Tim Weed Music Lessons
Bio & Credentials

Tim Weed (AKA Tim Wiedenkeller) is a professional guitar and mandolin player and virtuoso 5-string banjo performer with 30 years of experience playing and teaching. He teaches 3-finger-style banjo, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, and voice.  His expertise covers a wide range of styles, including bluegrass, pop, jazz, blues, world, and classical.  He honed his playing alongside some of the most influential musicians of today. 

Tim worked for years as a studio musician in Los Angeles, immersed in a myriad of diverse styles. He has received international acclaim for Milagros, his CD of original classical banjo compositions for the 5-string banjo.

For more info see Tim's music website at www.timweed.com.

Video Interview with Tim:

Reviews of Tim's Music and Teaching

"Tim Wiedenkeller takes the banjo further than most. He plays chromatic banjo extraordinarily well... I loooove his banjo playing!"
-BOBBY THOMPSON, 5-String Banjo Innovator

"Milagros is a fascinating ... wonderful CD and I appreciate [Wiedenkeller's] talent."
-BOB BOILEN, All Things Considered, National Public Radio

“Besides being a master musician, Tim is a teacher by nature.”
-BILL ROLEY, Ph.D., Saddleback College

"Milagros is really great! It's spent a lot of time in my player since it arrived. I especially like Granada Vox."
-BILL KEITH, Banjo Pioneer & Inventor

"There's a group of musicians who have redefined the banjo. People like Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka, and Bill Keith... Tim Wiedenkeller is one of those musicians."
-Duane Inglish, Live Oak Music Festival