Tim Edwards

2nd-gen 🇨🇦 diplomat. Director, Weapons Threat Reduction Pgm. Ex-@CanadaInLaos, @CanadaOPCW, @PafsoApase prez. Fond of @AmandaPutz, frisbees, @SskRoughriders.

[Kathleen Edwards @kittythefool]

It’s safe to say that the world changed a lot in the last five years. It certainly did for me. After putting out Total Freedom in 2020 then accepting the fact that touring it and promoting it wasn’t going to happen, I went back to my coffee shop and worked, I got married, I moved (twice), and I even found myself living in a new country.

When the summer of 2022 rolled in, I was able to make up for lost time on the road until 2023 when I was ready to head to St. Petersburg, Florida and take some well-earned time to write. It was in early 2024 after sending him my cover version of his song “Traveling Alone” that Jason Isbell and I first talked about working together, and incredibly he offered to produce these songs, enlisting Gena Johnson as co-producer.

Pinch me.

Fast forward to September 2024 - Jason, Gena and I started making this album at Sound Emporium in Nashville. Jason enlisted members of the 400 Unit to be our rhythm section. We recorded the songs that eventually became the 10 tracks on “Billionaire”. I am so indebted and thankful to Jason and Gena for their dedication, their time, their care and their talents - in championing me and my work, and to all the musicians who appear on this album coming out August 22nd.

It’s true when they say your songs are like your children and you can’t pick favorites (not out loud, at least). But I love the two we’re putting out today. “Save Your Soul” and “Say Goodbye, Tell No One” kick off this album sonically the way I had hoped my new record would sound - tough and cool, vulnerable and honest.

My favorite songwriters and bands are written all over my work, for which I am unapologetic. Songs that tell the story of looking through the rear view mirror on my way to something new, watching a version of myself and my life behind me get smaller on the horizon as I go. I found the last five years fraught with challenges of all kinds, highs and lows, profound grief, grit and determination, anger and even unabashed joy in my new locale (and very tanned legs).

Thanks for listening and staying tuned for all the ones that will be released in the coming weeks. For the foreseeable future, I will be touring with my band, an exceptional group of musicians who are my best friends and we plan on burning down the fucking house every night thank you very much.

Here we go.

So swing by and stream the songs, check out the show calendar, pre-order some vinyl and check out some of the goodies we’ve put together for you.

THANK YOU.

https://t.co/apGBrMRISz

[Kathleen Edwards @kittythefool]

A year ago I sent Jason Isbell my then freshly-recorded version of his song ‘Traveling Alone’. In all honesty, we didn’t really know one another very well, I had opened a handful of shows for him over the last few years and notionally I knew we were friendly, mostly exchanging fun internet jabs about vintage guitars and the like. His manager Traci is to be credited - she generously forwarded my cover of ‘Traveling Alone’ to Jason and the rest is now history. He offered to produce my new album, which is coming out this fall, enlisting Gena Johnson as co-producer. We’ll talk about all that later…

The song ‘Traveling Alone’ makes perfect sense to anyone who has ever spent a lifetime on the road. You pass through places where people are living their lives, going to work, getting the kids from school, appointments, groceries… people who always end up at home at the end of the day. A fleeting fantasy for those of us who chose this life of being constantly on the move and waking up in unfamiliar places. “Ybor City on a Friday night” was the line that sealed the deal, a reference to this new “home” of mine here in Florida. And yes, I love the key lime pie at the Columbia restaurant in Ybor.

When we announced the ‘Covers’ album earlier this year I had hoped ‘Traveling Alone’ would be the first song released. I thought it was the best track from this project and I’m thrilled and humbled by Jason’s willingness to sing on it. The fact that it set into motion a whole other album and collaboration was a wonderful surprise. I can’t wait to share more about that soon, but in the meantime…

My ‘Covers’ project is now entirely available on all your favorite streaming services. All eight songs are now online, including today’s release of ‘Feeling Yourself Disintegrate’ by the Flaming Lips and ‘The Logical Song’ (YES I DID cover ‘The Logical Song’ BECAUSE IT’S BRILLIANT…. someone please tell Roger Hodgson I love him!). You can also buy the vinyl and (soon the CD) through my USA store and Canada store (https://t.co/TZAj2Rqa2c), which is still the single most direct way you can support me and this lovely project that
I’m really proud of. Thanks, everyone.

[Global Partnership | Weapons of Mass Destruction @GPWMDofficial]

That’s a wrap on 2025’s first #GPWG in Ottawa 🇨🇦!

It was a productive week of discussions across sub-working groups, including on WMD-relevant technology and assessing emerging threats.

[Tim Edwards @TimEdwutz]

@JohnPearson68 @amandaputz You have a finer collection than most Canadians (yes, even Loverboy). Happy British North America Act Day!

