Bill’s Room
TACAW is pleased to announce a new collaborative series with the American artistic treasure, William H. Macy. Bill is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and budding songwriter/ukulele player.
Hosted by William H Macy, Bill’s Room is an evening of songs, stories, and interesting conversations with special guests. Joining Bill’s house band, The Roommates, this edition’s special musical guests include ukulele master Jim Beloff and multi-instrumentalist David Brown of Rising Appalachia.
Jim Beloff
Jim Beloff is the author of The Ukulele – A Visual History (Backbeat Books) and author, arranger, and publisher of the Jumpin’ Jim’s series of ukulele songbooks with over 1,000,000 copies in print. This series is available worldwide and includes The Daily Ukulele, one of the biggest and best-selling ukulele songbooks ever published. In December 2021, Backbeat Books published Jim’s memoir, UKEtopia- Adventures in the Ukulele World.
Jim produced Legends of Ukulele, a CD compilation for Rhino Records, and has made three how-to-play DVDs for Homespun. He is also an active songwriter and has released a number of CDs. His two-CD set, Dreams I Left in Pockets, features 33 songs he wrote or co-wrote with uke legends, Herb “Ohta-san” Ohta and Lyle Ritz. Visit Jim online at www.fleamarketmusic.com
David Brown
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, dj, and teacher, David Brown hails from Asheville, North Carolina and now calls Basalt home. David performs as a member of Rising Appalachia and with his DJ project CASTANEA. David comes from a long line of Appalachian musicians and is proud to continue the traditions while innovating with the genre.
David’s newest record, The Long Branch Sessions, was recorded with Duncan Wickel at Beyul Resort and is set for release this summer.
