Interview with Tim Crouch by Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services at Missouri State University. Mr. Crouch is a renowned multi-instrumentalist who has made a career as a studio session musician. He is fluent on most acoustic instruments including the cello, banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bass, flat top, and more. This interview took place on September 1, 2022, at Tim Crouch’s home in Batesville, Arkansas.

Topics discussed during the interview include: growing up in Strawberry, Arkansas, with two brothers, who are also musicians; extended family members who were also musicians; being surrounded by music as a child; early experiences learning to play the fiddle; influences of old-time fiddlers as a youth; meeting other musicians and learning different styles at fiddler competitions; memories of playing bluegrass music with Jesse McReynolds and his band; defining “session musicians” and what they do; the process of recording songs with session musicians and vocalists in a studio; the impact of digital technology on recording and performing; how session musicians are paid; musicians unions; the creative process for session musicians; the communal aspect of working with other musicians; interaction of musicians; importance of a good rhythm section.

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