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime 🧵

1. Leonardo Sens (3 years)

[Foreign Policy CAN @CanadaFP]

Statement of the Participant Countries of the Ukraine Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Information Sharing Initiative.
https://t.co/IueAAkMSfk

[Tim Edwards @TimEdwutz]

Learned a ton moderating today’s #ICONS2024 panel on how Chile, Dominican Republic, and Paraguay removed legacy radioactive material with support from @IAEANS and Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program. Helping make Latin America and the Caribbean safer, one source at a time!

[Canada Mission UN - Vienna @Canada_INT_VIE]

Canada was pleased to host a side event today at the IAEA’s #ICONS2024 on disused sealed radioactive sources alongside the Chile, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay and the IAEA.

[Global Partnership | Weapons of Mass Destruction @GPWMDofficial]

📰 Hot off the presses, check out #GPWMD’s latest quarterly newsletter.

Learn more about the impressive efforts of the GP’s 31 members to tackle #CBRN threats, including through an ambitious new Countering WMD #Disinformation initiative.

Read here: https://t.co/FfoNT8ARRn

[Kathleen Edwards @kittythefool]

New tunes 🎶 New tour 🚗 Same me 👩‍🦰

Heading to some of my favourite places this June! 🇺🇸🇨🇦

Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am local at https://t.co/taPIIKq4VI

[Global Partnership | Weapons of Mass Destruction @GPWMDofficial]

On Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness Day, #GPWMD’s 31 members reaffirm our commitment to delivering tangible #WMD threat reduction assistance. Progress and success are possible – we prove it with our partners every day.

[UNODC Terrorism Prevention @UNODC_TPB]

ON THIS DAY the first international legal instrument against #nuclearterrorism #CPPNM entered into force.

@UNODC promotes universalization and effective implementation of #CPPNM, #ACPPNM and #ICSANT thanks to funding of 🇪🇺 and 🇨🇦.

#UNODC_CBRN

[Tim Edwards @TimEdwutz]

Our program is thrilled to continue our partnership with @CRDFGlobal to disrupt the flow of illicit funds to North Korea’s WMD development.

[CRDF Global @crdfglobal]

CRDF Global has received funding from @CanadaFP (GAC) to implement 4 projects that address vulnerabilities & strengthen defenses against cybercrime & sanctions evasion activities that North Korea uses to fund its WMD & missile proliferation programs. https://t.co/vqeYLhIb7l

[UNODC Terrorism Prevention @UNODC_TPB]

Get your certificate like the 2600+ people from 128 countries who have taken @UNODC‘s #eLearning module on #CBRN #terrorism.
The one-hour course is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish @ https://t.co/M4wVJW1Rg3 thanks to funding from 🇨🇦

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

A NEW MENTAL MODEL MEGATHREAD HAS ARRIVED!

In 20 tweets I’ll summarize 20 key principles to understand the world.

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes.
Value: potentially a lifetime.

[Global Partnership | Weapons of Mass Destruction @GPWMDofficial]

Thanks to 🇯🇵 for hosting this successful meeting in Nagasaki, where member countries and partners reaffirmed their shared commitment and developed new programming to mitigate WMD terrorism and proliferation threats.

[David Clay @dave_clay]

In 1716, François de Callières wrote a short practical treatise on diplomacy. It became a core text for trainee diplomats for centuries. It was ahead of its time in many ways, arguing for a professional and merit-based diplomatic service

Here are 10 pieces of advice on drafting:

[Global Partnership | Weapons of Mass Destruction @GPWMDofficial]

The latest edition of the #GPWMD Newsletter is out! See what we are doing to mitigate 🌍#CBRN threats and check out the feature article from @BWCISU @ODA_Geneva on efforts to universalize the #BTWC in Africa in support of the GP #SIMBA.

Check it out at👉 https://t.co/lU7fVYM2MH

[Tim Edwards @TimEdwutz]

🇨🇦’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program is proud to support this outstanding work by @RUSI_org to shine a light on weapons proliferators.

[Canada Mission UN @CanadaUN]

We are pleased to fund @OSIA_RUSI ‘s #ProjectSandstone report on North Korea-Russia weapons transfers.

Arms dealings with #DPRK are prohibited by #UNSC resolutions.

We urge North Korea to immediately cease its weapons transfers & for Russia to end its war of aggression.

[Tim Edwards @TimEdwutz]

@SabineNolke @CU_NPSIA @GAC_Corporate @Jenkinsbd @smsaideman @mmanulak @UnderSecT @SemblatNat @ALiaoMoroz And here’s one of you @SabineNolke, doing what you do best: telling it like it is! 😉

[Jonathan Head @pakhead]

‘I feel hopeless': Living in a country on the brink https://t.co/KlwfqjPSqw