A mainstay of American roots music for more than 20 years, Tim Easton crafts songs that blur the lines between folk, blues, and workingman's rock & roll. It's an honest sound influenced not only by the flat-pickers and folksingers who came before him, but also the arc of Easton's own experience. Born within a stone's throw of the Niagara River, he spent his childhood in upstate New York and midwestern Ohio, raised on the sounds of trailblazers like Doc Watson and Woody Guthrie. Following in his heroes' footsteps, he grew into a modern-day troubadour, busking his way around Europe for the better part of a decade before heading back home to America. Although he eventually settled in East Nashville, his touring schedule continued to take him across much of the world, from barroom gigs in rural Alaska to festival appearances in Russia. Years before Americana music received its own category at the Grammy Awards, Tim Easton helped pioneer the genre's mix of classic inspiration and contemporary interpretation, writing songs that nodded to his influences while still acknowledging the sounds of the modern world. Tim comes to The Ark with his new album, "North American Songwriter.” This double LP-the first two volumes in a series-features acoustic recordings of favorite songs from his vast catalog of original material.

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