Tim O'Brien (musician)

Tim O'Brien
Knicely's Big Winter Concert 2012 Berryville, Virginia
Background information
Birth name	Timothy O'Brien
Born	(1954-03-16) March 16, 1954 (age 70)
Origin	Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Country bluegrass folk Americana Irish traditional music
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar fiddle Mandolin mandocello bouzouki banjo
Years active	1973–present
Labels	RCA Sugar Hill
Website	timobrien.net

Timothy O'Brien (born March 16, 1954) is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello. He has released more than ten studio albums, in addition to charting a duet with Kathy Mattea entitled "The Battle Hymn of Love", a No. 9 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1990. In November 2013 he was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.