TIM SWADDLING

The first Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tribute performance took place (under that name - previous all Bob Dylan song shows by Tim had been performed with a band as birthday salutes) at packed Walkerville Brewery. The venue was the largest Tim had performed at as the headliner and was also the biggest audience Tim has played for as the headliner. Advanced tickets sold out nearly a week prior to the show and a fortunate few were able to get tickets at the door. It was also the first show of any kind Tim had performed since June due to the passing of his father in September.

Setlist highlights included some live debuts for Tim: Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum, Don't Think Twice, Dignity, Girl From The North Country, Shooting Star, Like A Rolling Stone and Knockin' On Heaven's Door were all performed for the first time. 

Other notable rarities in the setlist included the second ever Love Sick (performed live for the first time since spring 2019 as well as being the first with a backing band), fifth Tangled Up In Blue (last performed on May 24, 2021 for a Facebook Live performance, and first in front of a live audience with a backing band), the second It Ain't Me, Babe, also making it's live audience debut (previously performed on the same Facebook Live show as Tangled) and the second ever Blowin' In The Wind (first performed by Tim at Taloola Cafe on December 29, 2018 with Allison Brown on harmony vocals, making this full band version the first with a backing band).

Allison Brown opened the show performing much of the same setlist from the May show, with the addition of I'll Be Your Baby Tonight. Alison Corbett added fiddle to One More Cup Of Coffee, I Shall Be Released, Baby Tonight and Oh Sister. Josh Zalev joined on bass for all songs from I Shall Be Released onwards. Tim joined on guitar for everything from Baby Tonight onwards, including sharing vocals with Allison on Night After Night and Oh Sister. 

Al Tuck, in town for the Windsor International Film Festival screening of the new documentary about him, Al Tuck My Blues Away, performed his own unique arrangement of Saving Grace. 

See the full setlists for the performances by Tim, Allison and Al Tuck here.

The Never Ending Tribute show will have more dates in 2027, including outside of Windsor. Look here for coming announcements. 

This coming Saturday is the first show since June for Tim and his band and it will be the second instalment of the Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tribute show, back by popular demand. Tickets are available online. 

The first Bob NET show was back in May and featured plenty of setlist surprises. Plenty more are sure to be in store for this one with a longer set time with only Allison Brown doing an opening set this time.

A new addition to the BobNET show: Bobby Bingo! While copies of this card will be handed out to the first 50 in the door, ticket sales exceeded that number a while back, so if you'd like to play Bobby Bingo with your friends, click here to download full resolution copies, including the back cheat sheet, both suitable for printing.

The back side has a bit of a cheat sheet / helper guide of song titles and marking which ones Tim has performed at some point.

Wagered prizes are up to you and your friends to figure out. Or just have some fun.

Due to popular demand, the four different show posters made for this show will also be available for purchase at the show. 

Scott Woodall will be at the door handling the merch table (posters and vinyl copies of Manifests) and will have a selection of Bob and Bob adjacent vinyl on hand to purchase, selected from the shop at Vintage & Vinyl. 

We are glad to announce that, due to popular demand, Allison Brown will be opening the Bob Dylan: Never Ending Tribute show on November 7th at Walkerville Brewery. Allison performed a 10 song acoustic set as one of the openers for the Bob Dylan birthday show back in May and since announcing this show there have been many inquiries if Allison would again perform a solo set opener. Showtime will remain set at 8PM.

The show at Meteor on September 25th was unfortunately cancelled due to a number of reasons, one of them being the recent passing of Tim's father, Robert “Bob” Swaddling. A rescheduled date and showbill is in the works and will be posted here when it is confirmed. It is hoped to get one last “Tim Tunes” show in before the year is out.



 

Back By Popular Demand!

Happy Little Crowd Productions 

presents

Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tribute Show by Tim Swaddling & The Twists Of Fate at The Walkerville Brewery

Saturday, November 7th, 2026

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE: $13 advanced / $15 door 

7pm doors / 8pm show

Tim Swaddling & The Twists Of Fate perform the songs of Bob Dylan live at the Walkerville Brewery

Due to popular demand after this past spring's birthday tribute to Bob Dylan, Tim continues the Never Ending Tribute Show with another night of Dylan songs spanning over 6 decades of the bard's career.

The full band show includes featured live re-arrangements and re-writes through the years. Hear the poetry and music of the "Shakespeare of our Times" like you've never heard it before in a show shot full of electricity and Dylan's endless creativity.

 

Tim opened for the Midnight Cowgirls band a Lion's Head Tavern, performing some original songs for the first time in over 3 months. 

Included in the setlist was “The Wicked Messenger”, which will be released this Friday on streaming services. Pre-Save it here.

Read the full setlist here.

The next single release is set for midnight, June 4th, 2026. 

PRE-SAVE “THE WICKED MESSENGER” HERE

“The Wicked Messenger” was recorded in Detroit at Milkwood Studios in spring 2026. Produced by Scott Farago, “The Wicked Messenger” follows “Not Dark Yet” and “Gotta Serve Somebody” as a series of releases celebrating Bob Dylan's 85th birthday.

 

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The next single release is set for midnight, June 4th, 2026. 

PRE-SAVE “GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY” HERE

“Gotta Serve Somebody” was recorded in Detroit at Milkwood Studios in spring 2026. Produced by Scott Farago, “Gotta Serve Somebody” follows “Not Dark Yet” as a series of releases celebrating Bob Dylan's 85th birthday.

 

Tim & his band hosted an 85th birthday salute to Bob Dylan at Phog Lounge in downtown Windsor, featuring acoustic sets from Ron Leary, Allison Brown, special guest Steve Deasy as well as some veteran Bobcats in the audience from Ohio, Michigan and southern Ontario. 

Steve Deasy opened the show with a 3 song solo acoustic set that included “Po' Boy” from “Love & Theft”. 

Ron Leary performed 5 solo acoustic songs which included the deep cut “Going Going Gone” from Planet Waves and a rousing crowd sing-a-long of “The Times They Are A-Changin'”.

Allison Brown started solo acoustic and then had special guest Linda McDonald from Columbus, Ohio join on flute for 3 songs. Tim and bassist Josh Zalev then also joined for several songs, which included the Hearts Of Fire soundtrack nugget “Night After Night”.

Tim and his band performed a 16 song setlist of Bob Dylan songs that included 11 live debuts for Tim, the most ever for a single show with his band. Performing for the first time with Tim was drummer Phil Charrette and bassist Josh Zalev. 

 

Read the full setlist for all performers here.