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Nikki Talley
Acoustic / Indie / Rock



Asheville, North Carolina
United States

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Last Login:  11/24/2009
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Member Since11/8/2005
Band Websitewww.nikkitalley.com
Band Memberslive shows include all or some variation of:

nikki-guitar, banjo, piano, charango, voice
jason sharp-guitar, bass
bryan white-bass
richard foulk-drumkit
river guerguerian-percussion

TO BE A BIRD:

nikki-guitar, banjo, charango, piano, voice
jason sharp-guitar, bass
aaron price-guitar, bass, banjo, keyboards
richard foulk-percussion
tim gardner-fiddle
michael guggino-mandola & mandolin
Influencesmy mama's guitar playing, banjo picking, singing & songwriting...

she introduced me to bob dylan, joni mitchell, the carter family, greg brown, leonard cohen, jimmy hendrix, judy collins, laurie anderson, nancy sinatra, the rolling stones, neil young and many others who've shaken & shaped the music world.

musical inspiration: arcade fire, tool, kate bush, jeff buckley, darkest hour, pj harvey, tori amos, alice in chains, songs:ohia, the comas, superchunk, sonic youth, dead can dance, loreena mckennit, bjork, the cure, natalie merchant, dan hicks and his hot licks, danny elfman, chopin, liz story, yo la tengo, indigo girls, ani difranco, between the buried and me, loretta lynn, the pogues, neutral milk hotel, blind melon, george winston, smashing pumpkins, bouncing souls, go-gos, manu chao, melanie, dresden dolls, black sabbath, allison krauss, sade, air, the smiths/morrissey, nickel creek, ricky skaggs, the doves, shakira (mtv unplugged spanish stuff...fabulous) kmfdm, lords of acid, brad, jon spencer & the blues explosion, the pixies, the amps, the breeders frank black, the muse, talking heads, sinead o'connor, radiohead, hedwig-steven trask, waylon jennings, fugazi, zeppelin, the postal service, fiona apple, skankin pickle, propaghandi, the gits, leo kotke, brenda kahn, mercury rev, patty griffin, nusrat fateh ali khan, wesley willis, reverend horton heat, man or astroman, the mount airy fiddler's convention...this list goes ever on as i discover more music daily!

non-music inspiration: nature, relationships gone awry, birds, laughter, touchy subjects, post-it notes, wine, love, sadness, big cities, small towns, dirt roads, busy highways, solitary travel, partnerships, things with wings, magic...
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 12 2009 6:00P
French Broad Brewery Asheville, North Carolina
Dec 31 2009 8:00P
The White Horse NEW YEARS EVE BASH w/ The SWAYBACK SISTERS Black Mountain, North Carolina
Jan 7 2010 8:00P
Bobo Gallery w/ Dylan Sneed Asheville, North Carolina
Jan 30 2010 8:00P
Tosco Music Party w/ the SWAYBACK SISTERS Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 18 2010 8:00P
The Poet’s Loft Hot Springs, Arkansas
Feb 21 2010 1:30P
The Bugle Boy La Grange, Texas
Apr 9 2010 8:00P
First Friday for Folk @ First Presbyterian Church Savannah, Georgia
Apr 17 2010 8:00P
Flat Rock Wine Shoppe w/ Heath Patrick Flat Rock
Apr 24 2010 8:00P
Flat Rock Music Festival’s Spring Fling w/ the SWAYBACK SISTERS Flat Rock, North Carolina
May 20 2010 8:00P
Jack of the Wood Asheville, North Carolina

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nestled in her home in western north carolina, nikki has released her third album 'to be a bird'...her latest record includes jason sharp on guitars & bass, aaron price on guitars, bass & vocal harmonies, michael guggino (of steep canyon rangers) on mandolin, tim gardner (of high windy band) on fiddle in addition to nikki herself playing guitars, banjo & charango...her vocal ability is amazing, haunting and beautiful...'to be a bird' is a reflection of her rootsy upbringing...the heartfelt songs are simply stunning...


Check out MY EPK at Sonicbids

nikki's music is available online @
Nikki Talley Dot Com & CD BABY

in WNC stores-
Karmasonics (downtown Asheville) Harvest Records (west Asheville) & Rockin Robin Records (Brevard)

please feel free to request nikki on
WNCW 88.7 FM Spindale and
WPVM 103.5 FM Asheville (siren's muse & off the record!)

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DJ Rocking Earl Mike

DJ Rocking Earl Mike



Nov 11 2009 11:26 AM

Hello Nikki,
thanks for being my friend.
Greetings from Germany.
Mike
Bob "Stormcrow" Sanders

Bob "Stormcrow" Sanders



Nov 2 2009 12:08 AM

Thanks, Nikki. You sounded good. Glad to see you're keeping busy. I'd love to visit Asheville someday. Except for a few places like the brewery, I'm absolutely dying in O-town.
Peace,
Bob
Tom

Tom



Nov 1 2009 9:24 PM

I'll be there again next year, same camp site, so if your gonna be there I'll look for you! I'd love to play with you. Guitar that is. ;)
Chad

Chad



Oct 22 2009 5:26 PM

hey sup
grover windham

grover windham



Oct 22 2009 1:21 PM

thanks for the add, it's great to be here.

gw
Kelly Murray

Kelly Murray



Oct 21 2009 7:01 PM

Nikki Talley,
How's it going? I just wanted to let you know that my debut CD "Like I'm Beautiful" is now available on iTunes, on sale for only $5.94 this week!

