aaberg - Alison Brown - Todd Phillips - formerly with The David Grisman Quintet and The Tony Rice Unit. Album: "NewGrange" (2000) Solo albums: "Guess Who's In Town" (1977) "Hard Year Blues" (1985) "Odd Man In" (1991) "When No One's Around" (1997) "Songs From the Mountain" (1999) (with Dirk Powell and John Herrmann) "The Crossing" (1999) Tim and Mollie O'Brien: "Take Me Back" (1988) "Remember Me" (1992) "Away Out on the Mountain" (1994) Links: Tim's Place Un-Official Tim O'Brien Page Take me back to the Index... Last Revised:  March 9, 2000