I've been so excited to publish this interview! I'm sure anyone who's listened to previous episodes will be aware that I'm a big fan of Tim's arrangements, recordings, and compositions. This album: The Birds' Flight, which launched in July of 2021 immediately became, (and has remained,) one of my most-constantly-on-rotation albums. Tim is, as ever, a delight to chat with. If you enjoy this episode half as much as I did making it, you're in for a great time! Hop over to Tim's website to pickup a copy of the album: https://birchenmusic.com/product/the-birds-flight-cd/ Or get it on BandCamp if that's more your jam: https://birchenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-birds-flight

(And don't forget - if you join the Patreon for DroningOn you'll be in the drawing for regular prizes, and this month that prize just so happens to be a copy of the album in question!)

Have a look at Tim's companions in bringing this album to fruition: Brad Kolodner: https://www.bradkolodner.com/bio.html Pete Sutherland: https://www.petesposse.com/bio

Here is a link to the Wetootwaag episodes I mention about Cape Breton Piping & the Mixtape Episode where I first heard Strathspey on fiddle:

https://www.wetootwaag.com/s5e34

https://www.wetootwaag.com/s5e32z

And here's a link to Pete's, "Pioneer Children / Ye Ke Ke"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucez9UtrKTc

As well as Pete's, "Rebuttle," to the origin-story for this album:

https://thebirdsflight.com/#rebuttal

Tune into this episode to hear James illadvisedly ramble on about Tolkienish mythos in relation to tunes on the album...

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