Tim Trainer

One night, back when I used to play 4 or 5 open mics a week, I figured out how to play “Fields of Gold” by Sting before leaving the house so I could perform it that night which I did. I recorded one live take of it before heading out. That was the only time I ever performed it and this is the only recording I have of this, which I just found among 10 boxes of hundreds of hours of recordings, mostly original with a few spontaneous exceptions like this one. As always, if you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

“Things You Dream About” is a song from my analog vault that I wrote and recorded onto tape with my cassette 4 Track, and converted the master tape to mp3 so I could share this unreleased tune with you. As always, if you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

“What’s Going On” is an original track from the analog vault that I just converted to mp3. Recorded at home onto tape with my cassette 4-Track lord knows when, or where...but I’m happy to have discovered the master tape, which features a tambourine track I laid down for the rhythm. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

This is the original analog 4-Track recording of my song “Touch” that was also hanging out in the analog vault. I converted the master tape to mp3...but the warmth of the analog tape is still present. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

This is a live one-track cassette recording of my song “I Want It Back” I just found in the analog vault and converted to mp3. It was the closing number of a 3 song set I performed at a venue called The Red Door. I sang and played Telecaster, and my good friend and producer Fred Krug played second guitar and added some fab harmony vocals. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is a live one-track cassette recording of my cover of “Under The Milky Way” by The Church I just found in the analog vault and converted to mp3. It was song 2 of a 3 song set I performed at a venue called The Red Door. I sang and played Telecaster, and my good friend and producer Fred Krug played second guitar and added some fab harmony vocals. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is a live one-track cassette recording of my song “Eyes So Wide” I just found in the analog vault and converted to mp3. It was the opener of a 3 song set I performed at a venue called The Red Door. The second song was a cover of “Under The Milky Way” followed by my tune “I Want It Back”. I sang and played Telecaster, and my good friend and producer Fred Krug played second guitar and added some fab harmony vocals. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

“The Witching Hour” is an unreleased song I wrote on the spot one evening at home...I wrote around 10 other tunes that same evening in a burst of one take spontaneity. I just found the cassette master and converted this tune to mp3 so I could share it. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you as always! -Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

“Untogether” is a song by Belly/Tanya Donnelly that Meg recently introduced me to...this is our first time playing and recording our cover of it. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Meg and Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

“Dragonfly” is a song written and performed by my friend Crystal...I sang the backing vocals, overdubbed Fender bass, and recorded and mixed it solely on my analog 4-track. I just recently found the master tape in my analog vault and converted it to mp3 in order to share this beautiful track. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

“In The Moment” is another track of mine from the 4-Track cassette recording vault... I recently converted the master tape to mp3 so I could share more of that analog sound with others who dig it. This tune features my 70’s Westwood acoustic on one track, two vocal tracks, and lastly overdubbing my ‘68 Fender P Bass onto the final open track in one take that was improvised as I recall. I hope you dig this first ever release of a song I haven’t played for anyone until now! Please feel free to comment or repost if you enjoy it. Thank you! -Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

“I Look For You” is an unreleased tune of mine recorded on my cassette 4-Track...I recently converted the analog master tape to mp3 so I could share it with those who dig the warm magical tape tones! If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost...Thank you! -Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is the original cassette 4-Track version of my tune “Don’t Believe”...I just found and converted the analog master tape to digital. I have more analog recordings on the way soon...some have never been heard before, but I’ve been told by enough music lovers out there that they dig the analog tape “sound”, as do I. And yes I’m aware that ideally the vocals should be up in the mix haha...but that bird has flown so I hope you dig it for what it is. If so, please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you supremely, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

“Long Sailed Home” is a cover of a tune my friend Crystal wrote. Several years ago I recorded this one solo electric take of it, live to a digital voice recorder and it remained unheard/unreleased until now. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost, and def check out Crystal H.’s original version as well as her other great tracks! Thank you, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

I wrote and recorded “Let You Go” on my cassette 4 Track, and just found and converted the master analog tape to digital. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost. Thank you! -Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

This is my first recording of John Lennon’s song “Oh My Love”. Recorded live at home, take 1. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻-Tim

This is my live performance of “Hallelujah” at the Jeff Buckley tribute show at Cafe Nine in New Haven, CT on February 12, 2020. I just converted the audio and it feels like the perfect time to share this for the first time. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost. Thank you! -Tim Trainer ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

