T. Nile - lead vocals, banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonicas
and a collective of amazing musicians including:
THE CHILDREN OF MERCEY:
Christa Mercey, drums and percussion
Laura Mercey, Vocals, Trumpet, Keys
Mike Mercey, Bass, Vocals
Burke Carrol - Pedal Steel
Debera Jean Creelman (formerly of Mother Mother) - vocals
James Forrest - bass
Scott Paulley - Bass
Joanna Chapman-Smith, vocals, mandolin, percussion,
Richard Brown, drums and voice
Colin Linden - Electric Guitars
Roger Angus - Electric Guitars, bells, percussion, vocals
Malcolm Shoolbraid - Drums and percussion
Anthony Lavdanski (of Justin Nozuka's band)- bass, vocals
Burke Carrol - Pedal Steel
Jessie Zubot, Strings
Bob Hamilton - Dobro
David Baxter, guitar
Kate Hennessy - harmonies, mandolin, percussion
Kenton Wiens- drums and percussion,
Christina Zaenker - Cello, vocals
Steve Dawson - Lap / Pedal Steel, dobro
Jeremy Holmes - Bass
Noah Bergman -banjo
Raina Rose -harmonies
Twilight Hotel - guitar and vocals
and more...
Influences
Mom and Dad, my friends, Iron and Wine, Bon Iver Bessie Smith, Sufjan Stevens, Gillian Welch, Mason Jennings, Anthology of American Folk Music, Emmylou Harris, Niel Young Said The Whale Tears For Fears Woody Guthrie, Stanley Brothers, Leadbelly, Jamie Lidell, Townes Van Zandt, Fruit Bats, Damien Jurado, Vetiver, The Kinks, Beck Lykke Li Blondie, Donovan, The Clash, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, the knife Dr Dog Fleet Foxes Lucinda Williams, David Roy Parsons, Early Linda Ronstadt, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Cinematic Orchestra, Kings of Convenience, Klaxons Jesse Fuller, Odetta, Bob Marley, Fleetwood Mac, Supertramp, Bob Dylan, The National, Heart, Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Robert Johnson, Katie Webster, Taj Mahal, TLC, 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, Amos Lee, Sly and Robbie, Twilight Hotel, Skeena Reece, Kinnie Starr, Reed KD, Ben Rogers, Paulo Nutini, Van Morrison, < Erik Satie, Rocksteady and SKA, Mavis Staples, Mahalia Jackson, Whitest Boy Alive Mark and Ann Savoy, The Velvet Underground, Arcade Fire, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, The Cave Singers, justin nozuka alan watts
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 burst onto the scene a couple of years ago out of her native BC with a hypnotic debut CD. Since then she's been catching the attention of everyone she plays for with strong writing and captivating performances.
Leading Music Journalist Larry Leblanc of Billboard Magazine loves The Cabin Song EP!
"To say I was overwhelmed by your EP "The Cabin Song" would be an understatement. I am gob-smacked to use a British saying ... (just came back from the UK yesterday).
The tracks are beautifully recorded and the arrangements flawless but the standouts are your precise and wonderful vocals and an overall warmth to the CD.
You deserve every ounce of respect you can squeeze from his industry and you have more talent than 95% of the people out there.
Just beautiful" ~Larry Leblanc, music industry journalist
"T.Nile has been turning some heads in the indie-folk world in this country and abroad with her brazen blend of roots, rock, country and everything in between. Her music jumps out at you while you listen to it, and in the most simple terms imaginable, it's staggeringly good." -Tom Power, Deep Roots, CBC.
"Obviously the 2009 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
"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
after the Vancouver Folk Festival Main-Stage performance:
"Between Aimee Mann and Ozomatli, there was a little feature showcase with one of the performers from later this weekend named T. Nile, and she was fucking brilliant! Great singing, harmonies, original songwriting, and banjo! "
~Bradvertize Blog
"Tamara Nile is one of those young fresh talents that comes along only once in awhile - an accomplished songwriter and musician, she has that rare ability to connect with the audience from the start and keep them engaged." ~Phyllis Stenson, Artistic Director
Harrison Festival Society, Sept 8 2008
"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
after the Edmonton Folk Festival:
T. Nile -" a newcomer for me, and definitely a singer and songwriter to watch"
~Richard Flohil
"Eclectic songs, rooted in tradition but looking forward. One of Canada's musical gifts to the 21st century."
~Gary Cristall
T. Nile — At My Table (self-released) :: "And this banjo-fueled 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
"...The music is outstanding. Haunting in some
places, rootsy and upbeat in others. An interesting juxtaposition of traditionally conflicting styles..."
~Bill Hurley
"Today, I bought a banjo.... (at first) I was worried that a banjo would fulfill my folk fix but leave me wanting on the rock side of things, but I forgot how wicked T. Nile is and how intense Sufjan’s banjo riffs can be."
"Unity Behind Diversity | Searching for beauty in the dissonance- Blog"
T. Nile's “Cabin Song”
EP is the follow up to her highly acclaimed debut album “At My
Table” and the precursor to a sophomore LP set for release within
the next year. With Cabin Song, Nile continues to build and create a
contemporary folk sound that is uniquely hers and these seven new songs
deliver on every promise that “At My Table” made.
The title track spins a yarn of
ache filled memories complete with French lullabies and welsh cakes
while “Reverie” mixes a gritty dub influenced bass line with
the shimmering notes of T. Nile's banjo. “Lake Irene” and
“Boats Against A Dock” tell instrumental tales of gold
mine ghost towns and lumbering tug boats and the cinematic journey of
“Sunrises” that travels through lush wet-coast dreamscapes
is a foil to the anthemic foot stomp of “Rock Whatcha Got”.
T. Nile has spent most of the
last three years once the road since releasing At My Table in 2006.
From the outdoor festivals and clubs that dot the Trans Canada Highway
and its many tributaries, T Nile has also made stops at packed halls
and theatres in Germany, Denmark and Alaska. Along the way she was named
the "Best New/Emerging Artist" at the Canadian Folk Music
Awards, the "Critic's Favorite New Discovery" in Penguin Eggs,
and was nominated for "Best Contemporary Vocalist" at the
most recent Canadian Folk Music Awards.
All of this is many miles down
the road from her humble beginnings in a tiny cabin on Galiano Island
but not so surprising for someone who got her musical start accompanying
her father, a multi-instrumentalist sidewalk entertainer, through North
America and Australia at the age of 6. Nile will continue down that
road in preparation for next year's LP release, and in support of “Cabin
Song”, by touring Canada, USA and the EU, showcasing in Toronto (NXNE),
In New York, and Nashville. 2009 will also see Tamara playing at the
legendary Winnipeg Folk Festival, Mission Folk Festival and Yellowknife's
own, Folk On The Rocks.
Definitely some people I'd like to see at the WFF...If I could see Dala play Horses and Josh Ritter play Girl in the War...I'd be set...oh and Iron and Wine too..and of course most of all I want to just see YOU. Miss you lotttttsssss Nizzle......Hope the first day went well.
"ROCKIN' FOLK, AWESOME MIX OF INSTRUMENTATION AND SONIC LANDSCAPES... SO FRESH..... KEEP ON KEEPIN ON!"
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