biographical info
A Monday afternoon, downtown.
With the fire engines, coffee cups and winter tires, we still slip about into doorways and out of sight behind the winter's blaze and clock's steady breath. Time's been on our side these days. The old man's hat's on tight in the wind and the youngsters still stagger up street smoking their cigarettes and leaving the sidewalk in stitches. And we speak and speak and speak, and read aloud our wretched news.
Tomorrow night in this town is like Sunday morning for me. Bukowski in a stolen backpack and borrowed blues that never speak their wretched news too loud, always just right on the line ....... smooth and steady like the clock's breath or the youngster's cigarette.
---I am currently working on a full-length album, to be done and to you in Spring 2009
Influences range from Paul Simon (& Art Garfunkel), Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk and Woody Guthrie to Bright Eyes, Bonnie Prince Billy, M. Ward, Iron & Wine, Xavier Rudd. I have spent the last two years traveling in a van, on a bicycle, and on my feet and my real biggest influences are the people, environments, and situations I encounter as I share my music and words with the folks and the birds around me.
lineup
Brett Nelson Vocals/Guitar
influences
Paul Simon
Devendra Banhart
Bob Dylan
Will Oldam
Calexico
Cat Power
Vetiver
Greg Brown
Howe Gelb
Xavier Rudd
Bright Eyes
Nick Drake
Smog
Wilco
Ryan Adams
Apostle of Hustle
Iron & Wine
Mississippi John Hurt
Elvis Perkins
Bicycles
Thunderstorms
Currituck County
Akron Family
Gram Parsons
Townes Van Zandt
Bonnie Prince Billy
Gillian Welch
Fionn Regan