Tim Cummings
(Celtic Whistle - album:
Northern Seas)
Tim Cummings, a native of Tennessee, began his musical studies at the age of 6 as a student of the piano. He took up the pipes at age 8, and Celtic music has been his primary musical focus ever since. He earned his undergraduate degree in Music Education (The College of Wooster, Ohio); and both a B.A. Honours degree in Ethnomusicology and an M.A. in Musicology (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand). During the 2002-03 school year, he was the Artist in Residence at The College of Piping in Canada's Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
He has also published original pieces and collections of piping music through his cottage industry, Beithe Publishing. Currently based in Vermont, Tim works as a private teacher, performer, arranger/composer, and publisher of piping and Celtic-related music.