Nikki Talley's Profile |
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'to be a bird' out now!!!!!! |
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| Location: | Asheville, North Carolina |
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| Last Login: | Oct 16, 2008 (427 days back) |
About Me |
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nestled in her home in western north carolina, nikki has released her third album 'to be a bird'...her latest record includes jason sharp on guitars & bass, aaron price on guitars, bass & vocal harmonies, michael guggino (of steep canyon rangers) on mandolin, tim gardner (of high windy band) on fiddle in addition to nikki herself playing guitars, banjo & charango...her vocal ability is amazing, haunting and beautiful...'to be a bird' is a reflection of her rootsy upbringing...the heartfelt songs are simply stunning... nikki's music is available online @ www.nikkitalley.com & www.cdbaby.com/cd/nikkitalley in WNC stores- Karmasonics (downtown Asheville) & Rockin Robin Records (Brevard) please feel free to request nikki on 88.7 FM Spindale www.wncw.org/Request.html and 103.5 FM Asheville www.wpvm.org (siren's muse & off the record!) |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 11/8/2005Band Website: nikkitalley.com Band Members: me mostly... Influences: i definently don't sound like my influences, unless you threw all of these fabulous items into a blender and i drank what was poured into the salt-rimmed margarita glass, grabbed my guitar and started singing vicariously thru my sad lil character girls-BUT these are some of the artists i love & in some way they have definently had an impact on my life and are in no particular order of impotence~well except this one:MY MOM-the single most fucking amazing person i've gotten to know, and well then there's the rest of you dregs (aka artists)~bob dylan, arcade fire, tool, kate bush, jeff buckley, darkest hour, pj harvey, tori amos, joni mitchell, alice in chains, songs:ohia, the comas, superchunk, sonic youth, dead can dance, loreena mckennit, bjork, the cure, natalie merchant, dan hicks and his hot licks, danny elfman, chopin (the piano! NOT symphony), liz story, yo la tengo, indigo girls, ani difranco, between the buried and me, loretta lynn, the carter family, the pogues, neutral milk hotel, blind melon, george winston, greg brown, smashing pumpkins, bouncing souls, go-gos, manu chao, laurie anderson, leonard cohen, melanie, nancy sinatra, dresden dolls, black sabbath, allison krauss, sade, air, the smiths/morrissey, nickel creek, ricky skaggs, the doves, shakira (mtv unplugged spanish stuff...fabulous-did you know she actually played guitar long before she ever drank pepsi?) kmfdm, lords of acid, brad, jon spencer & the blues explosion, the pixies, the amps, the breeders (dammit kim deal can you have more bands?!?) frank black, the muse, talking heads, sinead o'connor, radiohead, hedwig-steven trask, waylon jennings, fugazi, zeppelin, neil young, the postal service-(NOT death cab), fiona apple, skankin pickle, propaghandi, the gits, leo kotke, brenda kahn, mercury rev, patty griffin, nusrat fateh ali khan, wesley willis, reverend horton heat, man or astroman, and of course Chris Gaines....what the fuck was garth thinkin? ha ha ha....i can't wait till one day i can afford my own alter-ego....cha-ching!$!$! heh heh... Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Indie / Rock) |
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My Blog |
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neglected baby birds, missing my music, change |
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| CHANGE! i have been totally involved w/ planning a super huge personal engagement (literally) and have felt so overhwhelmed, happy, overjoyed, scared, nervous, distant....i feel so bad for my lil... Posted by Nikki Talley on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:16:00 PST |
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cd release!!! over the MOOOOOON! i feel PIRATE?? ha ha ha |
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| i sit here drinking wine, listening to robert plant & allison krauss singing harmony, watching my homegrown zinnias wave in the night breeze thru the windows-that also sneak in some perfumed air f... Posted by Nikki Talley on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:33:00 PST |
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ok no more miss priss |
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| i'm SO glad that i've gotten over my BITCH-ass attitude i had early...(god what was up MY ass???) anyway, the night comes on wonderfully w/ THREE huge moonvine blossoms....tomm. i have an early ... Posted by Nikki Talley on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:54:00 PST |
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making memories in this crazy busy life... |
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| dear GODDESSSSS! i am so freaking busy right now...my head has been spinning out of control for the past month and hasn't STOPPED! i am sitting at the laptop here on a nice rainy/overcast wednesday mo... Posted by Nikki Talley on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:19:00 PST |
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baby of my own |
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| till i have a lil alien take over my body and make me into the mother goddess, i will continue to call me songs and albums my babies....this recent arrival is truly making me as giddy, radiant, relaxe... Posted by Nikki Talley on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:04:00 PST |
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new record done just in time for blessing moon! |
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eeeeeeee! over the moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon!
seriously, i am so freakin emotional...i finished the album yesterd... Posted by Nikki Talley on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:37:00 PST |
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busy bee, magicicadas, mt airy, album progressss |
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| summer is finally here...my moonvines & morning glories are creeping up the porch...
i've said before that an album is alot like childbearing...it needs the intial seed planted at the perfect time... Posted by Nikki Talley on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:29:00 PST |
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new album progress, grey eagle gig, WHITE SQUIRREL |
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| weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaw.....it's amazing what another's perspective, talent, energy, juju, magics, bag o' tricks (etc!) can do for my music....dear gussie! i have been hangin tough w/ my ... Posted by Nikki Talley on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:18:00 PST |
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tennessee twilight zone, dog dolls, lovely ladies... |
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| saturday!!!!!!!!!!! i have NOTHING TO DO! :D yayyy! since i didn't get the invite to L.E.A.F. ( EAT ME! :P ) i'm chillllin today after a wonderful two days of gigs...i've had a GR... Posted by Nikki Talley on Sat, 10 May 2008 01:07:00 PST |
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today’s simple pleasures.... |
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| i almost shed a tear when i came out of the building after i had just voted for a WOMAN to become the presidential nominee...wow...i thought of all the women who rallied together to make we women EQUA... Posted by Nikki Talley on Tue, 06 May 2008 01:58:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Artboy, rob seven, ART Carney, Charles, The Grey Eagle, The Square Rootâ„¢, The Acoustic Coffeehouse, Mountain Xpress, Laura Blackley, GWilder, Lindy Dobbins & the Red Velvet Manx, Ashley Chambliss, Jason Sharp, Unappreciated Filmmaker™, Brett, heathaH, Down to Earth Cottages, tania, Kimo, Chrissy, Amie B, Julie, jennville, rebecca, Kaitlyn, Stephanie, Ethos, Anita, Sarah, that's funny stuff........., Misanthropy is everywhere, Brandi, Galen Kipar Project, Shanna, marcella, Kimmie, Isaac, Timothy Scott
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