Tim Brooks

Performs solo at folk clubs, social events and festivals. His solo repertoire is a mix of traditional/traditional-style songs and fiddle tunes, mostly from the British Isles, but with other influences mixed in. Tim's songwriting credits include "The Devil in York" and "So Far From Home", both of which have been performed and recorded by several other artists, not least by Jim Mageean and the late, great, Johnny Collins. Tim accompanies himself on fiddle, guitar and occasional other instruments. His playing style is firmly rooted in dance, influenced not only from his early days of playing in Puddleduck, the Rose and Shamrock Ceilidh Band, Happenstance, Gizmo, Herga Morrismen and the Haddenham Hoofers, but also more recently for Tappalachian, step dancer Kerry Fletcher, and his latest ceilidh band 'Threadneedle'. Tim also teaches fiddle, and has developed a workshop targeted at beginners and improvers in folk fiddle entitled "The Zen of fiddle playing (why didn't anyone tell me that before)", which was well received at the Orwell Bluegrass festival and at the Chippenham and Cleckheaton Folk Festivals.