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Philip Nathan

About Me

Philip Nathan began teaching himself guitar at the age of 15 in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Influenced by the infamous Slash of "Guns N Roses," he was determined to be a guitar "player." Somewhere along the line, he began a transformation that, to this day, is constantly developing the way that he listens to, composes, and appreciates music across many genres. Recently, Philip has dedicated his time and self-disciplined study towards "fingerstyle" folk and bluegrass flatpicking. Constantly inspired by the likes of Leo Kottke, and John Fahey, he is always pickin', grinnin' and searching for his own sound. Hand him a guitar of any persuasion, acoustic, electric, bass, or hand him banjo, he'll make it sing!

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Member Since: 17/01/2005
Band Website: http://www.erraticabee.com
Band Members: Philip Nathan, sometimes accompanying Jonatha Bates, see website above
Influences: Leo Kottke, Slash, Trey Anastasio Jimi Hendrix, John Fahey, Chet Atkins, Tony Rice, Jorma Kaukonen, Allman Bros, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Moe., Earl Scruggs, Jerry Douglas, Dave Grisman, Ani, Bill Frisell....and so many more from one day to the next....
Sounds Like: fingerstyle folk and country guitar pickin!
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Shower Song

I put a harmonica tune up a couple of weeks ago, and now I'm rotating a new one in. A little different, this one features yours truly on guitars, bass, AND drums! It's very loose now, and I'm sure it'...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:22:00 GMT

"Prohibition Has Done Me Wrong"

Good for a laugh,I recorded this version of an old Jimmie Rodgers protest song to see if I could pull off playing all the instruments (except bass on this one - Thanks go out to Mr. Lee Steel for his ...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Name That Tune....Name MY Tune!

Here goes - I'm working on getting a third CD of original fingerstyle acoustic music ready for next month.... Sometimes I get a little frustrated and have to blow off steam.... I usually do so by putt...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:59:00 GMT

I Need Your Support!

I stumbled across this website via Relix Magazine  www.ourstage.comSimply put, it's a competition where the artist loads a song (or songs) or video and the fans decide which they like the best. It's ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:31:00 GMT

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE ADDING ME!

Alright, I've been thinking about this random adding thing for a bit, and here's what I've come up with...If you're going to add me as a friend, drop me a line first. Tell me about yourself, let me kn...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:44:00 GMT

NEW MUSIC

After a lot of fussin' and fightin', I've managed to get some new music recorded! Unlike the first recording, which was recorded by my friend Shanan in his Queens apartment, this was recorded by yours...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:20:00 GMT

Great American Song Contest

Something I saw on FOLKBIZ. www.greatamericansong.com Its a songwrtiting contest. Not that I'm much of a competitor, but what do we all have to lose? There's all different categories, and minimal ent...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:50:00 GMT

Sully's Monday Nights...

If you live in Hartford, or the surrounding areas, I have endeavored to start playing an open mic on Monday nights at a place called Sully's. The music is great, the crowd is a lot of fun, and I have...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:42:00 GMT

Hello There!

Thanks for taking the time to listen to me and my Git-Fiddle! All the songs here are from my 2003 demo, 'Fingerstyle', which is available upon request. It has a lot more of my original work, and also ...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:30:00 GMT