Timber Timbre’s dark musicality isn’t the only thing that sets them apart.

This folk-rock group has been following their own path since the very beginning. Far away from the congested inner-city music scene, Timber Timbre coined their individuality when they first started recording music out in Bobcaygeon, Ont. using a small wooden cabin as their studio.

The band consists of lead singer Taylor Kirk, baritone guitarist Simon Prottier, drummer Olivier Fairfield and keyboard player Mathieu Charbonneau.

“I’d been playing solo for a long time and then I met my friend from another group via MySpace, and then he started to play with me and it was just a very loose thing,” said Kirk when asked how Timber Timbre came together.

“That was the first group, and now this group I guess has been an extension of that but it’s more people that I think are really interesting players and are nice to be around.” When it comes to musical inspiration, Timber Timbre’s vision board for their latest album Hot Dreams goes back to the golden age of jazz and soul.

“I guess just when it comes to the record I was interested in Lee Hazlewood and Roger Miller and that era of record production and the way that those recordings sound. The instrumentation of the late 60s,” Kirk said.

True to Kirk’s description, you can immediately hear the references to jazz music in all of their albums. Timber Timbre has managed to remain genuine in their style throughout their musical repertoire.

Having recently taken a performance hiatus due to an injury sustained by Kirk, Timber Timbre is back on the road and eager to be playing sets in all of their favourite cities.

“There was a big gap that coincided with an injury so it worked out and we didn’t really have to cancel any shows and I was able to recover. We’ve performed in Kingston so many times, at the Grad Club and a few other places,” Kirk said.

“I guess the last show we did in Kingston was at a little church, but I think this will be great.” Having just released Hot Dreams in April, Timber Timbre is planning to take their time in releasing new material and have no intentions of releasing any new albums in the near future.

“There aren’t any new things we’re planning on releasing at the moment,” Kirk said.

Timber Timbre performs on Sept.13 at the Isabel Bader Theatre. For a review of their latest album, Hot Dreams, visit www.queensjournal.ca/arts.