Tim Walther: Jam Band Festivals, Grateful Dead Legacy
5/6/202622 min
n this episode of Music Matters, host Darrell Craig Harris sits down with top jam band festival promoter and Dark Star Orchestra manager Tim Walther.
Tim shares his journey through the world of live music, including his deep connection to the Grateful Dead, managing iconic jam bands, and producing some of the genre's biggest festivals. From behind-the-scenes stories to insights on what it takes to build legendary live music experiences, this conversation is a must-listen for fans of the jam band scene and the music industry alike.
Tune in for an inside look at the culture, business, and passion behind the jam band movement.
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First 90 secondsNigel J. Farmer0:00
[laid-back music] Welcome to Music Matters Podcast with Darryl Craig Harris, talking about all things music with celebrities, artists, music business insiders, and more.
Darrell Craig Harris· Host0:15
Tim Walther, how you doing today?
Tim Walther· Guest0:22
Doing great.
Darrell Craig Harris· Host0:23
Awesome. So you are joining us from Maryland, and are you a Maryland native? Is that where you kinda grew up, in that area?
Tim Walther· Guest0:29
I am. I'm in Frederick, Maryland right now, and I grew up in Ellicott City, Maryland, so yeah, I've been here my whole life. I went away to college for four years to James Madison and came back.
Darrell Craig Harris· Host0:37
Yeah, it's a beautiful area, and there are a lot of festivals there in the summertime, h- of which some of the biggest ones you're actually responsible for. When, when did you start the All Good Now Festival?
Tim Walther· Guest0:48
Well, the first festival I ever did was called the Full Moon Music Festival. I guess to go back a step, so you know, I, uh, I toured with the Grateful Dead. I did like 52 shows with the Grateful Dead, and you know, I was there when Jerry passed. I mean, Jerry passed away. You know, I, I'd been going to a lot of shows at that point, and you know, we kinda all looked around like, "What are we gonna do now? The Grateful Dead's no more." Yada, yada. And, uh, you know, I was, um... At the time, I was already doing street promotion for some bands, and, uh, you know, I got inspired by... I was going, I was going to these festivals at Wentworth Farm in Brandywine, Maryland. They were campout music festivals, and they weren't being produced very well. They weren't being run very well. They weren't being attended