But in the end I could not bear the prospect of rejection: by my family, my country, my friends, my hometown. In a 1994 New York Times magazine essay, O'Brien wrote of his decision: "I thought about Canada. He considered various alternatives, but ultimately fought in Vietnam. O'Brien's work often focuses on personal guilt stemming from participating in a war that he did not ethically support. His memoir, If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me up and Ship Me Home (1973), is praised as a masterful chronicle of the Vietnam War experience while Going after Cacciato (1978) has been hailed as one of the best novels dealing with the conflict. Many critics consider him the most prominent author within the field of Vietnam War writers. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he is primarily known for recounting his experience in Vietnam with careful attention to literary details. O’Brien’s 2021 release “He Walked On”, and his upcoming release “Cup of Sugar” feature original songs co written by Tim and Jan.Tim O'Brien is widely regarded as a leading figure in contemporary American literature. Jan’s music with O’Brien started informally around their home as he wrote or learned new songs, and she soon found herself singing and playing mandolin in the studio and onstage. A registered nurse and mother of two, she kept her hand in music through local jams and regional bluegrass festivals while raising her family. and sang from an early age in church and school, taking up clarinet and then mandolin. He lives with Jan Fabricius in Nashville TN. Awarded Grammy’s in both the Folk and Bluegrass categories, he is a member of both the West Virginia and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. His songs have been covered by Kathy Mattea, Garth Brooks, and the Dixie Chicks, and his collaborators onstage and in the recording studio include Darrell Scott, Dirk Powell, Mark Knopfler, and Sturgill Simpson. Co-founder of Colorado’s Hot Rize, he toured the world with that band from 1978 until he started his solo career in 1990. After seeing Doc Watson on TV, he became a lifelong devotee of old time and bluegrass music. Singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist O’Brien, born in Wheeling WV in 1954, grew up singing and playing guitar in church and in school. In a duet setting with a guitar, a mandolin, and their two voices, they bring an intimate and warm acoustic music roots repertoire that’s at once both original and traditional. Multi-Grammy award winner Tim O’Brien and his wife Jan Fabricius have performed together nationally and internationally either as a duo or as part of the Tim O’Brien Band since 2015. A new release of original material “Cup of Sugar” drops June 16. His 2017 release “Where the River Meets the Road” paid tribute to the music of his native West Virginia. His duet recording “Real Time” with Darrell Scott is a cult favorite, and he won a bluegrass Grammy as part of “The Earls of Leicester”. Other notable O’Brien recordings include the bluegrass Dylan covers of “Red on Blonde”, the Celtic-Appalachian fusion of “The Crossing”, and the Grammy winning folk of “Fiddler’s Green”. O’Brien’s latest release, 2021’s “He Walked On”, weaves historical and socially conscious themes through songs about ordinary and not so ordinary people just trying to “keep it between the ditches”. He was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2013 and into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2022. The International Bluegrass Music Association awarded him song of the year in 2006 and named him best male vocalist in 19. A voracious reader who loves to cook, he has two sons, Jackson (born 1982) and Joel (born 1990). He tours throughout the US and abroad, most often with his wife Jan Fabricius on mandolin and vocals. Living in Nashville since 1996, O’Brien’s skills on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and banjo make him an in-demand session player. Over the years, Tim has collaborated with his sister Mollie O’Brien, songwriter Darrell Scott, and noted old-time musician Dirk Powell, as well as with Steve Earle, Mark Knopfler, Dan Auerbach and Sturgill Simpson. Soon more artists like Nickel Creek, Garth Brooks, and The Dixie Chicks covered his songs. His songs “Walk the Way the Wind Blows” and “Untold Stories” were bluegrass hits for Hot Rize, and country hits for Kathy Mattea. Tim started touring nationally in 1978 with Colorado bluegrass band Hot Rize. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1954, Grammy winning singer songwriter and multi- instrumentalist Tim O’Brien grew up singing in church and in school.
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