T. Nile - lead vocals, banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonicas
and a rotating cast of amazing musicians (The Orchestra) including:
James Forrest - bass
Malcolm Shoolbraid - Drums and percussion
Kate Hennessy - harmonies, mandolin, percussion
Aaron Joyce - lap steel guitar, weissenborn guitar, bottle neck, dobro
Roger Angus - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Joanna Chapman-Smith, vocals, mandolin, percussion,
Kenton Wiens- drums and percussion,
Christina Zaenker - Cello, vocals
Hannah Georgas, keyboards, bells, vocals
Timmothy Tweedale - Lap / Pedal Steel, dobro
Steve Dawson - Lap / Pedal Steel, dobro
Jeremy Holmes - Bass
Scott Paulley - Bass
Richard Brown - Drums
Graham Playford - Guitars and Vocals
Evan Phillips - Guitars, Vocals, Harmonica
Twilight Hotel - (as my backing band)
and more...
Influences
Emmylou Harris, Niel Young
Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Iron and Wine, Bessie Smith, Bob Marley, Sufjan Stevens, Gillian Welch, Mason Jennings, Joni Mitchell, Anthology of American Folk Music, Corb Lund, Lauryn Hill (Miseducation of), Sade, Lucinda Williams, David Roy Parsons, Early Linda Ronstadt, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Cinematic Orchestra, Patrick Watson, Calexico, Kings of Convenience, Bill Bourne, Jesse Fuller, Ozomatli, Odetta, Fleetwood Mac, Supertramp, Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, Massive Attack, Morcheeba, KT Tunstall, The National, Heart, Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Robert Johnson, Katie Webster, Taj Mahal, Laureena Mckinnit, TLC, India Aire, Leadbelly, John Prine, Penny Lang, Annie Lennox, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Toots and The Maytals, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Cassandra Wilson, Sarah Vaughn, Karen Dalton, Jah Cure, Zero 7, Portishead, Madonna, Blind God, Headwater, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Martin Sexton, Prince, Amos Lee, Rachelle Vanzanten, Sly and Robbie, Twilight Hotel, Skeena Reece, Kinnie Starr, Reed KD, Ben Rogers, Corbin Murdoch, Paulo Nutini, the sun, moon, sky, stars, wind, oceans, trees and Mother Nature in general, my family... and on and on...
Hey,
Thanks so much for all the lovely messages and support that you have shown me.
It's really quite a confidence boost to know that I have such amazing support.
I would like to thank everyone who has shown me love and support. It's quite the feeling to know that I have such wonderful people behind me.
Lots of Love
Tamara Nile *xox*
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T. NILE: AT MY TABLE
Roots Music with Pop sensibilities... "Vancouver's Tamara Nile could well be the biggest roots noise out of these very rootsy parts since Neko Case and the Be Good Tanyas.
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T. Nile — At My Table (self-released) :: "And this banjo-fueled feminine folk rock sounds like it was raised on the right acoustic side of Led Zeppelin III's tracks"
Jeffrey Morgan’s Media Blackout
by Jeffrey Morgan (CREEM Magazine - Canadian Editor)
3/5/2008
"Come from Galiano Island with a banjo on her knee, Vancouver's T. Nile could well be the biggest roots noise out of these very rootsy parts since Neko Case and the Be Good Tanyas."
~ John P.McLaughlin
"As for T. Nile, her set was as refreshing as a splash of water... she served up a mouth watering menu of rustic and groovy ditties... her vocals were sweet, carefree and tangy..."
~Sandra Sperounces, Edmonton Journal review of Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Aug. 12, 2007
"Eclectic songs, rooted in tradition but looking forward. One of Canada's musical gifts to the 21st century."
~Gary Cristall
"...The music is outstanding. Haunting in some
places, rootsy and upbeat in others. An interesting juxtaposition of traditionally conflicting styles..."
~Bill Hurley
"Obviously the 2008 version of T. Nile is a quantum leap in heartfelt emotion
and sonic texture over the 2006 version of T. Nile that I recently first
heard"
~Jeffrey Morgan
CREEM Magazine - Canadian Editor
Since releasing her debut CD, "At My Table" in July of '06, T. Nile has toured her "unique and heartfelt sonic textures" through Canada, Alaska, Germany and Denmark, to packed houses and sold out shows. Last summer, she played on the main stage for 20,000 people at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival! Quite a ways from her humble beginnings in a tiny cabin on Galiano Island, Tamara was practically groomed for a life in the spotlight and on the road; She started out accompanying her father, a multi-instrumentalist sidewalk entertainer, through North America and Australia at the age of 6.
At 19, Nile moved to Vancouver to see if she could launch a music career. She took to hanging out at the Railway Club, getting to know people, swapping songs and ideas. Eventually she began hosting a monthly showcase at the Railway called "Connect".
Meanwhile, she was working on her songwriting, putting together everything she had learned at home, and away from home. In spring of 2006 she recorded and launched At My Table. You could hear the "alt country" of Gillian Welch and the "high lonesome" sound of Dock Boggs. Bob Marley was there as well, and one song ending with thanks to Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. While many of the musical influences came from south of here, the lyrics were very much about Tamara's life on Galliano and in Vancouver. Reviewers and listeners hailed the CD and its songs. Festival Distribution picked it up and CBC and campus radio fell in love with it. Most notably, T. Nile was awarded the title of "Best New/Emerging Artist" at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, as well as being named "Critic's Favorite New Discovery" in Penguin Eggs, and in late 2007, Nile was nominated for "Best Contemporary Vocalist" once again at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. As a sign of her growing grass-roots popularity, T. Nile has for some time now, been in the top 10 most popular artists in her categories on Myspace, reaching 1 in both Roots and Americana in Canada!
A veteran touring artist by the time she was twelve, T. Nile is back on the road. Having played with the likes of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Corb Lund, Luke Doucette, Penny Lang, Justin Rutlige and countless others at some of North America's top summer festivals last year, Tamara's star continues to shine bright as she prepares for the next wave of touring through Canada, Europe and The USA, in support of her upcoming sophomore release, "Coming Back From Everything" out in August of 2008.
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on-line, please call 1-800-633-8282, valid anywhere in North America."
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Yeah we booked our Atlantic crossing tour ourselves, it's going to be awesome. I get to play a show in my hometown in Sweden for my birthday, which is what I'm most excited about, really. : ) On another note, I heard your new cd, Joanna played it for me on our tour, and it sounds great. I like the new, poppier style. Good luck with it, I'm sure it will go great. Best wishes, Sarah
