Post by philly on Mar 29, 2012 18:32:29 GMT -5
Thursday March 29, 2012
Musician was a fan of band before he joined
Mandolin, guitar player has toured with Alison Krauss, Union Station since 1994
by Monica Orosz
Daily Mail staff
Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Dan Tyminski was a fan of Alison Krauss long before he ever joined her band.
And that's saying something, since he's been her mandolin and guitar player since 1994.
"You have to like the people you play music with. Once you're over that hurdle, how hard is it?" he said. The newbie of the five-member group is Jerry Douglas, and he's been there since 1998.
"I used to travel with the band before I joined them," Tyminski noted. "We had a good chemistry and we became friends really quickly."
The consistency and longevity have paid off — the band in February took home a Grammy award for Best Bluegrass Album for "Paper Moon."
"We're excited to be back at it (touring)," Tyminski said. "We had a really successful tour last year and there's no way we're sick of these songs yet."
The band's tour brings it to the Municipal Auditorium tonight.
Tyminski said at this point in their careers, the band members know how to communicate. He calls Krauss their "rock."
"We all try to make decisions together," he said. "As far as songwriting, Ron (Block) is the most proficient, and we've certainly recorded most of his songs. But everybody is able to bring whatever they wish to the table.
"We rarely get into debates where some of us like something and some of us hate it.
"You spend so much time together, you're kind of like family. You have more freedom to say what's on your mind. Nothing is perfect all the time, but the beauty is we're all close enough that we have the same goal in mind, which is this band as a whole."
When he's not playing, Tyminski is looking for a golf course — he usually brings his clubs on the road in case he has the time and an available course.
"I have been bitten by the golf bug," he said, something he took up as an adult. And he's become pretty decent.
"It's all relative," he added. "In golf, 95 percent of the people that play are pretty bad, so I'm good compared to that."
Sports loves its lists and Tyminski recently made one.
"Golf Digest has a musician rating list and I made the top. I'm the No. 7 musician golfer in the world. I laughed hysterically when I heard that," he said.
His 14- and 16-year-old sons have taken up the sport and the older one is playing very well.
"He's already getting college letters," Tyminski said, joking that it's a good thing.
"All the money I've given to the country club, I've just taken the college money and funneled it there."
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Musician was a fan of band before he joined
Mandolin, guitar player has toured with Alison Krauss, Union Station since 1994
by Monica Orosz
Daily Mail staff
Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Dan Tyminski was a fan of Alison Krauss long before he ever joined her band.
And that's saying something, since he's been her mandolin and guitar player since 1994.
"You have to like the people you play music with. Once you're over that hurdle, how hard is it?" he said. The newbie of the five-member group is Jerry Douglas, and he's been there since 1998.
"I used to travel with the band before I joined them," Tyminski noted. "We had a good chemistry and we became friends really quickly."
The consistency and longevity have paid off — the band in February took home a Grammy award for Best Bluegrass Album for "Paper Moon."
"We're excited to be back at it (touring)," Tyminski said. "We had a really successful tour last year and there's no way we're sick of these songs yet."
The band's tour brings it to the Municipal Auditorium tonight.
Tyminski said at this point in their careers, the band members know how to communicate. He calls Krauss their "rock."
"We all try to make decisions together," he said. "As far as songwriting, Ron (Block) is the most proficient, and we've certainly recorded most of his songs. But everybody is able to bring whatever they wish to the table.
"We rarely get into debates where some of us like something and some of us hate it.
"You spend so much time together, you're kind of like family. You have more freedom to say what's on your mind. Nothing is perfect all the time, but the beauty is we're all close enough that we have the same goal in mind, which is this band as a whole."
When he's not playing, Tyminski is looking for a golf course — he usually brings his clubs on the road in case he has the time and an available course.
"I have been bitten by the golf bug," he said, something he took up as an adult. And he's become pretty decent.
"It's all relative," he added. "In golf, 95 percent of the people that play are pretty bad, so I'm good compared to that."
Sports loves its lists and Tyminski recently made one.
"Golf Digest has a musician rating list and I made the top. I'm the No. 7 musician golfer in the world. I laughed hysterically when I heard that," he said.
His 14- and 16-year-old sons have taken up the sport and the older one is playing very well.
"He's already getting college letters," Tyminski said, joking that it's a good thing.
"All the money I've given to the country club, I've just taken the college money and funneled it there."
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