Tim Eriksen- "O Death"

[TheGhost5600]

Tim, once again great tune, brilliant fiddle playing, but how in the world do you reach the G string?

[akemoguy]

fuckin brillant

sounds so dark

[mouldybear]

Fine performance but don't forget Dock Boggs from the late 1920's.

[7daedalus7]

As always, incredible.

[muddyforkband]

What an exceptional artist he is...

[53Slimman]

Great tune! Do you remember how your fiddle was tuned?



[A7xrules555]

How did you film this?

[blueridger28]

Damn dont mean to sound weird but you sound so much like my papaw but he was a dobro player. I listen to you on a bout daily basis. Sorry im prtty damn piss drunk thanks

[blueridger28]

Am i crazy but did you just play that song up in a tree? Sounded real good by the way. Liked it better than Ralph Stanley

[batfancy]

@blueridger28 Yeah, I was a good ways up in a beech tree (where I spent most of my youth when I wasn't plugged in). I'm always humbled to be heard in the company of Dr. Stanley- I don't know that he's ever pretended to play a fiddle as I do but, dang, you should see his pink Caddy. One of these days...

[coolanddark]

fawkin brilliance!

[mikhyel]

That's lovely. The fiddle definitely adds a whole new dimension to this song, and it's wonderful.

[A7xrules555]

Dude, I can't stop watching this. The fiddle adds a creepy vibe to an already creepy song. Also your voice and the scenery in the background adds a very nice touch. I had only heard this song on a promo for this show called Supernatural and you topped it with

this performance, it was awesome!

[HigginsAtHeart]

I love country music, your performance of this song beats all I've seen. Including, Ralph Stanley.

[missxannxthrope]

So much better than Ralph Stanley. This isn't some fake money-making scheme that Stanley became over the years. Eriksen has some real heart.

[jennyvos]

you. are. awesome.

[FredFredrik]

Sweet!

[celticagent]

gak

sorry, but this is not the way to play the fiddle

[BardofCornwall]

Fantastic stuff. I love the outdoor setting and the almost disonant tones of the fiddle.

[jcfromap]

Camper Van beethoven did an AWESOME version back in 1988

[banjoman1437]

big change from grudge music

[susiakasinead]

awesome, awesome!!!!!!

[eskimo8282]

good job. gave me goosebumps. but its not as good as ralph stanley

[Sheamusj]

Better than outstanding fiddle playing (in the genre). Good job on the tune, vocals and fiddle powerfully integrated.

Thank you from Canada.

[bigduke1981]

great version .. ive only heard it sung by ralph stanley

[gnarrwhale]

wow

[kitsilanogal]

Wow!  I am speechless! Fantastic!

[fiddler9635]

Do you have your bridge shaved?

[batfancy]

I think it's lower than usual- I tried a different fiddle last summer and it seemed high.

[autumdiver]

fantastic.

[icollectstuffdude]

Really nice! Thank you.

[willwkrueger]

all your tunes are epic haha its a good narrative and it carries through

[skeetabix36]

that was amazing well done

[IsabellClarke3]

I love this very much!!!!

[grgfraiser]

i like the version from The Songcatcher better

[expeditionary89]

This is absolutely great. I live in WV on the southernmost tip, 'tween KY, VA, and the rest of this state. I think you'd dig the mix of traditions 'round here, 'specially the primitive baptist stuff. You have a good chop on the fiddle btw. Keep At it. Johnny

p.s. you oughtta record sugar baby with vocals next time and put it on, you know you could sing it :)

[ar15xm15e2s]

i rememer seeing you at a couple of sacred harp singing and at camp fasola

[molemaninthemorning]

A true musician, thank you for posting up your performances up. It's great that you take the time out reply to your comments too. I want to buy some of your music. What should you recommend I start off with?

[batfancy]

Thanks. I have a couple of solo CDs- the closest thing to the youtube stuff. That's about it for now, though I have a ton of stuff on the way...

[danzax1]

awesome tim. Love your version and the Ralph Stanley one too!

[troutmasked]

whoaaaa. gives me the shivers, equal to the ralph stanley version if not better (and that really IS a compliment!) one of my favourite singers ever, shame cordelias dad arn't still going.

[kallie0509]

dude, do you have an album out yet?!!!!

[kcnccarolina]

God gifted talent! Just wondering how you "convert" a normal song, esp. my fav. "Go Rest High On That Mountain" (Vince Gill), how do you do that in the "shape note" fashion & would it still sound similiar?

[batfancy]

that's an interesting question. Depending on the tune it might work with shape note style harmony. beyond that it's just a way of singing I guess.

[art2liv4]

Is that Arthur Rimbaud on yr shirt? Or some woman?

--Curious in Oregon

[batfancy]

Some woman ca. 1880. It's a band t-shirt I designed using a striking photo I found in a junk shop.

[poppiedree]

This is absolutely briljant!!

[kschlot1]

Thanks, that was gorgeous. I caught the Mountain Tour in NYC, but you are right, the venue was too big (Hammerstein or something like that). The evening before though, a bunch of the younger cats (Riley Baugus, Ollabelle, and some others; IIRC you were there, Tim) played that music at a small club called the Living Room, for about 20 of us. THAT was the right size venue!

[batfancy]

Yeah, that was our "night off-" it was a great time though. Not long after that some friends started a Sacred Harp singing at the Living Room- check it out if you haven't already.

[SoulPower1717]

Thank you.

[mh605]

I always loved this song -- and I like your version better than Ralph Stanley's. :-)

[robiunc]

fantastic!

[baanjoguy]

Just had to post a another comment,I have been listening to this all day.

[edratliff]

So you and Ralph Stanley were on tour together and I MISSED IT?!?!

[batfancy]

It was a fun tour. The venues were mostly too big though- stadiums and things. The big exception was Red Rocks in CO, which is so pretty that the size doesn't matter.

[edratliff]

Im from Kentucky, I've traveled quite a bit but I havent been west of the Mississippi. I've been to the Northeast, but only to NYC - which was nice but there's a lot more up there I'd like to check out.

Whats your ideal concert size? Big, small or somewhere in between?

[baanjoguy]

Good one,you could probably start charging for these videos as they are super.

[sholesovsky]

it was such a surprise/treat for me and my kids to hear you play Friendship that day . what a wonderful day on the mountain. did your friend hand you your fiddle after you climbed the tree? cool video thank you.

[inatangle]

Excellent! Yeah, Ralph Stanley has an amazing voice too. "Nothing will satisfy me but your soul"--great line. Have you heard The Incredible String Band song "My Name Is Death"? And wow, you look high up at the end there.

[carrolly2k]

Loved it.Great ending!