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Hazy Ray / The Shallow Twins / Tim Prince

He's worked in Australia, Spain, Holland, Italy, Ireland and France, yet lives in Hereford and records his work in America.

Hazy Ray / Tim Prince / Formerly The Shallow Twins
Description:	A mixture of all musical styles, brought together from a wide variety of influences and Tim's passion for travelling the world.
Members:	Tim Prince (Vocals, Guitar), Chris Gore (Guitar), Sophie Edwards (Backing Vocals), Rich Adey (Bass)
Address:	Hereford
Telephone:	07864 971582
Website:	www.myspace.com The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites
Contact name:	Chris @ Angel Management
Genres:	Folk & Country music

Tim Prince was born in Royal Leamington Spa of Irish descent.

His grandmother tried to teach him hymns on the piano, but he played everything with a four-four rock beat, much to her dismay.

Prince listened to Irish Rebel and traditional folk songs, and soaked up the atmosphere in the Irish clubs, watching grown men reduced to tears by the old, slow ballads that were sung there.

"To make music and increase my audience. And basically, any day above ground is a good one!"
Tim Prince's ambitions

In these drunken clubs he heard the songs of Bob Dylan and discovered the world of American folk, blues and country.

They all sang of travelling on, so he decided to follow them.

On yer bike

Tim worked his way through Australia, Spain, Holland, Italy, Ireland, France and made numerous trips to America, writing and singing as he went.

He loves to write, sing and perform; after all, his Grandmother played it into his soul.

His debut album, Angel Songs, was recorded at John Keane's studio in Athens, Georgia, USA, using local session players and some friends Prince brought along from England.

"My songs are about what I see, feel and hear," he says.

"I like to keep them simple, but with strong melodies. I'm a sucker for a good melody. If a song's any good, it should be able to be sung with just an acoustic."

Angel Songs:Tim's first official release

Tim's influences are varied: Dylan, Cohen, Tom Waits, The Beatles, Hank Williams, The Clash, The Stones, Nick Cave and The Pogues.

"I also include Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Peggy Lee; I love a crooner. My song 'Sometimes' is straight crooning, just kind of…twisted!"

You can listen to all the latest music from across the two counties on the Friday Session, every week from 7pm, on BBC Hereford & Worcester.

last updated: 16/01/2009 at 23:13
created: 20/02/2007

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Rees (tims old drummer)
I started playing drums for Tim at the end of my first year of college until(July 08) Until i went to uni (sept 09) We did some truly awesome gigs together that I will never forget. Cheers Tim for giving me some cracking Opportunities!!! Never had so much fun!!

an ardant fan
Tim Prince is a fantastic singer & songwriter. He should be as big as James Blunt (bigger in fact as more talented & less annoying!) or Newton Faulkner, more people should know & appreciate his music.

Frenchy(Steves brother)
Me,dad and Rose are listening at home,sounds really good,everybody listening pick up a copy of Tims album as it awesome,and definately check them out live(best show in Town)

Dave
Tim is god. Not usually my thing but i think he is amazing

Tommy
Caught the band at The Black Lion on Friday - what a gig! It's a long time since I've heard an entire audience singing the words to an unknown bands song. Very cool. If you haven't seen them yet, you're missing out.

Tim's Biggest Fan
Ok, maybe thats an exaggeration as Tim's band as a plethora of fans, and rightly so! Their music is fantastic, if you haven't seen them live, make sure you do.

John T
'Love My Way' is the best song I've heard in a long time: funky, rocky and catchy as hell. They're a great band with great songs.

Tommy
I saw Tim and his band, Hazy Ray at The Three Elms on Friday. They were amazing! They did one song called 'Postcard From The Ex' that blew me away - like Snow Patrol, but catchier! The two girls look great too!

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