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About Me

Nick is one half of the acoustic band, The Hall Brothers and has been a semi-professional musician since 1991, going fully professional two years ago. As a member of the Hall Brothers Nick has played all around the country, in Ireland and Holland and has released two albums independently and three albums through the indie label Confidential Records.In 2003, Nick began performing seriously as a solo artist while his brother was making waves in the world of academia. He has worked on the singer-songwriter circuit in London with great success, and has supported Hugh Cornwell, Glenn Tilbrook and Black among many others. He has released one studio solo album, The Golden Time, through Confidential Records that got rave reviews and sold well. Nick has also used this time to explore new collaborations including the occasional act ’Hall & ONeill’.The latter duo, featuring Nick and actor/musician Chris ONeill (star of Backbeat and many other films) came about when the two were introduced by mutual friends at a gig at the Buffalo Bar venue in Highgate, London. Also as a result of this meeting, the Hurts Like Hell e.p. was recorded by Chris and his colleague Dave Reilly (ex-drummer/songwriter with China Crisis and The Real People). Nick was overwhelmed by Dave and Chriss generosity and musicality.Hurts Like Hell is a collection of two of Nicks most requested songs lovingly re-recorded and lavishly produced (Patching Up My Soul and Big-hearted Northern Boy) with the addition of the sweeping, sixties-influenced Hurts Like Hell, the spare balladry of Undertow and a slice of politically-conscious folk-rock; The Man Apart.Nick is also now a professional actor, having worked on two theatre shows, ’Entrenched’ and the hit show ’Life Of Pi’ which just finished its 4 month tour at Greenwich Theatre.Here is a link to one of Nick’s early albums ’Time & Tragedy’ by The Hall Brothers, now available on iTunes... more of the back catalogue to come! ..and here is a link to ’Songs From The Shore’ - now available on iTunes ..
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Member Since: 11/7/2005
Band Website: nickbhall.blogspot.com
Band Members: Usually solo but also works with Dave Mastrocola (bass), Chris Bunyan (drums), Jeremy Bradford (keyboards), Chris O'Neill (guitars and bass) and the legendary Hall Brothers (Nick, Duncan Hall & John Carey - guitars/guitars/fiddle respectively).
Influences: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ian McNabb, Bruce Springsteen, Richard Thompson, Martin Carthy, Steve Tilston, Show Of Hands, Jesse Malin, Scott Walker, The Wedding Present/Cinerama, Fairport Convention, Michael Weston King, Hugh Cornwell, Shack, The Icicle Works, The Band, Ryan Adams, Echo & The Bunnymen, Brendan Croker, Steve Phillips, 29 Palms, Kate Bush, A-ha, Black, The Housemartins, The Smiths/Morrissey, The Cure, George Harrison, The Popguns, The La's
Sounds Like: Rootsy rock/pop with a side-order of folk. "A voice like Scott Walker meeting Simon Nicol in a vat of melted chocolate!" - early live review (Kate Longmate, Queen Mab's Music )
Music Downloads New E.P 'Hurts Like Hell' featuring the above tracks and one extra track available to download for only Â£3 from Woven Wheat Whispers . Hall Brothers material also available here .
The Hall Brothers Details of Nick's band 'The Hall Brothers' can be found on their website
Music Production Nick regularly uses Mike Thrussell for his live sound engineering and recordings. Mike's details can be found at www.hoolamusic.co.uk .
Record Label Woven Wheat Whispers & Confidential Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

new website - new future

Hi I’ve got a new solo website up, http://nickbhall.blogspot.com and a new energy for future projects. I’ve abandoned certain plans and I’m taking other better ones on board! I&rsq...
Posted by Nick Hall on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:42:00 PST

slimming down dates

Hi Just to let you know that I’m in the process of slimming down my gig-list sharply to make way for a new gigging project and to give me more time for writing and demoing new material. I’...
Posted by Nick Hall on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:38:00 PST

Skipdale???!!! Macca makes my day!

Hi Just discovered that my hero Ian McNabb has fondly mentioned the gig he did in Hall Towers last year (with Dunc and me on guitars and backing vocals!!) on Inside Out North West on the BBC. You can ...
Posted by Nick Hall on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:20:00 PST

New duo and Hall Bros signed up for Otley Folk Fest

Hi After our successful debut gig on Sunday, the new pairing of 'Michelle Plum & Nick Hall' was booked immediately to perform at this year's prestigious Otley Folk Festival (18th to the 21st Septe...
Posted by Nick Hall on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:38:00 PST

lovely review of nottinghamshire gig :-) thanks ladies!

here's a review from the Woodlark Folk Club Myspace page of our performance there recently - it brought a tear to my eye! " T'Hall Brothers Category: Music What a way to finish the first calendar y...
Posted by Nick Hall on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:10:00 PST

iTunes hall bros releases

hi again just to say that both 'time & tragedy' and the more recent 'songs from the shore' are now available on iTunes and nearly all the major download sites. everyone here at hall towers is dead...
Posted by Nick Hall on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:48:00 PST

some preliminary download info :-)

hi here's the first info from our label about the first places to officially release our back catalogue as a download - still waiting on i-tunes but it's on the way. this is lifted straight from an em...
Posted by Nick Hall on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:48:00 PST

nick on college radio, stateside!!

just had this fantastic email from a lovely lady in the states who has just play-listed me for her college radio show!! am really really happy!!! Hey Nick, I played "Undertow" for my co-host, S...
Posted by Nick Hall on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 03:30:00 PST

Check out this event: New E.P. only £3!

Buy the E.P! Only £3! For 5 tracks! Hosted By: Woven Wheat WhispersWhen: Sunday Jan 15, 2006 at 7:00 PMWhere: UKDescription:Woven Wheat Whispers Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Nick Hall on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 06:36:00 PST