A finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Tim Ostdiek is bursting into the Colorado music scene with heartfelt songwriting and passionate, energetic performances. He recently released his debut EP "Temporary Home," which reached #8 on the Amazon Hot New Release in Folk charts. "Temporary Home" was recorded and co-produced by accomplished singer/songwriter Justin Roth and mastered by Grammy Award winning engineer David Glasser. Ostdiek's guitar playing has been described as intricate, soulful and full of character. With songs about hope, loss, and resilience it is his lyrics that reach the hearts of listeners. Ostdiek performs regularly on the Front Range. Originally from Scottsbluff Nebraska, Ostdiek is now based in Longmont Colorado.

Goodbye

Sing You Home

Still A Fool

Learn To Live Again

Don't Forget

What if the end is a beginning
What if flowers never bloomed
what if the cure to all your heartache
is inside of you

We are all so full of questions
Where do we go when this life ends
what if every moment matters
this is all pretend
What if we’re not suppose to know
What the future holds
sunshine above and roots below
what if we’re just here to grow

There’s just one thing we’re looking for
In a world so big with hearts so small
What if we loved like we were children
not afraid to fall

We don’t know where we’re goin
We just don’t want to go alone
what if the road is all that matters
We never make it home

what if we’re not suppose to know
What the future holds
sunshine above and roots below
what if we’re just here to grow

what if we’re not suppose to know
What the future holds
sunshine above and roots below 
What if we're just here to grow


Grow

Single Girl On A Honeymoon

Tipsy On A Crooked Trail

Stranger In Me

Until The Harvest Comes

Hope For You

Tim Ostdiek

WGFOP The Bald (banjo sting)

Jenny Balagna and I wandered up to the mountains and shot this near a windy Nederland Colorado. It was cold but so beautiful. Here is the video of this performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbiIKrHBNgs

Amazing Grace

Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars | cover by Tim & Jenny

Tim Ostdiek is a playful, uplifting, and engaging singer, songwriter and performer. He writes feel-good, big-hearted folk with a drop of something funky. With hopeful and purposeful songs, Ostdiek doesn't shy from the deep and heavy. A tasteful and dynamic guitarist, Ostdiek often fits fingerpicking, strumming, and lead elements into one song. Whether in a concert hall, club, brewery, or living room, Ostdiek always reaches the hearts of his listeners and sends them out a little brighter than they came in.

His songwriting has garnered accolades such as honorable mention in the Telluride Troubadour and finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. His song “Goodbye” was featured in the PBS show Roadtrip Nation. Ostdiek has opened for some of the nation's best singer/songwriters, such as Sarah Jarosz and Steve Forbert. and played several prominent Colorado venues such as Swallow Hill. Ostdiek is an important figure in the Longmont, CO, music scene, hosting a weekly open mic/jam and a monthly songwriting group. He plays upwards of 150 shows a year.

Originally from Scottsbluff, Nebraska, his love for music was born in a middle school guitar class. “Once I learned two chords I figured I could start making up my own songs,” Ostdiek said. He studied music at Western Nebraska Community College, then communications at the University of Nebraska before moving to Longmont,  where he still lives. The move was brought about by the death of a close friend, a breakup, and the desire to start over and heal. This season in his life became the EP “Temporary Home.” In the fall of 2016 Ostdiek quit his job at a coffee shop and dropped out of his online classes to pursue music full time.

Tim Ostdiek

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