An original Irish American Folksinger / Bluesman. Born in Chicago, grew up in Hollyweird. Tim spent an eight year period of his life hitchhiking over 300,000 miles in 26 countries. O'Connor has three songs in the feature film "Dead Calm". A high seas chiller thriller, starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill and Billy Zane. In the summer of 1999 Tim made a solo crossing of the North Atlantic Ocean in his sail boat "Theanna". From Nantucket Island to the Netherlands. He lives on his boat in Holland. He has recently completed writing ten books about his mad adventures. The Hitchhiking Poet's songs and stories go together like a hot dog and a bun, the books are done. So are the CD's And the DVD's. " I'm a late bloomer with a sense of humor." Tim O'Connor the Hitchhiking Poet survives by singing and playing his songs and the Blues.
Have Guitar will travel.....interested in giving Tim a gig? Send him an email.
Live Video's
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"Theanna"
A gift from my father the actor and she's a friend that saved my life. I can't sell that.
My father always dreamed of solo sailing oceans, I'm the one in the family crazy enough to do it.
Champion ocean racer from 1967, Perth(Australia). Cold molded marine mahogany, coper rivets.
One of the first lightweight displacement boats designed to plane. Length: 49 feet, Beam: 10.5 feet
CD'S BY TIM O'CONNOR
1.. "RUN OVER BY LOVE"
11 original songs. Featuring the three songs from the movie "Dead Calm". (15 EUR)
2.. "THE HITCHHIKING POET"
11 original songs. A
solo performance, Like when you pick me up hitchhiking. (15 EUR)
3.. "TIM O'CONNOR AND THE BEER BROTHERS CASE#1"
9
original songs Recorded live in Holland, Tim O'Connor playing in
Apeldoorn, backed up by a "Red Hot" Psychedelic Blues Band. (15 EUR)
4.. "TIM O'CONNOR AND THE BEER BROTHERS CASE#2"
9
original songs Recorded live in Holland, Tim O'Connor playing in
Arnhem, backed up by a "Red Hot" Psychedelic Blues Band. (15 EUR)
5. "DEAD PLANT IN A BAGGIE"
Tim's "novelty"
underground hit single, received extensive National Airplay all over
the USA in the late eighties. The packaging concept, looks like a bag
of weed. (Still does) It's a Heavy Mental Pot Anthem. Put on a CD.
This number burns like a Joint. CD includes other Tim tunes recorded
with a band. (13 EUR)
"The 13th letter of the aphabet is 'M', that stands for marijuana."
6.. "DEAD PLANT ON THE HIGHWAY"
13 original
songs. Previously un-released. Including the hitchhiking with
marijuana song (the title track). (15 EUR)
7.. "THE HIPPIES WERE RIGHT"
Solo recording, the songs I wrote in Holland. (15 EUR)
BOOKS BY TIM O'CONNOR
1.. "LITTLE WEIRDO"
Hitchhiking from lifetime to
lifetime, I got an off ramp named Shirlee. The first 15 years, in the
crazy life of a hitchhiking poet. (213 pages)
2.. "NEVER GO TO DEVEREAUX"
Back in 1968, we had
to wait. A true reformatory story. How I met "The Beef" in
Texas. ( 111 pages)
3.. "PSYCHEDELIC RELIC"
Stone crazy times, with
hip rhymes. Psychedelic drugs and prayer rugs. (300 pages)
4.. "CLEAN SHEETS" Read the first few pages
The first book in the Road Book Trilogy. Tim O'Connor's Hitchhiking Stories. ( 345 pages)
5.. "RESCUE THE CADILLAC"
Second book in the Road
Book Trilogy. Hitchhiking with Tim O'Connor and the Beef. (313 pages)
6.. "A WIZARD IN A BLIZZARD"
Third book in the
Road Book Trilogy. More cosmic crazy hitchhiking storeies. How to use
the God Charge Card. (377 pages)
7.. PART ONE "THE FRANTIC ROMANTIC" Read the first few pages Read some more (the first day of a 4 day survival storm)
Dreams to
Reality. Solo sailing from Hollywood to Holland for Love and Music.
(374 pages)
8.. PART TWO "THE FRANTIC ROMANTIC"
Dreams to
Reality. Solo sailing from Hollywood to Holland for Love and
Music.(434 pages)
Part one: I don't make it, Part 2: My balls grow back and I try again.
9. "NO HOTEL"
What happens at night, after
playing a gig in Holland. If your a Hitchhiking Poet.(173 pages)
10. "THE HITCHHIKING POET"
The Text only. Songs
and Poems. By Tim O'Connor "Hitchhiking Poet".(113 pages)
AND NOW DVD'S BY TIM O'CONNOR
1. “ LIVE AT THE KOORNBEURS” The Barstool Blues Night, in Delft September 4, 2007. !8 original songs performed “Solo”. Price: 15 euro each. (includes shipping cost)
2. “DRINK OR DIE” The Barstool Blues Night, In Delft April 3rd 2008. Tim O'Connor and Marcellino (electric lead guitar) 9 songs. Price 15 euro each (includes shipping cost)
3. “TIM O'CONNOR AND THE BEER BROTHERS” , Live at the Cafe de Hommel in Vlaardingen, November 16th, 2007. 9 original songs. Price 15 euro (includes shipping cost)