Guitarist Tim Thompson, left, and his fiddling son, Myles Thompson, perform tonight at Barking Legs Theater.IF YOU GOWhat: Tim and Myles ThompsonWhen: 7:30 p.m. today, May 9Where: Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave.Admission: $10 in advance, $12 at the doorPhone: 423-624-5347Venue website: www.barkinglegs.orgArtist website: www.timthompsonguitar.com
Some fathers and sons bond over fishing, throwing a ball around or working on cars. The Thompsons trade riffs.
Tim Thompson is a national-level guitarist whose deepest belt notch is a first-place win in 2008 at the Super Bowl of fingerstyle guitar competitions, the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kan. He also has been featured in national music publications, including Taylor Guitars’ Wood & Steel Magazine, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine and Just Jazz Guitar Magazine.
At 19, his son Myles hasn’t yet filled his own trophy case with fiddling accolades, but with a bow in his hands, he’s capable of keeping pace, note for note, with his dad.
“I’ve learned a lot from watching him, seeing how he thinks when he’s arranging a song,” Myles said as he and his father prepared to hit the road for a date in West Virginia. “He’s still teaching me how to do stuff, but I like to think that I’m pulling my weight a little more as I get older.”