Music of the Mountains: Where to be and what to see -- Tim Merkel

Tim Merkel only performs under the name “Timothy” because when he initially set up his website, the domain timmerkel.com had already been taken (as of this writing, that URL now pulls up a 404 Not Found error). Outside of his performances, though, everyone who knows him personally calls him Tim.Merkel started playing guitar and writing songs around twelve or thirteen years old while living in Chicago. He performed at local open mics in Old Town where various folk heroes of his also performed. Coming out of college, he became a professional salesperson but would always take his guitar on work trips to find open mics across the United States, including Oregon, Washington, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, and New Jersey. To this day, he still plays wherever he can in venues ranging from breweries to coffee shops.Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the showThank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at [email protected] Hickman, multimedia producer, at [email protected] Lammers, podcast host, at [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online.Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.earListen and watch on YouTube today.Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.Thank you for listening!