Brooklyn, NY -- Nathan Moore is a folk singer. For that, he makes no apologies. Some would run from the connotations that such a label might convey, but on his forthcoming EP, entitled Folk Singer, Moore quite matter-of-factly calls it as he sees it.
"When I first began performing alone I would say, 'Hey, you're listening to a folk singer,' sort of marking the contrast in my own light of being without a band, but also teasing the crowd because I know so many of them would never think of themselves as liking folk singers," explains Moore. "But, the truth be told, if a folk singer is a lone soul pining and rejoicing in the magic of life with his own songs to the beat of his own invisible drummer, then I'm a folk singer sure as I'm here."
Scheduled for release August 18 on The Royal Potato Family, the eight-song collection was written and recorded by Moore as winter turned to spring at his home in the Shenandoah Valley. Folk Singer features Moore unaccompanied on vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica.
"Every song I've ever written started with just me and my guitar. It's the point of origin and, in that sense, the purest form of my songs. My reality is, these days, I'm mostly touring alone and it's great to have an album that represents this side of me," says Moore, who when not performing as a solo artist can be found fronting the fully electric rock band Surprise Me Mr. Davis.
Opening with gentle fingerpicked "Tombstone," Moore's switched-on spirit shines bright as he gracefully sings his own epitaph. The winsome "Travelin' On" proves an instant addition to the canon of classic road songs, extolling the virtues of a life spent in motion. "Everybody Dreams," a minor key lament, was inspired by "a reaction to the tendency to hope something big is gonna swoop down and save us, like the lottery, when would it be simpler to just be satisfied." And just when the existential weight grows too heavy, Moore spins a magically endearing love song like "I Can Make You Smile."
On Folk Singer, Nathan Moore writes songs about everyday people, himself included, trying to find their way through life. His empathy and honesty proving, unmistakably, the value of folk songs in modern times. As he sings on the album's gritty centerpiece, "Hard Times": "Hard times ain't just some old folk song, well no, hard times, they're still going on." And with one simple lyric, he goes straight to the heart of the timeless tradition that runs from Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan to Sam Beam to Conor Oberst. As long as there's trouble in the world, the world needs folk singers, like Nathan Moore, to sing folks through it.
For more information on Nathan Moore and/or promo, interview, photo and guest list requests, please contact Kevin Calabro at The Royal Potato Family: 718-369-6567 or CalabroMusic@aol.com
MUSIC THAT MATTERS KY, VA and WV Compilation Album ALMOST COMPLETE. What an honor for us to work with the great INDY POWER while serving a cause. Its been great to see artists and fan bases unite to energize the music scene over-all while making a differance and the Music Matter!!!! 24 artists and counting as we near our mastering date on July 25th. THANK YOU
Central VA folks, please join us this Friday for a night of rowdy rock n' roll and fist pumping jams at the iS Venue (formerly Starr Hill Music Hall) in Charlottesville, VA
Hope to see you there!
My self-produced upcoming 7-song EP, "B Sides from B Street" is set to hit shelves June 30th. Come take a listen to a handful of the tracks and see what you think! Influences span the likes of: John Prine, Chris Smither, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Jackie Greene, Josh Ritter, Wilco, Redbird, and other singer/songwriters keeping the craft alive.
I'm booking shows throughout California right now if any other musicians are looking to cobill.
AWWWW! ... it will be sooo wonderful 2 c u in a few weeks up on the feather river,thought i was going to have to wait all the way 'till 4th of july for the "family reunion and camp harry. it will be swell to see you at bobolink,thanks in advance,humboldters are coming over just to see YOU!
stopped by to get my Nathan fix.mmmMMMMMMM-M! If I could eat your music, I'd have it every day for breakfast... in a big bowl filled with milk. organic milk, from grass fed cows, of course;)
hey Nathan,
how is you? s
ending some Boulder Love,
and well,
thisfor your enjoyment.
this guy was a real writer...
hey you should come out and do a show at teh Wildflower Pavillion
at Rockygrass site, off seson,
saw Reid Fohel and JeffersonHamer there Sat. nite,
coolness.
Hope to see you there!
