Hastings Public Library

House Concert Series

Drew Nelson

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Hastings Public Library House Concert

February 17th, 2012

7:00 pm - 9:00 pmCombine the storytelling songwriting of Greg Brown and Nanci Griffith with the rockin’ edge of Bruce Springsteen or John Melloncamp and you get Michigan’s roots/Americana songwriter Drew Nelson. His brand new album Tilt-A-Whirlcomes out on February 14th and we’re busting at the seams to get it to you. John Gorka said, “Drew Nelson is one of my favorite new artists. He is an excellent guitarist as well as an accomplished songwriter. His songs sound like the rest of us feel. Drew’s characters are anything but defeated. They are dazed, angry, amazed and climbing.”A healthy mix of rock and folk story songs, Tilt-A-Whirl is the kind of album you find yourself reaching for again and again. Painting a picture of the working class heroes and drifting souls in search of their American dream, Tilt-A-Whirl is Drew’s magnificent Red House debut!

Drew Nelson

Hastings Public Library House Concert Series

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

February 17^th 2012

At Hastings Public Library

227 E State St, Hastings MI 49058

269-945-4263$10 suggested donation at door – all money goes to Drew.An artist with an international reputation and several critically acclaimed albums under his belt, the folk/Americana artist writes as a witness to the lives and journeys of those he has met along the way. Mixing Springsteen’s roots-rock sounds with the folk storytelling sensibility of Nanci Griffith, Drew introduces us to an eclectic cast of everyday characters that includes out of work war vets, forsaken lovers, migrant workers and other directionless lost souls. “As you encounter the characters on this record, it becomes clear that Drew Nelson has dedicated and re-dedicated himself to getting at real human stories,” says acclaimed songwriter Peter Mulvey. “Some of these characters are him, and some are people he knows, and all their stories let us know that Drew is standing in the Midwestern cold, seeing and telling as clearly as he can.”

Michigan-born Navy veteran Drew Nelson is a storytelling songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. A fly fisherman and world traveler, he writes as a witness to the lives and journeys of those he has met along the way, mixing Americana and roots-rock with traditional folk styles. Drew has toured across North America and Europe, performing solo and opening for popular rock artists like Melissa Etheridge and Edwin McCain as well as esteemed folk singers like Josh White Jr. and John Gorka.