Jim Wood (born August 28, 1964) is an American fiddler and five-time Tennessee State Fiddle Champion.
Jim Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 28, 1964 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Occupation(s) | Fiddler, music director, |
| Instrument(s) | Fiddle |
Early life and career edit
Wood was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 28, 1964, and raised outside Fairview, a little country town twenty-five miles southwest of Nashville. With 160 fiddle and mandolin championships (including fifteen state championships in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama) between the years 1978 and 2001, Wood is one of the most decorated contest fiddlers in history. In addition, seventeen of his students have won either state or national titles, including national champions Mike Snider and Maddie Denton.
Wood worked in the Nashville studio and live music scene until 1999. Wood and his wife, Inge, now reside in Flat Creek, just south of Shelbyville, Tennessee. He is the music director of the[1] Tennessee Fiddle Orchestra and operates the[2] Jim and Inge Wood School of Music. He writes for[3] Strings Magazine, The Devils Box,[4] Acoustic Guitar, and does a regular column for[5] Fiddler Magazine. He has fiddle and guitar instructional videos with[6] Homespun Tapes and the[7] Murphy Method and is featured in six instructional books with[8] String Letter Publishing/Hal Leonard.
Wood owns Pinewood Studio and his studio production credits include national champions Pete Huttlinger and Shane Adkins and international star John Hartford. As a composer, he has completed classical commissions from the Lutheran Church (Trinity Mass), the[9] Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra, and the[10] Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra.
References edit
- ^ Welcome to the Tennessee Fiddle Orchestra Archived March 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Tennesseefiddleorchestra.com (January 17, 2011). Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ Jim Wood's Biography – Jim&Inge Wood.com Archived March 5, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Jimwoodmusic.net (August 28, 1964). Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ The Destination for Players of Bowed Stringed Instruments | All Things Strings. Stringsmagazine.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ Acoustic Guitar: Reviews, Lessons and Tips for Every Player in Any Style. Acguitar.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ Fiddler Magazine. Fiddle.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived December 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DVD and Video instruction for Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Fiddle, Dobro, Ukulele. The Murphy Method. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ String Letter Homepage – Guitar Books, Violin Sheet Music, and more – String Letter Publishing. Stringletter.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ discover. Murfreesborosymphony.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra. Myorchestra.org. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.