Tim McHugh

Music has always been in integral part of my identity and I've been composing it most of my life.  My dear friend Greg Gundersen and I started our first band, Loose Change, in 1981. We took Bellingham and the Puget Sound region by storm before disbanding after a few years.  Fun fact:  I was taking a Liberal Studies class during this time and had developed an interest in Buddhism.   Before settling on the name, Loose Change, I proposed the name, Nirvana, as a possible band name.   I was overruled which was probably a good thing given the fact that…well…you know.   

In 1992, I was honored to receive an invitation from The International Indian Treaty Council in San Francisco to perform with my band, The Lost Poets, at the Healing of the Sacred Hoop Concert on October 12 along with John Trudell, Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat, Country Joe McDonald and many others.  I have also shared multiple bills with Floyd Red Crow Westerman, and Kris Kristofferson and have shared billings with WAR, Sarah Mclachlan, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Tower of Power and others.   

I released four albums before taking a hiatus to raise three kids.  I taught high school English during this time while penning a novel entitled, The Poet Chronicles, published by Kearney Street Books in 2004, and a work of creative non-fiction entitled, Ivan! A Pound Dog's View on Life, Love and Leashes, published by Turner Publishing in 2010.  

Now I'm back on the scene, and my new album, Love Songs for the Apocalypse, is to be released January 15, 2027.  This album means the world to me as the theme speaks to the power of love in dark times.   The album also features a reunion with Greg Gundersen and Chris Denzler from the Loose Change era.  Chris and I co-wrote Another Day in 1982 and recently recorded it with Greg for the album.   I an so excited to share it all with you.   

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