For Booking contact:
United States:
Drew Nelson
Two Hearted Music L.L.C.
1251 Penn Ave N.E.
Grand Rapids MI
49505
616.706.2539
Email drew@drewnelson.net
United Kingdom:
Grapevine Music Agency
Bob Butler & Claire Stein
Honesty, Happy Valley, Venn Ottery, Devon
EX11 1SG
Tel: +44 (0)1404 813004 - 24 hours.
Mobile: +44 (0)7713 161669
Email Bob bob@grapevinemusicagency.co.uk
Influences
Greg Brown, Peter Mulvey, Tom Waits, Patty Griffen, Lyle Lovitt, Richard Shindell, Andrew Calhoun, Kat Eggleston, John Gorka, Jan Krist, Ralston Bowles, U2, Bruce Cockburn and well ...Dylan, Dylan, Dylan.
Drew Nelson - Dusty Road to Beulah Land
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[2009]
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Dusty Road to Beulah Land
"Drew Nelson is one of my favorite new artists. He is an excellent guitarist as well as an accomplished songwriter. His songs sound like the rest of us feel. After so many years at the mercy of the high and mighty his characters are anything but defeated. They are dazed, angry, amazed and climbing." - John Gorka
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"Every song bristles with sincerity, spirituality, and a keen insight about real life and real people that makes this the best acoustic singer-songwriter CD you'll probably hear this year" -John Sinkevics , The Grand Rapids Press
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Dusty Road to Beulah Land is a rich and thoughtful book of stories. Drew Nelson has the ability to write with conviction about the struggles of working people, the miner, the farmer, the steel plant worker, just trying to get by. Songs touch on his participation in Native American life and culture (“Grandmother Moon,” “Raindance”). The production is smart, and Nelson's voice is warm and weathered. His songs move like the river under ice. Drew Nelson is an authentic voice of community and renewal.
Drew grew up in Michigan, but escaped the narrow confines of a small-town upbringing by joining the Navy and traveling the world. He came home with fresh eyes to appreciate the realities of life in America. These experiences provided insight and understanding that find an outlet in songs filled with discovery, revelation, and hope.
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Nelson is now expanding his love of music to the creation of the instruments he plays. He has just finished making his first guitar, and hopes to start a tradition of building and signing one a year to auction off for charity. In addition to giving back to us through his music, Nelson is involved in many community-based efforts to educate the next generation and make our world a better place to live.
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Produced by Michael Crittenden Mastered by Jerry Tubb.
"Drew Nelson is as soulful a singer, stylish a player and as heart felt a writer as it has been my pleasure to hear in all of last year, the 'Immigrant Son' album, is a remarkable debut, and he can only get better I predict, you just can tether talent like this."
-Rob Ellen
Medicine Music
Scotland UK
Great stuff Drew. Thanks for the friendship and much success to you. If you're ever in the NW Indiana area, drop a line, it'd be great to see you live. See ya around!!!
Thanks for accepting my request. I'm completely awestruck by your music, your ability to convey complicated simplicity. I want you to know that your play list is the only one I have ever popped out just to keep listening while I did my daily internet surf.
Great show last night Drew. Great to finally be able to meet you. Suzanne and I had a lot of fun. A good birthday present for me. Thanks for doing Grandmother Moon (one of my favorites). Happy Anniversary to you and your wife.
Hey Drew, thanks for the friendship! I love your work, just beautiful! I hope you'll take a few minutes to visit my site and let me know what you think of my songs, it'd be an honour! Thanks & all the best, Niels
Hey Drew thank you for making it out to the far out stage in Arizona!! It was a fun time jammin some of your orginals with you.. We will have to keep in touch to get you out here again next year for a bigger event with more band and fans.. I think a lot of people were still recovering from the August party, plus it was bad weather alll across the state. Anyhow I hope you had a good time! Nice to meet you, hope we can jam again soon..
Heard your song, "Lovely Day" while I was in a store at the mall. I like that song. I like that CD. I stole it from Johnny Williams. Actually, I borrowed it but haven't returned it...so I guess you could call that stealing. I'll return it someday...maybe.
Ciao,Drew Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
