Tim Tunes

Send us Fan Mail

For me Songwriting is never the same twice. Different parts of the song come to me at different times and in different ways.  In this episode you’ll follow along as I reveal my process for writing the song – East Tennessee Valley. 

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

Sometimes there are teachers in our lives that are so influential that we can’t imagine our lives without their influence. When I was in high school, trying to figure out what to do with my life, I thought that by going to college and studying theater I could improve my stage presence and my performance as a musician. What I got was so much more than I bargained for. 

In this episode, we are speaking with Dr. David R. Press, teacher, director, and actor extraordinaire. Dr. Press was instrumental in teaching me how to approach an artistic project, how to analyze and interpret a subject, and how to create and perform a work, simply and with honesty. We’ll also hear short stories and tributes from a few of Dave’s other students.

Dave has asked that you please consider donating to the Alzheimer Association at alz.org 

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

Hello, Tim Tuners, we’re back with Season 3 Episode 4 – Charlie Phelps, MD Musician to Physician. This conversation is with dear old friend Charlie, AKA, Dr. Charles Phelps MD. Charlie is one of my oldest friends. He’s one of those friends that when you get together with them it’s almost as if no time has passed. You immediately fall back into old familiar patterns and that unspoken understanding of each other comes flooding back, like putting on an old comfortable pair of shoes.

 I recently spoke to Charlie at his home in his music room. His Fortress of Solitude, his Sanctum Sanctorum. Here, he listens to music and sometimes he builds the amplifiers that he uses to listen to the music.

Charlie has asked for donations to the following charities in lieu of compensation for participating in the podcast. Just click on the link to donate:

Doctors Without Borders - Every day, Doctors Without Borders teams deliver emergency medical aid to people in crisis, with humanitarian projects in more than 70 countries.

Public Radio Stations - PBS and our member stations are America’s largest classroom, the nation’s largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world. In addition, PBS's educational media helps prepare children for success in school and opens up the world to them in an age-appropriate way

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

 Dottie Lou has long been one of my most popular songs. Every band I play in wants to play it. Everyone who plays the song wants to meet Dottie. Today we’ll break down the song and try to discover what makes it so popular and, we’ll have a little chat with Dottie Lou Crisp, herself. Live and in person. And catch up with her and what she’s been doing with herself the last 30 years or so.

I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll dive into the song Dottie Lou and speak with the lady herself.

Dottie has asked that you donate to the Winchester Virginia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. You can do so here:
https://winchesterspca.org/donate/

If you want to donate to support this podcast then you can do so below. 

Thanks for your support!

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

This episode is part two of a conversation with old friend Ted Onulak. A man of many talents, Ted is an accomplished saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, blues harpist, and band leader. His band, Exit 10, can be seen in Washington DC on Monday nights at a venue called Madam’s Organ in Adams Morgan. We’ll hear more bootleg clips from the night before our talk. This episode is a continuation of that conversation, recorded the next day. If you haven’t heard part one of this interview I encourage you to do so.

 In this episode we’ll talk about performing and playing live. Then Ted will detail how he conceived, wrote, produced and recorded his song Threnody. We’ll end on a philosophical note with a bit of a sonnet Ted wrote.

Ted is a 1st generation Ukraine-American and has asked that you reach out to United Help Ukraine on Facebook or type unitedhelpukraine.org in your browser to donate.

https://unitedhelpukraine.org/donate-to-help-save-the-people-of-ukraine

If you want to donate to support this podcast then you can do so below. 

Thanks for your support!

Support the show

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

This episode is part one of a conversation with old friend Ted Onulak. A man of many talents, Ted is an accomplished saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, blues harpist, and band leader. His band, Exit 10, can be seen in Washington DC on Monday nights at a venue called Madam’s Organ in Adams Morgan. I went there to hear the band the night before our talk. The conversation for this episode was recorded the next day.

I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode Ted Onulak will tell us the story of two of his songs and we’ll discuss songwriting, performance and life, in general.

Ted is a 1st generation Ukraine-American and has asked that you reach out to United Help Ukraine on Facebook or type unitedhelpukraine.org in your browser to donate.

https://unitedhelpukraine.org/donate-to-help-save-the-people-of-ukraine

If you want to donate to support this podcast then you can do so below. 

Thanks for your support!

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

Welcome to Season Three, Episode One of the Tim Tunes Podcast. As promised, we are using a new format for this season that includes interviews with some of the people that were most influential to me along the way. This episode features an interview with my wife Marcy, arguably the most influential of all of my influencers and who is still influencing me to this day!

 Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll interview my wife Marcy Dobrow Rose and look at some of the songs she’s been a part of along the way.

In lieu of specifying a particular cause that Marcy would like you to donate to, she has asked that we all be kinder to each other and more civil in our discourse and actions towards each other.

If you want to donate to support this podcast then you can do so below. 

Thanks for your support!

Support the show

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

In dark times it’s important to remember that this too shall pass. This episode is focused on positivity and features three of my most positive songs. It’s important not to forget the strides that we have made in the last 50 years 

Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three of my most positive songs that celebrate admiration for another person, anticipation of what’s to come and finally a declaration of hope for the future.

This is the last episode of season 2 so I’ll be taking a month or so off from producing this podcast. When I come back I’ll be featuring a new format with some interviews with some of the biggest influencers in my life and some episodes that focus on specific projects or processes.

If you want to donate to support this podcast then you can do so below. 

Thanks for your support!

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

Although dying is something that all of us will do, few have lived to talk about it. We don’t like to talk about it in any meaningful way except to say, I hope I, you, they, them, don’t die. So much of our time is spent avoiding death that we never really examine it. It’s like were driving down the road of life with a blindfold on.

Humor is one way of dealing with, slash, avoiding grief. So, it’s not surprising to find grief and humor all mixed together 

Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three songs on death and dying – the first song is a jazzy vocal that looks at grief from an Elizabeth Kubler-Ross perspective, the next song looks at dying from the perspective of the person who is dying, and the last song gives us advice on what to do when we feel that death is funny.

This episode is also a fund raiser for “The Voices of Hope” a Boston based group that I perform with from time to time to raise money develop cures for cancer. Please give if you can at https://www.vohboston.org/how-to-help/

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.

Send us Fan Mail

This episode is all about the notes. These are all instrumental tunes so I’ll keep the talking to a minimum. I mean, what is there to say anyway? There will be copious notes on each of the songs in the transcript section of my Buzzsprout site .

I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover instrumental compositions that I’ve written over the years. Sit back and enjoy

Support the show

Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above

Or, consider becoming a monthly subscribing patron of the show here:
https://www.patreon.com/timtunes
And get lots of extra documentation and music associated with the show.