Tim Oxford is a Living, Breathing Metronome

Griffin Jaeger
4 min readDec 28, 2020
Drummer Tim Oxford drumming on stage at an Arkells concert
Image sourced via The Hamilton Spectator

If you asked Tim Oxford, the drummer of one of Canada’s most beloved bands Arkells to describe himself, he would sit in his garage, next to his iconic drum kit (his version of a ‘home office) in his black denim jacket, his bright red tee and ponder.

He would think about his time spent at home with his wife and 3-year-old daughter Olivia, teaching her how to drum and say “well.. a…

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Griffin Jaeger

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