Bill Thurman: Home
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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TOMS Shoes Party - June 14, 2008
the Thurman and Nesbitt quartet will be playing at Whole Foods in Little Rock on June 17th from 5 to 7 pm. the party starts at 3 pm.
For each pair of TOMS Shoes purchased, the company donates a pair to needy children on the buyer's behalf. Come and enjoy the great live music and see the shoes that have stirred a fashion media frenzy across the country.
check out
www.tomsshoes.com
thanks!
The Afterthought - May 20, 2008
Bill Thurman and Bill Nesbitt
will be playing their swing guitar and fiddle at The Afterthought jazz club in Little Rock on June 18th wednesday evening at 8 pm.
we might be joined by another musician or two. the Afterthought is at the corner of Beechwood and Kavanaugh in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock.
we will play many tunes by Django Reinhardt and various swing standards of the 40's as well. hey! swing on by.
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.