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Nick Shaffran Biography, Photos, PicturesAmong the ranks of reissue producers, Nick Shaffran is the kind that other producers go to for advice and help Since the 1980’s, he’s been responsible, directly or indirectly, for some of the best American reissues of country and rock ‘n’ roll music, by everyone from Roy Orbison to the Byrds
Nickel Creek Biography, Photos, PicturesDistinguished by their youth and eclectic taste, Nickel Creek became a word-of-mouth sensation on the progressive bluegrass scene and soon found their appeal spreading beyond the genre’s core audience
Naked to the World Biography, Photos, PicturesNaked to the World is primarily a vehicle for singer/songwriter Kevin Fisher’s literate and melodic folk songs A former rock & roll junkie with a degree in English literature who converted to folk music because he thought it would be a more sensitive medium for his poetic lyrics, Fisher started his career as a solo performer and a staff songwriter for a Nashville publishing company
Nina Gerber Biography, Photos, PicturesA fixture on the West Coast folk and acoustic music scene, Gerber is rarely in the spotlight because she doesn’t sing, but those who know her, know her as the pre-eminent accompanist for folk, acoustic, and Americana artists touring California
Nanci Griffith Biography, Photos, PicturesStraddling the fine line between folk and country music, Nanci Griffith has become as well-known for her brilliant confessional songwriting as her beautiful voice A self-styled “folkabilly” singer, Griffith began as a kindergarten teacher and occasional folksinger
No Speed Limit Biography, Photos, PicturesOriginally a trio, the Virginia bluegrass band No Speed Limit started when banjo player Steve Barr began jamming with bassist Jacob Eller and singer Amber Collins, who was only 16 at the time
No Strings Attached Biography, Photos, PicturesNo Strings Attached is an eclectic and adventurous string band While the group certainly has one foot in tradition, the award-winning quartet also breaks down barriers and topples the preconceptions of what a string ensemble can do
Nancy Apple Biography, Photos, PicturesNancy Apple grew up a navy brat, settling in Memphis, TN, in 1975 when her father retired There she has built a career as a singer, songwriter, and musician, playing in the unique country, blues, and rock hybrid style of her adopted home
Noah Crase Biography, Photos, PicturesNoah Crase’s father, fiddler James Crase, was recorded in the ’60s for the Folkways collection entitled Mountain Music of Kentucky With such a noble old-time music background, the banjoist was at first drawn toward appropriate banjo styles such as frailing and clawhammer
Noah Gordon Biography, Photos, PicturesPlaying mandolin and drums with his parents’ bluegrass band in rural Illinois, Noah Gordon decided that he wanted a career in music After being introduced to a friend’s brother who did some singing in Nashille, the ten-year-old began playing drums for then-unkown Randy Travis, but soon returned to Illinois to attend high school

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