I can't believe we are already into the middle of February 2011. Where has the time gone? It's hard to believe I've already played in the two winter festivals I had the opportunity to play in. The WinterGrass Festival here in Denver went well. I got to play in the band One More River. That was a lot of fun and gave me a real appreciation for the amount of practice it would take to become a topnotch, tight sounding, bluegrass band. We were not that, but we had a lot of fun and I enjoyed getting to know the other band members. And everyone I spoke to afterwards thought we sounded pretty good for only having practiced together 6 times and learning all new songs for our set! There is a link on the left for a nice 15 min. video that John Gilmore put together of the festival. Our band is the last one on the video, but there were lots of other good bands and lots of great music that day. Enjoy!
On February 5, Kathy and I were at the Goldfield Ghost Town near Apache Junction, AZ for the Goldfield GospelGrass Festival. I got to play 2 sets at the festival that day. One was outside and the other inside the little church they have at the top of the hill at the town. The festival was a lot of fun and Kathy and I got to see several family members and a friend of mine from high school who were able to come to hear the performances. It was a beautiful day and lots of great bands and good gospel bluegrass music. There are several links to videos of different songs I sang at the festival in the links section on the left. I hope you enjoy some of the music.
Now there is a break in the action before the next festival I'll be playing at which will be in Calhan, CO on June 23-26, 2011. This will be the 12th Annual GospelGrass Festival. In the meantime, I'll be practicing and trying to learn to play the mandolin I got last summer. Also there will be some fun times where Kathy and I will go and sing and play at the assisted living homes. That is always fun to be able to encourage some of the folks there. Well, until next time take care and God bless. Keep up that singing and playing.
Jody Nelson
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." Colossians 3:16
Hi, welcome to my website. My name is Jody Nelson. I enjoy singing and playing gospel music, particulary gospel bluegrass and folk music. I got a rather late start in life playing stringed instruments, not picking up a guitar until I was 30 years old. Although I consider the guitar as my primary instrument, I also enjoy plinking around on the banjo, mandolin, mountain dulcimer, and hammer dulcimer, the latter two which I built myself. One of these days I'm going to pick up the fiddle which I got a while back and start learning to play something on it as I have time. I have played in our praise band at church for several years and now also play in a gospel bluegrass band called One More River. I have been influenced by a variety of musicians and styles of music - bluegrass, folk, blues, jazz, old-time gospel, and contemporary Christian. One of my favorite things is to take an old hymn and give it a bluegrass/folk flavor. Some of my favorite performers and influences include Norman Blake, Doc Watson, Alison Krauss, Tim O'Brien, Claire Lynch, Front Range, Anne and Pete Sibley, and the Carter Family. My wife, Kathy, ocasionally joins me for duets as well. When all is said and done, I can often be heard to respond after playing a song, "Something like that!" since each time it may be a little different. I hope you enjoy what you find on the page. I'll try to keep it updated with new things.
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