Blue Feather, the debut album from Nicholas James and Liz Dieleman, released on Feb. 14th, 2009 is available now at all Blue Feather shows and soon at Schuler Books and Music and Vertigo.
1. Better
2. Stranger Than Fiction
3. Our Little Home
4. Sandalwood, Leather and Sweat
5. Feathers Blue
6. I Don't Have Time
7. Curried Eggs and Coffee
8. Lets Go Back
9. She's Gone
10. Lately
11. Virginia Lee
12. Winter In MI
All songs by Blue Feather
Sounds Like
male and female voices, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, piano, organs, tambourines, shakers, djembe, violin, cello, pedal steel, bass, thunder and rain, jingle bells, harmonicas, foot taps, hand claps, giggles and kisses!
Blue Feather is a tale of two singer/songwriters. . .
Nicholas James Thomasma was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI.
Liz Dieleman was born and raised in Holland, MI.
On February 14th, 2007 Liz met Nik at an open mic night. The two had an immediate connection and began performing shows together almost immediately. It didn't take long to realize that their voices blended well and their musical styles were a match. They started writing songs together the following winter which would become the groundwork for their first album. They decided to call themselves Blue Feather based on the theory that it is possible to create your own reality, a belief that both hold strong to this day.
The album, produced by Greg Baxter (Karisa Wilson, Ralston Bowles, Dan Tedesco) features Kurt Schmgiege on drums, Karissa Wilson on violin, Martha Keenbaum ..o, Jason Lester on Trombone, Pete Weatherhead on pedal steel, Dustin Anderson on drums and Greg Baxter plays bass, electric guitar and percussion.
People have called them everything from folk to country to rock and pop, but when asked what style of music they play both are hesitant to give a short answer. They feel that it's just good music, whatever style you choose to call it.
Check out our Blog for more info about our lives or check out our personal profiles. www.myspace.com/nicholasjamesthomasma or www.whatsthedealman.com
Hey guys thanks a lot for the add, we really love your music!! Great writing and you sound fantastic together! Keep up the lovely work, hope to meet you soon. Maybe at Festival. love, Tom and Linda
We played together at Jukes...That is how you know Valentiger, and I know Blue Feather. I put it all together later in the night. We were Happy Hour then... Take care and nice to meet you again. -rider
i love the new tracks! your voices blend beautifully together. 'curried eggs and coffee' is my favorite. and i like the updated track 'our little home' with liz's vocals. great job guys! sorry we will miss the cd release this weekend but we hope to catch you at shorts! have a great show and happy valentine's day!
Of course...I would love to just jam with you guys let alone play a show. Let me know if you guys have a free evening and want to practice - either on an open mic night or something else. You know where to find me.
Thanks for being a friend of Pickin' on Cystic Fibrosis and helping spread the word about our great show on April 4th, 2009 at the Dogwood Center , Fremont, Michigan! We're raising money to find a cure!