“Waiting” is the very first song I ever wrote. I was 18 years old and living away from home for the first time. I’ve never recorded it due to the extremely personal feelings I have that inspired it, but the time felt right to finally record one take of it live at home. As always, if you dig it please feel free to comment or repost. Thank you! -Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

“She Whispers” is an early tune I wrote and one of the first ones that came out fully finished in one shot, music and lyrics. I remember the feeling of channeling the song and just letting it be as I played it one afternoon on my acoustic guitar. Although I have an old 4 Track version of it, I decided to record it for the first time in quite a while...so here it is! If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

“Float Away” is another song of mine from the 4 Track vault that I just converted from cassette tape to digital. I play an acoustic-electric guitar, a 70’s Fender Telecaster Deluxe and my 1968 Fender P Bass on it. Written as a result of experimenting with only using the capo on the lowest 4 strings of the 2nd fret (for anyone who cares to know haha), and letting the high E string and B strings ring out openly. I felt it made for an interesting sound. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻

“Clear” is a song I wrote and recorded live at home. I wanted to strip things down to their essence with no overdubs! ‘68 Ludwig Drums: Carmen. Telecaster Guitar/Vocals: Tim. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you ✨✌🏻

This is a song I wrote called “Eyes of the World”, recorded on my cassette 4-Track with my ‘70s Westwood acoustic, Fender Telecaster, ‘68 Fender P-Bass, and 18” Zildjian crash (that I played while recording the vocal). I recently converted the analog master tape to digital. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is a song from my vault I recently found and converted the 4 track cassette master to digital. I had written a violin part to accompany my acoustic, and brought my 4 track to a friend’s place and she listened to my song and recorded the violin part in one take. I’m happy to share this song for the very first time! Jennifer Quinn: violin, Tim Trainer: acoustic guitar, vocal. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is the first time Meg and I covered this gem of a song by Sinead O’Connor. Although it was released in 1990, its relevance and message unfortunately remains ever more poignant and heartbreakingly current to this day, 31 years later. We recorded this live in one take together, and hope the feeling we put into it comes through. Meg: lead vocal, Tim: acoustic guitar and backing vocal. Thank you so much for listening, if you like it please feel free to comment or repost! -Tim and Meg 🙏🏻✌🏻

My girlfriend and I recently commandeered the acoustic room at Guitar Center and recorded half a dozen tunes we love, live in one take. This is a cover of “Nevertheless” by The Brian Jonestown Massacre. I picked a nice guitar I had never used before, pressed record on my iPhone, and we did our thing. It was pure fun, and totally in the moment. I recommend doing this if you have a good relationship w your local music shop, and a good relationship in general haha! As always if you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim and Meg 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is our first acoustic cover of a favorite Jesus and Mary Chain song, recorded live at home. Vocals: RedRose Collage (Meg). Vocals/guitar: Tim Trainer. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻

“Not This Time” is a song I wrote and recorded live at home with my telecaster and mic going through my guitar amp. This is the way I used to practice every day, so it was fun experimenting with a live electric sound setup again, as I look forward to performing out again. A lot. As always if you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻 p.s.- Chorus Lyrics: “And I won’t tempt you...not this time, And I won’t break you...not this time.”

“Can’t Explain” is another tune from my 4 Track vault, featuring a few acoustics, a vocal track and a Fender bass track for good measure. I believe this is the first time I’ve ever uploaded or played it for anyone. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻-Tim

“A Body Broken” is a song I wrote a while back and I happened to be visiting a good friend of mine (Mark, aka “Esoteric Tapioca”) and he graciously let me use his acoustic and produced this one (and only) take I have of this tune. Thank you Mark...yes, I still have this somehow! Please check out the amazing music of Esoteric Tapioca on iTunes, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, etc. If you dig this deep cut of mine please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻-Tim

“Inside Your Head” is a song I wrote and recorded on my analog 4-Track at home. The music and lyrics of this tune came through fully realized, and something about it was different from anything I had ever written. For one, it’s sung completely falsetto. Also, it’s one of my only songs to ever feature a “guitar break” or semblance of a solo...in which I improvised a solo twice during the song. It was surprising bc I’ve always been a rhythm guitarist and knew little to nothing about playing a solo. It just kind of happened. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻-Tim

