Tim Hanson

Tim Hanson grew up on a dairy farm in southwestern Minnesota and attended Dawson Covenant Church. One of four children, music was always a part of his family life. His father was a baritone soloist and his mother was a piano accompanist and teacher, church organist, and choir director. The favorite family song was “Daddy Sang Bass,” and Tim continues to enjoy playing piano and guitar.

2 pieces in Pietisten

Oscar Ahnfelt: Troubadour of the Swedish revival Spring/Summer 2024
For most of my life, I had noticed Oscar Ahnfelt’s name in hymnals as the writer of tunes. I learned those hymns and they were some of my favorites. As my interest in Swedish hymnody grew in the last decade, I became increasingly curious about the Ahnfelt story.
Shedding light on the ‘sunshine singer’: J. A. Hultman Spring/Summer 2022
Somewhere around my late forties, a New Year’s resolution to take an introductory Swedish language class started a process of connecting with the Swedish part of my ethnicity. Within a few years, I was singing in the ASI Swedish Male Chorus and with the Salem Covenant Swedish Singers. My interest in Swedish hymnody was launched into high gear after a discovery at the house where I grew up.