Tim Eriksen

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15. 3. 2020
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Tim Eriksen je jeden z nejpozoruhodnějších zpěváků americké „roots music“, který „spojuje kořeny a současnost s punkovou bezprostředností, která vás nechá stát s otevřenými ústy“. Muzikant neobvyklé naléhavosti a vynalézavý multiinstrumentalista, jehož interpretace starých mordýřských balad a "kostelních" harmonií nejstarší americké hudební tradice "Sacred harp" s všudypřítomnými stopami apalačské a irské hudby mu vynesly nadšené ohlasy publika po celém světě. Pravděpodobně jediný člověk, který stál současně na podiu s Doc Watsonem i Kurtem Kobainem.

Pokud si nejste jistí, co byste měli očekávat, třeba si vzpomenete na film Návrat do Cold Mountain s Nicole Kidman a Jude Law v hlavních rolích, kde Tim mj. učil zpívat Nicole Kidman, Elvise Costella and Stinga staré "Shape note" chorály z 19. století. Jeho píseň "I Wish The Wars Were All Over" si vybrala Joan Baez jako svoji poslední nahrávku. Kromě výše zmíněných spolupracoval např. s Jackem Whitem, Ralphem Stanleym, Stevem Reichem, Stevem Albinim, Joe Boydem, T Bone Burnettem a Alison Kraus.

Tim Eriksen si vydobyl ostruhy hraním v notoricky známém newyorském klubu CBGB s legendárními hardcore punkovými Cordelia's Dad. Získal univerzitní titul v klasické indické hudbě v jižní Indii (veena a hlas), zatímco se po celou dobu neustále zabýval severními kořeny (Northern Roots) stylu americana, které doloval z archivů místních knihoven a paperbacků pro podomní prodej. Coby původně punkový rebel debutoval na začátku milénia jako sólista v New York Carnegie Hall v symfonické skladbě Evana Chamberse „The Old Burying Ground“. Do New Yorku se vrátil na několik vyprodaných koncertů v jazzovém "hlavním městě světa“, klubu Blue Note, jako zvláštní host světového jazzového inovátora Omara Sosy. Jejich společné album s názvem „Across the Divide“ (Half Note, 2009) bylo 2x nominováno na cenu Latin Grammy.

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Tim Eriksen unites a mastery of traditional American and World Folk styles with innovative arrangement, original and experimental music. “One of the best singers in music” according to producer T Bone Burnett, he has contributed extensively to films including Cold Mountain, for which he worked closely with Jack White, Ralph Stanley and Nicole Kidman, and his song I Wish The Wars Were All Over was chosen by Joan Baez to be her final recorded musical statement. His singing and storytelling, alternately heart breaking and hilarious, showcase his ability to bring a rare depth of musical and emotional experience even to those who are completely new to his “hardcore americana” and World music sound.

A multi-instrumentalist whose performances typically include banjo, fiddle, guitar, bajo sexto (Mexican twelve string bass) and kaval (Balkan end blown flute), Eriksen’s influences range from the American folksong canon and “shape-note” music to Ottoman-era Balkan love songs and otherworldly indie Folk. His theater and dance collaborations have included live original music for Minnesota dance Theater (“In The Shadow Of The Mountain,” 2006), Nimbus dance (“Hollow Square,” 2019) and the play “Refugee” by Milan Dragicevich (2017-2019). He has performed his ongoing “Pumpkintown,” magic lantern musical theater from an imaginary village, at venues including Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Occidental College, Theatre
Thenardier (Paris), Konstepidemin (Gothenburg) and throughout the UK and US.

Eriksen’s primary musical training was in South Indian classical music, and he holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, but he cut his teeth playing punk, World and indie Rock in seminal bands including Cordelia’s Dad (post-punk and Folk) and Žabe I Babe (Bosnian Folk and Rock). He has recorded with artists including Afro Cuban pianist Omar Sosa (on the twice Grammy nominated Across the Divide), English fiddle legend Eliza Carthy, and in composer Evan Chambers’ symphonic song cycle The Old Burying Ground. His recent and upcoming work includes a second collaboration with Omar Sosa, collaboration with legendary producer Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, Pink Floyd) and a posthumous recording project with Esma Redžepova, “the queen of Gypsy music.” With his longtime involvement in Sacred Harp or “shape-note” singing he has helped spearhead an international revival of the music, teaching workshops across North America, Europe and as far abroad as Singapore. Eriksen’s media appearances have included Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage and the Academy Awards, and he
has been called the only performer to have shared a stage with both Kurt Cobain and Doc Watson.

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