Nicholas James was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI. His songs are a folksy blend of rock, pop, and bluegrass firmly rooted in a bed of deep country and traditional folk. Wearing his heart on his sleeve his songs are about real life, true love and heartbreaking loss. Michigan is certainly listed as an influence and the Great Lakes State shines proudly through his music.
In Grand Rapids he hosts 2 open mic nights (Founders Brewing Co. and Z's Bar and Grill), providing up and coming singer/songwriters a platform to cut their teeth as well as giving seasoned musicians a place to communicate their newest compositions. He also sees open mic night as a place for musicians to socialize and build the community. Nicholas James is well known for his inspired versions of other artists' work, taking cover songs and making them his own. His repertoire includes literally hundreds of songs, from Bob Dylan to Bob Marley, Patsy Cline to Radiohead, Pink Floyd to Woody Guthrie and everywhere in between. Every year he hosts a Bob Dylan Tribute Concert, with several bands and singer/songwriters performing their versions of Dylan's tunes.
In addition to paying tribute to some of the greatest songs of all time by performing them on a regular basis, he also writes his own material and has piles of notebooks filled with original compositions. His music has been used on compilation albums, at graduation ceremonies, and in student projects. He has performed at weddings, bars and clubs, the illustrious Carnegie Hall, folk festivals, coffeeshops, bookstores, living rooms, back porches and even once at a funeral. And when it's time for a sing-a-long his friends jokingly and lovingly say that he “owns the campfire.”
In 2009 he released Blue Feather (http://www.myspace.com/bluefeathermusic), a collaborative project with singer/songwriter Liz Dieleman of Holland, MI. The album was critically acclaimed and received a generous amount of airplay on WYCE, 88.1 FM in Grand Rapids. Nicholas James is currently recording his first full length solo album.
whats good with you thanks for the add. I appreciate it... if you aint already be sure to check out my page and drop yo boy off some feedback you dig... but chea... signing off yung stunna
yes another one that makes 4 its crazy 2 boys and 2 girls how have you been i wanted to talk to you and let u know that the care taker for aaron got a hold of me on face book and wanted to know if we would be interested in going to see aaron he said it would be realy good for him i know you may not want to just let me know and i will see about getting it set up cuz i think im gonna go some time soon
hey whats up man i havent seen you in quite some time if you could call me asap it would be great i have something to tell you and im sure you are gonna wanna know so call me 616-307-8712 hope to hear from you soon
i can't wait to see you and liz!!! i am home on the 5th and i will be at covert on the 6th maybe even at ragbirds on the 4th who knows...but i can't wait. and i would love to do lunch one day with liz too. love you brother!
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