WOW!
Love. . . the flow/structure/arrangement of this piece. Your synth pad choice really fills the low end warmth next to the sound of the acoustic (nice). Love the cello only adds depth to the low end registration.
Tim, whats not to like about that wonderful voice. He has a great storytellers voice, if you know what I'm saying. From the arrangement and the effects used on Tim's vocals, I'm getting a bit of a Peter Gabriel vibe.
If I had to nit about the mix it would have to be the fast/short delay used on Tim's vocal. The rest of the arrangement has that long verb and IMO it would be nice to hear a slower/longer delay/verb, but still a bit faster then the rest of the arrangement. WONDERFUL . . . looking forward to hearing the finished piece.
Kev