BIO

STEVE BARKHIMER is currently based in Boston as an actor, musician, director and instructor.

For a resume of theatrical activity, click the Acting tab.

He has played the singer/songwriter circuit in such venues as the legendary Club Passim and the Kendall Square Café. He has written music for over 25 years, from folk to jazz to theatrical settings, from New York to New Mexico to California.

Time Was is his first release of all-original compositions. Imagine the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, the Gospels, urban angst, bucolic bliss, and suburban seething all put in a blender, and served up with (amazingly) simple honesty, wry wit and deep feeling. Fellow songwriter Rob Siegel has said that the lyrics seem "to be written with surgical precision."

The collection also represents an homage to the off-center creations of early Randy Newman, the directness and intimacy of early James Taylor, the playful orchestration of Harry Nilsson, and the pop sensibilities of Shawn Colvin and Dar Williams.

The CD release party was held at Club Passim in Cambridge, Mass.

The CD Time Was is currently available at www.cdfreedom.com and www.cdbaby.com.