Hope that you enjoy and have a blessed day!
Kelly Murray
Sunday Songwriters

Sunday Songwriters



Oct 20 2009 4:38 PM

Yes 'mam. We will soon.... Don't forget Woody's tshirt next time... I will invite some ladies for him. Tell him to let me know his type:)
Bob "Stormcrow" Sanders

Bob "Stormcrow" Sanders



Oct 17 2009 6:16 AM

Nikki,
I'll try to make the brewery show - if I don't get booked somewhere. They're very supportive of original music there. Plus, the beer's excellent!
Peace,
Bob "Stormcrow" Sanders
Hogdoggn

Hogdoggn



Oct 1 2009 11:14 PM

It's on!
Dylan Sneed

Dylan Sneed



Oct 1 2009 6:51 PM

wherefore art thou nikki? yes, would love to hang out next time we're in the same place at the same time.
alphastarboi

Jon Campbell



Oct 1 2009 4:18 PM

hey beautiful! i can't wait for that big hug! anytime u're coming near the area or even raleigh or charlotte! let me know and i'll try to come see u!
David Holtzclaw

David Holtzclaw



Sep 26 2009 10:05 AM

Hey Nikki,
We so enjoyed you ladies at the Muse!
Hope to catch you again soon.
Cheers!
Dave H.
Brian Turner Solo Piano

Brian Turner Solo Piano



Sep 17 2009 4:58 PM

Hey Nikki, My two new CD's "Ascension" & "Singles" are now available in digital format at iTunes, Napster, Amazon, etc... and physical autographed CD's at btkeys.com/purchase_audio_tracks. I think you'll enjoy them! Thanks for your support and please pass along to your friends :) bt






Jason C Waller

Jason C Waller



Sep 14 2009 4:29 PM

Jason C Waller is Coming!

Mon Sept 21 Town Pump w/ Dare Dukes

Tues Sept 22 Temptations open mic w/ Pierce Edens

Wed Sept 23 BoBo Gallery (playing w/ Ryan Sheffield) w/ Hands and Knees

Thur Sept 24 Firestorm Cafe w/ Tovah Rinah & the Way Home

Fri Sept 25th Acoustic Coffeehouse Johnson City Tenn. w/ Tova Rinah & the Way Home
JonBoi

JonBoi



Sep 2 2009 2:56 AM

I am so excited you are coming to ATL!! I moved down here about 7 months ago, when 'To Be a Bird' was first getting major airplay on WNCW, and I've got to say I miss that station terribly. There's NOTHING like it down here. See you in a couple weeks!! Hooray!
Mark

Mark Fisher



Aug 28 2009 7:35 PM

"Greetings From New York City!!!"

Excellent Music On Your Page!!!
■▐░Life is Great░▌■

Julian Collins



Aug 25 2009 4:20 AM

Check out my profile And Let me know Do you like me YES or NO http://www.doulike.us/photos/7561564.html?b=4&w=46
Don Oja-Dunaway

Don Oja-Dunaway



Jul 30 2009 3:02 AM

Hey Nikki,

No, it's not Halloween yet, but it'll be here before you know it. Can't wait to have you back in town.
The Milltop will be rockin', to say the very least.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy an awesome summer. We just spent a week at Black Rock Mountain in northeast Georgia (52 degrees a couple of mornings! ah)
Godspeed.

Don
Jofus

Jofus



Jul 27 2009 2:51 AM

OMG- look what you did to my profile!
b.c.w.

b.c.w.



Jul 26 2009 10:28 PM

what a weekend... glad to be part of the crew now, my dear! thought i'd say hey here on myspace, though the world seems to live on Facebook these days, eh? ;-)
Aaron Berg & The Heavy Love

Aaron Berg & The Heavy Love



Jul 25 2009 7:12 AM

Hi Nikki -

Hope you are well in Asheville. I live down the mountain in Greenville, SC. I have a new free album download up this week. Hope you enjoy...Peace & Best Wishes!!
the south french broads

the south french broads



Jul 20 2009 2:47 AM

Shit! ain't nuthin like the buttockess! thanks for giving it a listen and hopefully it drew you to glisten- if you speak to laura at 88.7 would you please sneeze in her direction, of'course making sure to cover the course...
Jefferson Fox

Jefferson Fox



Jul 11 2009 12:47 PM

:)
Jefferson Fox

Jefferson Fox



Jul 6 2009 4:47 AM

Hello Hello Hello!
Don Talley

Don Talley



Jul 1 2009 11:51 PM

Looking forward to hearing you at TOwn Pupm tommorrow...Thurs
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