Tim O'Brien: Chicken and Egg | CD review

(Howdy Skies)Tim O'Brien is one of the great folk and country all-rounders. Born in West Virginia, he grew up listening to bluegrass before adding new influences, from Celtic balladry and dance tunes to blues, while expanding his instrumental range from guitar and mandolin to banjo, fiddle and bouzouki. As an instrumentalist, he has worked with everyone from Joan Baez to the Chieftains to Mark Knopfler; as a song-writer he has provided material for the likes of the Dixie Chicks, while as a soloi...

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