Tinh Mahoney

Tinh Mahoney escaped Viet Nam just days before the fall of Saigon. Painful memories and images of the war will haunt him for the rest of his life. Tinh left Viet Nam only to submerge himself into a world where he did not know enough English to convey his feelings, nor could he find anyone to relate his experiences. Tinh’s guitar became his closest friend. With legendary performers such as George Winston and John Fahey to produce his albums, Tinh emerges as a premier, internationally known guitarist and storyteller. He had been invited to the White House and performed at the National Mall. Tinh’s self-discovery and his returned to his homeland years after the war ended led him to start “The Village School Foundation,” an organization that helped to build schools and give out scholarships to needy children in Vietnam. Tinh teamed up with award winning film maker Emiko Omori to make a movie entitled, 7500 Miles to Redemption.