For July and August, concert dates have been added at the Edinburgh, Marlborough, Birmingham and Cambridge festivals as well as a Barcelona festival date at the Jamboree club and improvisation masterclasses at Schloss Hallenburg, Germany! Check out the updated listings.

On 16, 17 and 18 May of this year, Tim will raise money for the UK’s Lakeland Mountain Rescue teams with an extreme combination of running 20 miles per day, over the Lake District’s highest hills, and performing full length concerts at night.

Support the campain at www.justgiving.com/fiddlingonthefells.

The concerts are at Hawkshead Church (16th), Kendal Roundhouse (17th) and Keswick Mountain Festival (18th).

More information about concert tickets and where Tim will be running to follow soon – sign up for updates and a running diary on Tim’s Facebook page or on info@timkliphuis.com.

The Tim Kliphuis Trio will play the intimate Soundhouse venue in Edinburgh on March 24th! A great chance to see this world class acoustic Trio up close. More info on the Tour Dates page.

Planning is underway for a spectacular charity tour in May 2013. The Lake District Fiddling on the Fells tour will see Tim running up to 20 miles a day in England’s most mountainous terrain and performing regular concerts at night in a.o. Kendal, Hawkshead and Keswick. Proceeds from this tour will benefit the Lakeland Mountain Rescue teams. Surprise Guest musicians from the Lakes will feature at the concerts. Please get in touch if you have suggestions or your support for this daring undertaking! More news to follow soon.

On January 14th, Tim and his brother Morris will perform at the BIMHuis a selection of originals and standards with the Konrad Koselleck Big Band.

Tim Kliphuis and Paulus Schäfer present their new CD ‘Rock Django’ during the concert at Het Klooster, Nuenen, on 8th December 2012. The CDs are on sale in the interval.

This Friday and Saturday, Tim will perform at the Strings of the World Festival in New Delhi, India. He is in the company of Indian fiddler Sharat Srivastava, Scottish fiddler Charlie MacKerron, chamber ensemble The Trondheim Soloists from Norway and many others.

Tim’s new tuition book about the Grappelli style, ‘Grappelli Licks’ is out now. Order through www.stephanegrappelli.com.

“Tim Kliphuis has selected more than 250 Grappelli licks (short phrases) for you to learn. Using simple chord theory and tips for timing and style, you can start playing the licks on songs instantly. The CD includes solos on 9 Gypsy Jazz standards and sample phrases by Kliphuis, plus backing tracks by gypsy guitarist Paulus Schäfer for you to practise on. It is assumed the student reads music, has some experience with improvisation and a basic command of the instrument.”

20 October marks the NL release of the new Rock Django CD: Tim Kliphuis and Paulus Schäfer Trio play 12 guitar rock classics in the gypsy jazz style of Django Reinhardt. Order here now and join the Facebook Page for more news about the NL release concert, other performances etc.

Tim’s upcoming teaching book “Grappelli Licks” has a scheduled release date of 1st November this year. Taking the student through the idiom of Grappelli on the core repertoire in the gypsy jazz violin style, this book is set to follow in the footsteps of his best-selling “Stéphane Grappelli – Gypsy Jazz Violin” published by Mel Bay in 2008. Pre-order Grappelli Licks at a discount now on www.stephanegrappelli.com!