This was my first time playing and recording my song “Whitney”, recorded live in one take with a friend’s acoustic guitar (while he, a drummer, played my electric guitar as accompaniment after showing him a few simple lead options!) Here is the outcome...stripped down with no effects, just FEELING. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻-Tim

“Freedom” is a song I wrote and recorded live at home. Drums: Carmen, Guitar/Vocals: Tim. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻

This track is called “Hourglass” from my debut release called “The Dakota EP.” I wrote, sang and played all instruments on this album. It can be streamed and/or downloaded on all major music platforms, including iTunes/Apple Music, Amazon/Amazon Music, Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, Amazingradio, n1m, etc. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

“Lost and Found” is a song I wrote and recorded at home, and just recently converted from analog tape to digital. Thank you to my friend Crystal for adding her vocals to this one...if you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is the original 4 Track recording of my song “Stars”. I still dig the analog cassette sound, and layering and mixing the tracks by trial and error was a supremely gratifying learning experience. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻

I had a request to cover another great Verve tune called “Sonnet.” This is my first time covering Sonnet, having loved the song for a long time without ever having played it...so this was a welcome challenge! I hope I did it justice. Recorded live solo acoustic at home, and dedicated to RedRose Collage (Meg) who requested it. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is my first time covering the song “Polichinelle” by the great Irish band The Prayer Boat...I remixed my master recording which was done live at home with my acoustic and iPhone. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻

“Sweet Dreams” is a Tori Amos song that I recently recorded and collaborated with RedRose Collage on lead vocals, and myself on acoustic guitar and backing vocals. If you dig our recording please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Meg and Tim 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is my very first attempt at recording my favorite tune by The Verve, “So Sister”. Recorded live solo acoustic at home, take 1. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻

My first solo acoustic cover of a fav Ryan Adams tune off his “Prisoner” album. Recorded live at home, take 1. If you dig it feel free to comment or repost! Thank you! ✌🏻

This is my first attempt at recording “Ode To Viceroy” by Mac Demarco, a song I’ve loved since it came out. Recorded live at home, take 1. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost...thank you! ✌🏻-Tim

My solo acoustic cover of the 80’s classic ballad “She’s Like The Wind.” Recorded live at home, take 1. If you dig this flashback Friday recording, feel free to comment or repost! Thank you ✌🏻

I decided to press record on my iPhone and play “We Are Going To Be Friends” by the White Stripes on a whim for the very first time! Recorded live at home, one and only take. Hope you dig it...if so please feel free to comment or repost...thank you! ✌🏻

This is my solo acoustic cover of “River of Deceit” by Mad Season...a deeply moving song I’ve loved for a long time. If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is my first solo electric recording of “I’m On Fire” by the Boss. After deciding to slow it down a bit it seemed to convey an additional amount of passion, lust and primal desire...with just a stripped down Tele and voice. This was an enjoyable one to perform out! If you dig it feel free to repost, share, slow dance, etc. ✌🏻

This is my first solo electric cover of “In My Life” by The Beatles, and one of my all time favorite songs. Recorded live at home, take 1. ✌🏻

This is a solo electric home recording of Jealous Guy by John Lennon. Recorded live in the “bedroom studio”, a wee bit lo-fi and raw, take 1. If you dig it please repost or share...thank you! ✌🏻

This is a wall of sound tune from my forthcoming debut EP “The Dakota EP.” I layered many TeIecaster guitar parts, one acoustic guitar, and several vocal harmonies as the song builds. As with the others, I wrote, sang and played all the instruments on this track. If you dig it please feel free to repost or share! Thank you 🙏🏻✌🏻

This is the opening track from my debut EP called “The Dakota EP.” I wrote, sang and played all instruments on this album. Thank you for listening...My EP is on many streaming platforms, and can be downloaded on iTunes and Amazon Music as well which would be supremely appreciated! If you dig it please feel free to comment or repost... Thank you! 🙏🏻✌🏻-Tim Trainer

I was just introduced to this beautiful Joan Osbourne song by Meg today...so we decided to record it! Thanks to Meghan for singing it with me! Meg is on lead vocal and I’m playing the acoustic and singing the backing vocal part. As always if you dig it please feel free to comment or repost! Thank you, Tim ✨🙏🏻✌🏻