Dan Tyminski - Musical Career

Musical Career

While he was still with the Lonesome River Band, Dan got a call from Alison Krauss.

Tyminski attributes his love for traditional bluegrass to such musicians and singers as Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Larry Sparks and Jimmy Martin.

Dan Tyminski plays Martin and Bourgeois guitars and Sim Daley mandolins. In July 2009 the Martin Guitar Company issued as part of their Custom Artist Series a D28 Dreadnought acoustic guitar in recognition of Dan's life devoted to performing bluegrass and old-time music. The guitar named Martin D-28 Dan Tyminski Custom Edition, is issued with its own distinctive details to appeal to flatpickers. For many years Dan's primary guitar has been a wellworn 1946 Martin D-28.

Dan is married to Elise with three children, Kathryn Edith (born on November 10, 1993), Chris, and John Lyman (born on October 31, 1998).

Dan Tyminski and Ron Block played together at the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival. They performed "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow" and "Road to Nash Vegas".

While Alison Krauss and Union Station are on hiatus owing to Alison Krauss' tour with Robert Plant, Dan Tyminski has now formed his own group, the Dan Tyminski Band. The ensemble features Tyminski on guitar, Ron Stewart on banjo, Adam Steffey on mandolin, Justin Moses on fiddle and dobro, and Barry Bales on upright bass. An album, entitled Wheels, was released on Rounder Records in June 2008.