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Jonathan Nicholson

About Me


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Member Since: 3/28/2006
Band Website: www.jonathannicholson.com
Band Members: Jonathan Nicholson: 6-String, 12-String, and Classical Guitars

Influences: The Cure, Dead Can Dance, Peter Murphy, George Winston, Electric Bonsai Band, David Lanz, Patrick Ball, Depeche Mode, Will Ackerman, The Twilight Singers, Fleetwood Mac, Clint Mansell, Graeme Revell, Joe Hisaishi, Richard Souther, Randy Rhoads, George Lynch, Kiss, Enya, Loreena McKennit, Turlough O'Carolan
Sounds Like: Will Ackerman, Alex DeGrassi, Leo Kottke, Michael Hedges, Patrick Ball, harp & piano played on the guitar
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

The future... (musings on life & music)

I hope that you are all doing well; I've been thinking about all of you quite a bit lately, and about how blessed I am. To be honest, I've been wrestling with some issues related to you, and how I tre...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:41:00 GMT

Oral Surgery (aka I'm an idiot)

First off, I would love to thank everyone for the messages, comments, emails and phone calls of concern concerning my health. I really appreciate it, and it truly makes me feel very loved.Well, what h...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:18:00 GMT

A Gift for all of you

Hello all, This is always a special time of year for me, and I feel very fortunate with the blessings that I have in my life. I have a story, and a little gift. A few months ago, I posted an imp...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:59:00 GMT

Yakima Folklife Festival, day 2

So, today consisted of an early performance, a ton of sightseeing, baking in the hot sun like an omelette, and then playing again in the late afternoon. Man, it was hot! My performance this ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:06:00 GMT

Yakima Folklife Festival, day 1

So, I'm in my hotel room talking with Heather (my wife), and Kevin Morgan and his wife Rachael. We're now decompressing from Day 1 of the Folklife Festival, and I've got to tell you, it has been a gre...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:33:00 GMT

Please help me in a little contest Ive entered

I've entered this little contest in the hopes of getting noticed by my favorite guitar company, Taylor Guitars. The rules are simple: if I get the most requests to play in different cities, then I win...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:46:00 GMT

Online Radio Interview & Performance on Sunday, June 1st

Hey hey hey, This Sunday, June 1st, I'll be on the wonderful local radio show "Crossroads" on KYRS with fellow guitarist John Walsh from 1-3 pm Pacific Time. The station is at 92.3 & 89.9 fm, but....
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 23:09:00 GMT

Playing guitar without any feeling in my fingers...

Hello hello, I know that I don't post enough of these, but thanks to the fine example my friend Dave Hannon has set, I'm going to try to actually post some show experiences more often. So, tonight I ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 01:18:00 GMT

The Matrix Coffeehouse

   Well, on October 20th I had the pleasure of performing for the first time at The Matrix in Chehalis, WA (about 30 minutes south of Olympia) with my wonderful friend and musical co-conspir...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:30:00 GMT

New demo song up on the page! (and a little contest)

Hey hey hey, I've just posted a new demo, that in a finished form will appear on the new cd, due out (hopefully) next year. This song was written and performed as it was being recorded, in a very...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:04:00 GMT