Journal | Tim Easton

May 2018

17May

PRESS QUOTES & LINKS for "Paco & The Melodic Polaroids"

17 May, 2018 | tim easton, press, paco, guitar, song, songwriter, direct to lacquer recording, songs, folk, folk music, folksinger |

See what the media has been saying about the new album

07May

VIDEO PREMIERE OF "BROKEN HEARTED MAN"

07 May, 2018 |

Here is a short essay on the process and video premiere for "Broken Hearted Man," recorded directly to lacquer in Bristol, Virginia at THE EARNEST TUBE STUDIOS. Thanks to NoDepression.com for this piece. http://nodepression.com/article/one-take-tradition

April 2018

18Apr

BLUE PLATE SPECIAL

18 Apr, 2018 | Tim Easton, WDVX, Knoxville, The Fire Note, The Bluegrass Situation, American Songwriter, Paco and The Melodic Polaroids, John Prine Band, iTunes, Apple Music, Rock Solid Software |

Greetings from the road. I just finished taping a live BLUE PLATE SPECIAL session on WDVX.COM and am about to play Atlanta and Bristol before heading back to play two RECORD STORE DAY sets in Nashville (Fond Object, Atomic) and then head to Florence, Alabama for a separate event. Lots of tour dates on the new TOUR page and also some great press for PACO & THE MELODIC POLAROIDS.

03Apr

NEW ALBUM & TOUR DATES

03 Apr, 2018 | Tim Easton, Paco & The Melodic Polaroids, New Website, New Album, Elmore Magazine, Tour Dates, Momentary Love Mgtmt, lou DeMarco, Bill Hutchinson, Bandcamp |

Welcome to the new TimEaston.com website designed by Todd Boufford and his team at Rock Solid Software. A lot of news to report as my new album, PACO & THE MELODIC POLAROIDS, is released early on BANDCAMP this week.

November 2017

16Nov

PACO & THE MELODIC POLAROIDS DOWNLOAD RELEASE 9/17

16 Nov, 2017 | Tim Easton, Paco & The Melodic Polaroids, New Album |

Greetings friends. If you PLEDGED on https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/tim-easton-bristol-sessions then you received your download today via email. If you would still like to order the album then write me back at TimEaston.com Because of your support, I was able to pay for the the manufacturing of the VINYL, CDs, Shirts, and other Paco & The Melodic Polaroids related merch.

06Nov

NEW COVER ART & TITLE HERE! TEN DAYS TO GO BEFORE DOWNLOAD ARRIVES

06 Nov, 2017 | Tim Easton, New Album, Paco & The Melodic Polaroids |

Greetings Supporters Of Independent Art: TEN DAYS LEFT TIL' TEN DOLLAR DOWNLOAD ARRIVES. Based on the format on which I recorded this new solo acoustic album, how quickly it came together, and the speed at which the Polaroid photo session was done and subsequent album design, I have titled the new direct to lacquer recording project PACO & THE MELODIC POLAROIDS.

October 2017

10Oct

NEW SOLO ACOUSTIC ALBUM!

10 Oct, 2017 | Tim Easton, New Solo Acoustic Album |

Hello from down under in Australia. I’m writing this post to tell you about a brand new, independent project I have created in conjunction with Pledge Music.

April 2017

20Apr

EARTH KINSHIP

20 Apr, 2017 | Tim Easton, Earth Day, Stetson Kennedy Foundation, Flagler Radio |

Human nature. Mother nature. It’s all about the nature if you ask me. At least, that’s the way I see it. Unplugging is mandatory for me. I must step away from the machine from time to time in order to feel human again. Recently, I was guided on a Kayak Float by the North Florida Naturalist Ayolane Halusky. We floated down a portion of Trout Creek and took time to just sit and drift with the wind and waters.

13Apr

LETTER FROM BELUTHAHATCHEE

13 Apr, 2017 | Tim Easton, Beluthahatcee, Safe Harbor, Stetson Kennedy, Woody Guthrie |

Greetings from Beluthahatchee, in Northeastern Florida, where Stetson Kennedy lived and worked and where his friend Woody Guthrie once rambled. I have been invited to live in the guest house as part of the Songwriter In Residency Program started up by the Stetson Kennedy Foundation, and it has been very nice to be able to take the time to sit and create for a few days, or just sit and think-something that I simply don’t get to do as often as I would like. The world has become busier and busier,...

October 2016

20Oct

AMERICAN FORKERS

20 Oct, 2016 | Tim Easton, American Fork |

My AMERICAN FORK LP has been out for nearly two months now. In between wrapping up the North American tour dates and preparing to leave for the European tour, I wanted to write a few lines about the people who physically helped me make this record. This week it remains in the Top 20 most played albums on the Americana Music Radio charts, and much of the reason for that is the musicianship and the way it was recorded.