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Nick O’Connor & Pilgrim Road

About Me

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Nick O'Connor is a composer who's poetry is mature beyond his years.
“My poetry is rooted in blues, jazz, folk, and natural country with undertones and influences from beatniks and hippies of the past...and rappers and rockers of the new millennium and beyond.”
“I'm not just a hip guy riding the latest trend...I'm writing my music and playing my songs and trying to put pure performance and art back into music,” says O'Connor. And art is exactly what Nick is producing. His premiere album ...Back to the Sensitive Ground, is an eclectic mix of blues, folk, and hard driving sixties and seventies-style “poetic rock”. O'Connor's poetry has been influenced by everyone from Walt Whitman to Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, as well as B.B. King, The Howlin' Wolf, Nirvana, and Kanye West. “All of those people are questioning truth, and crying the emotions of their times. In confusing times like these, the truth needs to be told.” Nick is constantly writing and exploring the numerous realms that surround, protect, and inspire us all.
In 2008, Nick put together a dynamic, tight group of musicians to form his backing group, Pilgrim Road. The band consists of the Kevin Donohue on Lead Guitar, the "big dog", also known as Brent Bond on Saxophone, Tim Kohler on Bass guitar, and Zack Scott on drums. Together, Nick O'Connor & Pilgrim Road create a versatile explosion of artistic musical fusion.
Nick has teamed up with Grammy Award Winning producer Clark Hagan to create his latest work of art “Paper Thin Feelings.” “I don't just portray my own world...I observe and report what I see.”
SONGS AND ARTWORK COPYRIGHT 2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Member Since: 17/01/2006
Band Website: nickoconnormusic.com
Band Members:
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, and Piano

Saxaphone, Penny Whistle, Keys

Lead Guitar

Bass Guitar

Drums

And special thanks to

for the past several years of drumming in the studio and on stage!

CONTACTS

Nick O'Connor
[email protected] (303)709-4740

Booking: Art Heffron-Strings & Wood Presents
[email protected] (303) 807-8106

Influences: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Woody Guthrie, Leonard Cohen, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Johnson, Paul Simon, U2, Damien Rice, Jakob Dylan, Rodney Crowell, The Howlin' Wolf, David Bowie, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Stephen Stills, Muddy Waters, Pete Seager, James Taylor, Kanye West, Jack Karoac, C.S. Lewis, d.c. talk, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Traveling Wilburys, Elvis Presly, Jim Carrol, Dispatch, Dave Matthews Band, Otis Rush, Billie Holiday, Satchmo, Coldplay, James Blunt, The Swell Season, John Mayer, Jeff Buckley, Nirvana, Eddie Vedder, Ray Charles, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20, Stevie Wonder, Hank Williams, Ray Lamontagne, Ben Harper, Brett Dennon, Missy Higgins
Anyone who is a true warior, poet, and radical!
Sounds Like: Poetic 60's rock before it was on acid
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Rock the Space by Toyota Music

Hey Everyone,Things are going great. We are still in the studio working on our L.P. We're hoping to get it out by the fall. We also have a lot of good shows coming up. Tim, Kevin, and I are doing an a...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:22:00 GMT

Freeze Out

Hey, At this moment, I'm listening to Bob Dylan's new record, and digging it! I hope my record can sound as good, have as much to say, and be as passionate as his new record! One of our ...
Posted by on Sat, 02 May 2009 22:43:00 GMT

It's been a while...

Hey Everyone,Its been a while since I've blogged. A lot has happened in the past 2 months!!!We are currently in the studio with our producer, Clark Hagan, and (even before we've mixed them) the tunes ...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:13:00 GMT

EP Out now, and studio.

Hey Everyone!Thanks to all of you who went to The Mercury Cafe show a week ago! We had a lot of fun, and we are so happy we released our E.P., Paper Thin Feelings. The prints turned out really good, a...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:46:00 GMT

update

Lately we've been getting ready for the studio. We're hoping to get into the studio with our producer, Clark Hagan, in mid Febuary! The only problem lately is MONEY. We are trying to make some money, ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Show Tomorow, Press, Name change, New Drummer, And E.P. Coming soon!

A lot is happening, and I thank the Lord! Zach Scott is now drumming for us, and he is a great person to have on board! We changed the band name to Pilgrim Road, and we have a big show at the Rock N S...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:32:00 GMT

Rocky Mountain News

If you all still have a copy of the Rocky Mountain News from 12/12, look in the spotlight section. There is a big picture of me (from 2 years ago) promoting our gig this sun.! so come to the show!Also...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:51:00 GMT

Onward we go

The 3 songs for the E.P. are all mixed, and will be mastered soon. The E.P. will be entitled; "Paperthin". It will be available for sale by us, cdbaby.com, and I-Tunes, hopefully by the end of the mon...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:16:00 GMT

Whats New

Clark and I were mixing in the studio today. The New tunes are sounding dynomite! We're hoping the new tunes will be up on myspace soon! Also...Kevin and I are playing a gig tomorow night at the Mercu...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:41:00 GMT

Near Future

So...Havn't blogged in a while...a lot has gone down!Right now I'm listening to Kanye West's new single; Love Lockdown, and I think its the shit!We are still working with Clark on those new recordings...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:18:00 GMT