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Articles About Tim

Chabad Lubavitch
Chasidic Tunes Inspire Rockers

L'Arena
Concert in Verona with Greg Cohen and Cyro Baptista

il Manifesto review
Concert in Rome with Greg Cohen and Cyro Baptista

L'Arena
Tim Sparks and Greg Cohen concert
review - Italiano

World Champion
Vibrations Magazine - Francais

About a Goy
City Pages

Kicking Up Sparks
The Jewish Week

Off the Record: Beautiful City
Article and transcription
Acoustic Guitar Magazine, February 2003

Gitaarnet
Netherlands

Musician Sparks Kids Interest
Mankato Free Press

Public Radio Special
(requires Real Player)

Japanese Acoustic Guitar article
From Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine

International Guitar Festival
Photos and review of concert appearance


In the Spotlight
Akustik Gitarre Magazine, 2001

Klezmerized
Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, May/June 2000

Acoustic Guitar Review
April 2000 Interview

Fingerstyle Grows Up
by Teja Gerken, Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Australian Magazine "24 Hours" article
by Doug Spencer

Acoustic Guitar Magazine
United Nations - Jan 2000

Guitar Sessions
Tim's article for Mel Bay's Guitar Sessions

String Being
Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nov 1999

Franco Morone and Tim Sparks
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1997

Fingerstyle Guitar Issue No. 15
Artist Profile, Guitar Bazaar

Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Russell Letson introduces the cross-cultural
creations of Tim Sparks, May 1997, No. 53

Mandala at the Dakota Bar & Grill
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1996

Have Guitar, Will Travel
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1995

GSP Publications

Fingerstyle Guitar Issue No. 6
Master Workshop, The Nutcracker Suite with
transcription of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies

Fingerstyle Guitar Issue No. 2
Artist Profile

Articles By Tim

Letter From Japan
Acoustic Guitar Magazine
May 2003

Bop Blues Workout
at Acoustic Guitar Workshop

TrueFire.com
A number of Tim's lessons may be
found here.

Gypsy Scales & Oriental Modes
Guitar Player Magazine, August 1998
Available at TrueFire.com

Fingerstyle Guitar No. 4
Global Guitar: Multicultural Ideas,
The Blues on Bartok Street

Intervallic Warm-Up Spirals
Guitar Player Magazine, June 1997


Comping the Blues
Guitar Player Magazine, November 1997

Flaming Flamenco Chords
Guitar Player Magazine, May 1996

Brazilian Fingerstyle Patterns
Guitar Player Magazine, February 1995

Brazilian Vamps and Turnarounds
Guitar Player Magazine, October 1995

Odd-Meter Fingerpicking Patterns
Guitar Player Magazine, November 1994

Reviews

Masada Guitars

At the Rebbe's Table

Tanz

Neshamah

One String Leads to Another

Guitar Bazaar

The Nutcracker Suite

Balkan Dreams
Book review



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