Jory Nash: guitars, piano, banjo, vocals and stories
Influences
Paul Simon, Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Pete Seeger, Gordon Lightfoot, The Band, The Dead, The Shins, Calexico, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Steely Dan, Yo La Tengo, Woody Guthrie, old old folk, old old soul, Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett, Lovin Spoonful, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Drifters, Sarah Harmer, The Seldom Scene, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Elvis Costello, New Pornograpers
Sounds Like
A little bit of folk...
A little bit of jazz...
A little bit of blues...
A little bit of soul...
Jory Nash blends elements of folk, jazz, blues, soul and pop into an original stew of sound. He has recorded 5 critically-acclaimed CDs, including 2004's curiously titled "Spaz Loves Weezie".
A master storyteller and a lover of hats, Jory tours across North America, playing mostly solo. Acoustic guitar, piano and banjo are Jory's main instruments.
Jory is a past winner of the Ontario Council of Folk Festival's Songs From the Heart Songwriting Award, and has showcased at NXNE, NERFA, Ontario COntact and OCFF. Jory is a fixture on the summerfolk festival circuit, having played such great festivals as Hillside, Summerfolk, Mariposa, Winterfolk, Toronto City Roots, Home County, Live From The Rock, Shelter Valley, and numerous others.
Jory's music can often be heard on CBC Radio, and on college stations across North America. Jory's music can be purchased (in CD or MP3 form) from www.maplemusic.com or at live concerts.
Jory, Hope that you are staying warm. We just had a temp dip of 48 degrees. Saw that it was coming this way from Canada, so probably you are feeling it, too. But, spring can't be too far off. The days are getting longer.:):) In the mean time am enjoying your music.:)
Hey Jory, I'm listening again to Waiting for the Animals to Come off of Spaz. I've enjoyed the melody and build up but now the lyrics are shining thru. Enjoy the way it starts with, "Alcohol cools my bitter tongue;
Wash it down with the barrel of my own gun. Well another man he just turn and run Instead of waiting for animals to come.
Here comes a big one now, here comes a big one now ..."
Then it's not until the end of the song, that we hear, "God gave me a sign and then he gave me another one. He said build a boat and then when you are done the rain will come ... So I'm waiting for the animals to come ...".
You drew me in with the voice, finger picking and increased the enjoyment with some nice poetry and storytelling.
Hey!! I saw you at the Lawless Gallery and loved the show! You've got a very unique voice and a way with the crowd....I'm a young singer/songwriter..if you have time, check out my page and youtube videos.
Hi Jory , hope you are doing OK.You must get yourself over here to the UK sometime. I still love "Careful how you break my heart".It's very special to me because it was played as a "pair" with one of my own songs (Cupid's Butterfly) on BBC radio.They would love you over here Jory , lots of Bob Harris fans are about here in the UK waiting to see you!! XX
Hi Jory! Thanks for the add. Beautiful voice and songs. I heard you perform a couple of times at the Freetimes a few years back. Nice to find you here. Peace
hey nash! i hope this summer is treating you fantastically! If you're ever in vancouver, let me know! because that's where i am, & it would be nice to see you. come!
Jory, hope you're well... have an interesting electro-folk project on the go with my brother... some stuff on my site but the bulk of it is here: The Modern Men: Sensually Harassing the Masses! If you gots the time, check it out, and keep playing with power!
