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Welcome to Bill Thurman's Music Website
Bill is an independent recording artist and
a composer, arranger, performer and teacher. a true professional, he has played
since his mid teens in the recorded music industry, symphony orchestras, rock bands,
celtic music bands, string swing groups and every sort of acoustic group. the fiddle has been one of his main instruments.
Bill also plays guitar and sings and has written a few songs. he has recorded some of them such as Fiddlin' my Life Away, Color
of Your Heart and Life is a One Shot Deal. he plans to write and record quite a few more.
He is a multi-styled fiddle player and who also plays a small 25 string folk harp, viola, the oud, flutes, whistles, keyboards and percussion.
he has played quite a variety of ethnic folk music, including Celtic, middle-eastern, and Latin American styles. he plays swing fiddle that is reminiscent of Django and Stephane Grappelli on one hand and old time
American blues on the other, and he plays many early American fiddle tunes as well.
Buy his CD's online at CD Baby!
also MP3 downloads
The Celtic Collection The Original Music
Fiddlin' My Life Away and More
Bill adjusts, repairs and restores old violins.
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Green Mountain Swing - May 7, 2008
our band called Green Mountain Swing will play from 11 am til noon on saturday May 10th at Whole Foods/Wild Oats in Little Rock. we will play many of the classic tunes by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli and more. if you like memories from the Hot Club of France era, we've got them. string bass, two acoustic guitars and jazz violin. see ya.
27th Annual Jungle Boater Race at Turner Bend and the Mulberry River - March 8, 2008
during the afternoon Bill will play the fiddle, a bunch of ole time rowdy fiddle tunes,
for all the boaters, friends,
onlookers, etc. at Turner Bend Store and canoe rental where the Ozarks Pigtrail and the Mulberry River meet. the date is Sunday, March 9th, 2008. the whole event is a treat and it should be nice weather. if you've never been to Turner Bend then you have missed one of Arkansas' truly fine wild places. for more information about Turner Bend visit them at
www.turnerbend.com
iTunes and more digital - March 1, 2008
Check out Bill's tunes on iTunes, Napster and many more. song by song you can buy as many as you want.
hundreds of people have asked about Orange Blossom Special, Judi's Waltz
Listen to the Mockingbird and plenty of the rest of the catalogue. go for it!