Tim Mullally - Bio
With core influences like Bob Dylan, John Lennon and
Jimi Hendrix, Irish American born guitarist
Tim Mullally has no lack of resources for
inspiration.
For nearly 20 years he's been performing his own style
of progressive pop, rock, folk and blues
in the Tampa Bay area.
Whether fronting psychedelic rock trio Tommy Tye Dye,
lead guitarist for Multi-Color-House or collaborator with
Robert Wegmann; Tim's been inspired both in the studio and on stage.
Witness his solo release Mountain Hike, the
Mullally/Wegmann release The Mayfly Glimmer, or the
recently released Tommy Tye Dye retrospective for solid
evidence.
Over the past few years, Tim has retired the '64 Strat
and Marshall stack to bond with
the acoustic guitar. "I think its the ultimate challenge,
explains Tim, to make music with nothing but 6 strings,
your voice, and maybe a harmonica."
Currently performing a
mix of blues, folk tunes and originals, Tim has
embraced a simpler, more organic sound.
A song like Why Why Why
questions the morals of our
world leaders and the human race.
Tim remarks, "life is all about emotion and energy. Those
are the key elements that people respond to.
I try to bring them together in my music.
That's what Dylan does, that's
what Lennon and Hendrix did, and that's what all the
best musicians do."
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 8th,
the same day as
Elvis Presley and David Bowie, Tim knew he was destined to be a musician. After relocating to Florida with his parents in the early 70's,
it wasn't long until he began playing guitar.
Performing in school bands and with local rock bands
helped him to develop his own style at an early age. Not long after graduating high school, he moved to Chicago
and learned to play blues and jazz. While in Chicago he started writing and performing original music with the
new wave band Can't Move.
Tim eventually moved back to Florida and started
Tommy Tye Dye with his brother
Tom. They were regulars on the Tampa music scene in
the early 90's and opened for Nils Lofgren, Flock of
Seagulls, the WMNF Heatwave and countless others.
Tim later joined Multi-Color-House as lead guitarist and
vocalist until finally deciding to record his first solo CD, Mountain Hike, in 1995. Soon after that release he
teamed up with Robert Wegmann and they continue
to collaborate on various projects to this day.
Now focused on his new band, Tim Mullally and the Disappeared, Tim is writing and recording new material for a future release. Please visit the music page to hear
the new recordings.
