Nels Andrews
Website:
http://www.nelsandrews.com/
Discography:
2012 - Scrimshaw
2008 - Off Track Betting
2004 - Sunday Shoes
| Nels Andrews is a folk singer based in Brooklyn, New York. Known primarily as a folk singer, few know of his apprenticeship with cult blues icon Washboard Williams.In 2002, Andrews was selected as a winner in the prestigious New Folk Competition at the annual Kerrville Folk Festival. Past winners of this coveted award include, Eric Taylor, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett and Slaid Cleaves. In 2006, Nels was selected as the winner of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival's Troubadour Competition. In August 2006, Nels was selected as a winner of the Mountain Stage New Song Competition. Nels Andrews' debut full-length recording, Sunday Shoes rose to Number 1 on the UK Americana Chart, and finished the year ranked Number 4 on the Euro Americana Chart's Top 20 albums of 2004. His last 2 CD’s have also earned critical acclaim, but perhaps the best testament to his work comes from contemporaries that also are well respected. As Danny Schmidt wrote: "There's those albums you grow to love over time, and then there's those albums which, you're so in smitten with everything that artist has ever done, that you're completely in love with their newest work almost from pure anticipation. And then there's those albums, like Nels Andrews' Scrimshaw, that exceed even those lofty anticipations and expectations. He has such an effortless singing voice, and a timeless writing voice. These tunes are all deep with symbolism, and vivid with imagery. And they sit together elegantly as a single unit. It's a truly beautiful album."
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