Step into the world of Tim Goodwin, where heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies intertwine to create an emotional journey like no other. With his roots in folk and Americana, Tim’s music resonates with love, loss, and the stories of everyday life. Tim is a singer/songwriter from Northfield, MN. His musical roots are in folk and Americana. His warm, baritone voice traces love, loss, and tells stories from all walks of life.

Tim has been a teacher all his life, only really digging into songwriting the last few years, His musical influences include John Prine, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Steve Earle. His songs communicate the truths he sees in the world, whether the truths he sings of are easy or difficult.

This Town (September 2025). Unlike an ordinary album, “This Town” unfolds as a cohesive narrative across 10 original tracks. Each song is a story, along with a narrative, chronicling the lives of Danny and Katie—two individuals growing up and falling in love in a small United States town. Their joys, heartaches, and milestones rise and fall with the seasons of their lives, painting a portrait that is both personal and universal. Rooted in the traditions of American folk and the storytelling spirit of Americana, “This Town” features acoustic guitar, evocative lyricism, and intimate arrangements drawing listeners into the heart of the community with a soundscape that is warm, melodic, and timeless.

A Little Hope In Time (December 2024). Tim first recorded two of these songs, a Mary Gauthier and U2 cover with his daughter, Linnea, during Covid lockdown. Then recorded two favorites by good friends, Ted Hajnasiewicz and Tom Mobry, plus a favorite Tom Petty song. A new song by Tim, A Little Hope in Time, rounds out this EP which takes us from despair of Mary Gauthier’s Oh Soul, to hope in the sound of falling leaves in the last song. 

A Set of Stories (September 2024). Tim digs deeply into a variety of characters searching for those moments of awe and empathy in their experiences of love, loss, hope, and mourning. It’s in finding these little gifts that provide calmness and kindness in a chaotic world. Musically, this album ranges from quiet solo acoustic to full on pop-rock sounds

Together (2023). Tim’s songs shift from less traditional folk and social justice to stories of a variety of characters from all walks of life. While still largely acoustic guitar driven, Together crosses genre from folk to rockabilly with contributions from a wide array of musicians.

The New American Way (2020). Tim started this album in January of 2020 and completed during the pandemic lockdown. The album begins with My Heart Aches, a co-write with Eliza Gilkyson which begins this collection of songs in tradition of American folk music highlighting the stories of the shifting American dream.