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Tim Flannery: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric), Vocals

Genre: Acoustic, Bluegrass & Roots, Country

Sound description: Melodic music made for mellow middle-agers.

RIYL: Neil Young, David Crosby, Flying Burrito Brothers, Jack Johnson

Upcoming Local Shows

• Poway Center for the Performing Arts — Saturday, September 22

Synoposis

Influences: Jim Croce, John Denver, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Rick Nelson

Background:

Tim Flannery is a former San Diego Padre and a longtime local musician. The son of a Kentucky preacher man plays an acoustic blend of folk and country music, sometimes accompanied by his brother Tom Flannery. Other frequent backup players include Sharon Whyte (accordion), Dennis Caplinger (banjo), and bassist Jeff Berkley.

With over 30 years of professional baseball experience, 25 with the Padres, Autumn 2008 found him serving as a third-base coach for the San Francisco Giants. He's recorded eight albums in just over a dozen years.