Nelson's Blog

Album 1 is finally finished

I'm thrilled to finally share these songs with the world, but quite embarrassed about how long it has taken to get here!  It has taken me over 15 years to get these songs to the point where they are ready…

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The Cello of Nicole Pinnell

I always knew I wanted beautiful cello as a part of my music.  I fell in love with the cello about the same time I fell in love with a cellist!  (My wife Polly attended college on a cello scholarship.)…

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The new home studio is coming along slowly!

In the spring of 2022 we began construction on the detached garage of my dreams!  Come on, who among us hasn't dreamed of a detached garage?  Well, thanks to the low interest rates and a skilled mortgage broker (me.) we…

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Martin Guitar Factory Tour

In early spring of 2022 I found myself in Maryland for a few weeks tending to some family business.  I learned that it was only a few hours to the Martin guitar factory where I could tour factory and museum…

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Some old pics

For a short time in 2011 I gathered some friends (Clark Wilson and Ryan & Amy Patterson from Farmington) and played a handful of local shows.  We were actually the winners of Farmington's got talent that year, and had the…

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