Album Notes

Bill Thurman was born in Nashville, TN where he first
heard old country and what was called "hillbilly" music. when he was age 8 the family moved to Memphis, TN where he started to play the piano and listened to everything from Bach and Ray Charles to the Beach Boys and Stravinsky. by the time he reached 14 he played piano, violin, viola, clarinet, bassoon, the tuba and electric organ in little high school bands.
He started playing professionally at age 16 with Noel Gilbert and the Memphis Strings and backed up recording artists as diverse as B.J. Thomas, The Boxtops, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick, Brenda Lee and dozens more.
From the '60's he has had parallel careers in classical/orchestral music (and has composed works for orchestra) and in pop, rock, fiddling in jazz, country, blues, Celtic and other ethnic music.
He took a Master's Degree in Music from the University of Memphis in 1976. Thurman has given many fiddle workshops
throughout the country and has taught hundreds of students.
He has also repaired and restored violins and other stringed instruments since 1985. His latest CD, The Celtic Collection is just one of five CD's he has released since 1992. He currently lives and works in Little Rock, AR.