Martin Tielli
Martin Tielli, born in 1967 in Italy, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He i… Read Full Bio ↴Martin Tielli, born in 1967 in Italy, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is a member of the Rheostatics, and has also released material as a solo artist and with the side project Nick Buzz. As well, he has appeared as a guest musician on albums by Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn, The Waltons, Jane Siberry, Ashley MacIsaac, Meryn Cadell and Mia Sheard. He is also a painter, and created most of the album covers for the Rheostatics. In 2005 he shot a movie entitled Black Widow with Mary Margaret O'Hara and Sarah Slean for CBC Television.
Tielli's guitar style is textured and flamboyant, and his vocal style is acrobatic (he has an extremely developed falsetto range). He is something of an eccentric, often enigmatic in interviews, and he suffers from severe anxiety when performing solo.
Tielli plays a Steinberger headless electric guitar, nicknamed "Steiny". This guitar is made out of graphite instead of wood, which gives it incredible sustain. It has a special mechanism that allows you to bend to virtually any pitch without going out of tune. Martin is a virtuoso on the Steinberger and is a master of its many techniques. Martin's other famous guitar is his Ibanez double neck 6/12 string electric guitar. He painted his Ibanez guitar with a "never quite presented idea" for the new Canadian flag, designed by A.Y. Jackson. This design is often mistaken for one originally championed by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson to be the Canadian flag (nicknamed "the Pearson Pennant").
Tielli's younger brother John formed the band Clark in 1999. His youngest brother Doug was in People from Earth with John Tielli, and went on to play with artists such as Tamara Williamson.
Tielli's guitar style is textured and flamboyant, and his vocal style is acrobatic (he has an extremely developed falsetto range). He is something of an eccentric, often enigmatic in interviews, and he suffers from severe anxiety when performing solo.
Tielli plays a Steinberger headless electric guitar, nicknamed "Steiny". This guitar is made out of graphite instead of wood, which gives it incredible sustain. It has a special mechanism that allows you to bend to virtually any pitch without going out of tune. Martin is a virtuoso on the Steinberger and is a master of its many techniques. Martin's other famous guitar is his Ibanez double neck 6/12 string electric guitar. He painted his Ibanez guitar with a "never quite presented idea" for the new Canadian flag, designed by A.Y. Jackson. This design is often mistaken for one originally championed by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson to be the Canadian flag (nicknamed "the Pearson Pennant").
Tielli's younger brother John formed the band Clark in 1999. His youngest brother Doug was in People from Earth with John Tielli, and went on to play with artists such as Tamara Williamson.
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Martin Tielli Lyrics
Andy by the Lake Thunder Lightning Rain, rain, rain, Beautiful rain. A …
Double X You never saw The greatest high That exploded like a B-Bom…
From the Reel Gone, the stream will wash the blood away And the children…
I'll Never Tear You Apart The tiger waits in the bushes by the lake, But I'll…
Kathleen Toes against the water's lip, You stood there looking... …
My Sweet Relief All the secret life designs That everyone is privy to, Mis…
Ship of Fire Clean through the helpless body. He was playing shark in th…
That's How They Do It in Warsaw That's how they do it in Warsaw. X3 They take all…
Voices from the Wilderness I heard a voice Calling form the wilderness. Calling from …
Waterstriders I'll go when the sun gets lower. Down by the bridge, Where…
Wetbrain/Your War Car driving too slow In the streetlight. There's hell in t…
Winnipeg When the wind blows 50? below, I'll be out walkin'... In…
World in a Wall The X has moved out. Out of this house (in)to the outside…