The Independent Label Astor Records in London has overseen the introduction of Tim's music to the Apple iTunes Online Music Store. In essence it is the first album "Tim Ambler" released by ASTOR under the new title of "THE ONE". It contains a new version of "You'll Always Be The One" (now simply called "The One") plus a new mix of the old favourite "The Corner" -  for further information please follow this link:

 which will take you to the iTunes Music Store.

Incidentally, the original self-titled debut album "Tim Ambler" in its original incarnation can still be found in record shops in Ireland.

The song "Whatever Will Be" has been included on a Universal Music, Italy compilation entitled "The Eat parade".

The Big Interview (Gulf Weekly Jan 18th - 25th, 2006)

‘Machines aren’t humans’

Tim Ambler is an accomplished and highly versatile musician, recording artist and songwriter, with a career that has seen him perform music all over the world, in bars, in hotels, on cruise ships, at festivals and in theatres. On his recent visit to the Gulf, Jackie Kennedy sat down with him to see what he was all about.

When was your first visit to the Gulf?
I first landed in the Gulf about 12 years ago as a tourist, in Dubai as a practising lawyer and part time musician in search of sun. It’s probably not so wise for a fair skinned blonde guy to be a sun worshipper but I always have been.
 
How many times have you visited the Gulf?
Quite a few, in April 2005 I returned to Bahrain to play a poolside show at the British Club which led to me being invited back to play the New Year’s Eve Ball, recently I was due to play in Dubai but it was cancelled due to the country being in national mourning.

How did you come to hear about the gigs over here?
The bookings came through Tony West Entertainments, Liverpool, one of the most professional and proactive booking agencies in the UK.

What did you expect to find over in this part of the world?
I don’t really believe in nationalistic generalisations but what I am struck how in this part of the world there is a warmth and general positivity and courteousness , I’m obviously talking about the local as well as the expatriate community.

What is your opinion of the entertainment industry around the Gulf and what more could be done for it?
What I’d like to see is more LIVE music, REAL people playing REAL instruments and less drum machines and backing tracks, machines don’t have the depth of the human heart. I’ve always much preferred a more natural and organic sound.

You were previously a lawyer before deciding on a full time career in music, what made you change your career so drastically?
I can’t say I’ve ever really regretted leaving the law, a good lawyer requires a certain mentality and attention to detail that I don’t have.
As a musician you’re much more free to give vent to your passions and your emotions which is really much more what I’m about as a person. I also seemed to meet more girls through music as well!   Not that that was a huge priority of course...!

What was the first song you ever bought?
The first song I ever bought was Wandering Star by Lee Marvin – God am I really that old!?

What is your favourite song of all time?
Favourite song well that’s a hard one, Probably Don McLean's Vincent – it’s a devastating, heartbreaking and yet a beautiful song, the melody is sublime and the lyrics just leave me breathless.

And artist of all time?
Agnetha Faltskog’s vocal on ABBA’s The Winner Takes It All is a mind-boggling performance. Generally though I’d have to say that for my own taste some of the most magical, even mystical contemporary music ever produced was written by Paul Simon and recorded by him with Art Garfunkel in the 60s.

What has been the biggest gig you have played?
My biggest gig so far was supporting Mike Oldfield at The Point Theatre in Dublin in front of 5,000 people singing my own original songs on just voice and guitar, a terrifying but awesome experience. I have two albums out in Ireland and one in France, a French language album I wrote and recorded with the French poet Agnes Martin, my songs have been recorded by eight established artists but unfortunately I still haven’t landed the big one yet!

What advice you offer musicians?
To make a living out of music is that you can never be too good at your instrument and try and take care of your voice, there are far too many temptations out there not to look after yourself, and you’ll end up paying for it! At the same time enjoy the ride, if that doesn’t sound like a contradiction.

What is your philosophy in life?
My philosophy, when I’m having a good day! is that every day is a bonus when you look around you and see what some poor people are going through.

For you, what does it mean to be a real musician?
I recently did a Christmas gig in the spinal injuries unit of a hospital and it’s at times like that when you really do put things in perspective. That was a very humbling experience...

Where do you hope to be in 10 years?
In 10 years who knows whether I’ll still be gallivanting across the world on the road the whole time I really can’t say. I guess just healthy and happy is all we can hope for, oh! and Celine Dion recording one of my songs and selling 10 million copies, that wouldn’t go amiss either.

The Instrumental "Constantia Number One", has recently been used in the video documentary production of "We had It All", the story of the evolution of a community in the West of Ireland.

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"Tim Bound For Bahrain".   Tim has been invited to play two April dates  in the Middle East State of Bahrain.   Represented by Tony West Entertainments of Liverpool, he will play The Diplomat Hotel on 28th April, followed by a concert at The British Club on Friday, 29th April.

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TIM SECURES FRENCH ALBUM DEAL

Following almost two years of co-writing with the renowned French author and actress Agnès Martin, (who had been introduced to him by Petra Gehrmann of Metisse Music in Paris) Tim secured an album deal with the French based company Venise Productions. The album contains twelve songs performed by Tim in French, and all compositions are written by the Ambler/Martin team. The CD is entitled Les rêves de Domino. A show bearing the same title will now take to the road - with Agnès and Tim on stage together, recounting the story of their collaboration and their songs. The show will be appearing in theatres across France, opening on third October at Yssingeaux. See this page for further dates and for enquiries regarding the new CD, please email Tim.

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