"Indie, chamber-folk from Portland, OR"
At the ripened age of 28, this Oregon-grown tunesmith already has 16 years of songwriting and performing under his belt. Alongside his past work with Portland’s “The Physical Hearts” and “Sleepy Bell” exists a wealth of acoustic, fingerstyle guitar and singer-songwriter material. With influences ranging from prodigious guitar pickers such as Doc Watson, Leo Kotke, and Kelly Joe Phelps, to the more soulful folk poetry of Elliott Smith, Gillian Welch, and Paul Simon, the music represent a unique synthesis of old-time picking and the indie here-and-now. Nathaniel combines complex finger-style guitar work with thoughtful, melodic vocal lines to create a sonic experience that is truly fresh and impactful. His latest group Nathaniel Talbot Quartet, featuring Portland all-stars Sam Howard (upright bass), Russ Kleiner (drums) and Anna Tivel (violin), are helping him push his music, and the folk genre as a whole, to new dynamic depths and altitudes.
“Nathaniel Talbot wowed listeners so much last year as an emerging artist, that we decided to bring him back again this year. An extremely polished guitar player at the age of 27, Nathaniel weaves intricate melodies around soaring guitar lines.” – Sisters Folk Festival
“Nathaniel Talbot’s high-register croon floats lightly over complex, plucky melodies and lucid tempos with an ethereal, ghostly vibe that meshes perfectly with the music’s forlorn, yet aggressive and ambitious, sound.” Willamette Week
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 8:00pm
Indie Folk - from Portland $5 cover
