Thimble WitThimble Wit is a fleet-fingered gypsy song maker and guitarist roaming the country in a vegetable oil powered bus meeting those with open hearts and eager minds to create instant one-of-a-kind collaborations and extraordinary performances. Originally from Baltimore, he culls inspiration from the music of Django Reinhardt, the poetry in song form of Leonard Cohen and the call to action creed of Crass. Years as part of The Stolen Heart Cabaret have honed his storytelling, writing and acting skills, while his time in the melodic punk band Chaotix heightened his live show energy. Street performing combined all of these attributes and taught him how to grab that passer-by’s attention and make a connection. Soaring melodies and vocals carve out an inner depository for emotion, thought and at times unease. In some songs, history’s lessons are recreated as a personal narrative to illustrate present day issues and the timelessness of human nature. His music can be found on a split cd with Slug’s Revenge released by Saw Jaw Records and on his DIY gold recording “I Want To Play.” “This a confusing world and I’m not convinced of anything, but that I love to play music. Jazz interests me because it is free form and all is possible, folk gets my heart beating because it’s anything but the music institutions commissioned by the church and state (or kings) to fulfill their banal realms. I’m looking for you.” ~ Thimble Wit Thimble Wit’s latest album"I Want To Play" is available. Please donate what you can: Read our friend Ted Jec’s article about The Tooth Rot ’08 Tour online at Ordinary People Magazine: Stay tuned for the Saw Jaw Records Compilation Tour coming Summer 2008. |