Throughout his baseball career, Tim Flannery had his guitar in hand. His uncle, Hal Smith – hero of the 1960 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates – was one of Flan’s earliest baseball and musical influences. “He was also a songwriter and carried a Gibson J 35 everywhere. I grew upnever knowing you couldn’t do both.”
Flan writes songs about his family roots, love, and the surrender that comes when youunderstand some things are out of your control. He writes about baseball and being on theroad, the call of the highway, and the beacon of home. He has an ace band, the Lunatic Fringe,that bring his songs roaring to life in various musical genres like bluegrass, country, and rock.
Flan has three World Series Championship rings as a third-base coach with the San FranciscoGiants, and he has released 14 albums of original music over the years.He and his wife, Donna, created the Love Harder Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit charitableorganization dedicated to anti-bullying and funded by proceeds from his performances andpublic donations.
In 2020, Flannery developed a life-threatening staph infection, but after two of the hardestmonths of his life was able to recover at home with help from his ever-loving family.Now Tim Flannery is healthy and ready to play shows with his band. He is currently bookingshows and wrote a collection of new songs inspired by his recent experiences for his 15th album, Waiting On A Miracle which was released in 2022.
