American Nomad Music

Hey folks,

Today is May Day! That means American Nomad’s new album Country Mile is officially out in stores near you! Online stores that is. We are truly SO excited to finally share it with you after over a year of some of the hardest and most rewarding work we’ve ever done. Click on this link for a free stream of the entire album on American Songwriter Magazine’s website. Yes, you heard that right. American Songwriter Magazine liked our sound so much they are doing a feature article on Country Mile! How cool is that!

To get your own copy of Country Mile go to our music page or directly on CD Baby. You can either download the album or buy physical copies.

We have already sent our album to almost 200 radio stations around the country so there is a good chance your favorite folk DJ may be playing our tunes soon. Keep an ear out for that. We could still use your help sharing our music and spreading the word. If you like what you hear, please pass around the album and play it for the people you love. It would mean the world to us and help take our musical project to the next level.

Thanks again from the bottom of our musical hearts for your love and support. This album would not have been the same without your amazing generosity.

Keep on keeping on!

– American Nomad

Hey folks! Exciting news. The Bluegrass Situation just made the title track off our new record Country Mile, their song of the week. Take a second to read the review and have an exclusive listen to the track by clicking this link.

Here is an excerpt:

For today’s “Song of the Week” we travel to San Francisco to check in with American Nomad, a roots duo fronted by multi-instrumentalists Hassan El-Tayyab and Shiloh Parkerson. The band are firmly entrenched in modern Americana, bridging the gap between swinging country jazz and mystic mountain music, which is quite evident on their newest record Country Mile.

“With her quick decision making and strong direction, we tracked all the basics for 12 songs on our album in just two 10-hour days at Bird and Egg Studio. Laurie got every member of the band to focus on getting the best performances we all had in us. That is how it should be in the studio. Every musician walked away from those two days of live tracking agreeing that was one of the best recording sessions any of us had been a part of, and that Laurie was a key ingredient. We are all lucky to have her sharing her heartfelt music and guiding the next generation of bluegrass and Americana musicians.”

Well folks, our album is DONE, DONE, DONE. It’s been tracked, edited, mixed, mastered, and is back from the printers. We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Honestly and truly. It took a community of folks to make this record happen and every contribution made a big difference. We are grateful to everyone right now. Hassan even hugged a complete stranger yesterday on the subway… that’s another story. Rest assured, he’s getting help.

So I guess you want to know when you can hear it huh? This blog is the place to find out that info. Our album will drop on May day. Yep… Thursday May 1st 2014. It’ll be available right here on this website for streaming and downloads if the Tech gods are smiling upon us. They can be unpredictable sometimes, but we are hoping for the best.

The following day on May 2nd, we will be on the Bay Area’s favorite talkshow Forum chatting about the release and doing a live performance. So exciting… 50,000 people will hear this broadcast. We hope you will be one of them. Turn your radio dials to 88.5 FM from 10:30am – 11:00am. You can also stream that interview at kqed.org.

Later that day we will be doing an Unofficial CD release party with the T Sisters at Sam’s Log Cabin in Albany. This will be a really unique outdoor event, hosted by Laurie Lewis nonetheless. Check out shows page for more info on that. The event will sell out, so get tickets TODAY!

That’s all for now people. Much love to you and yours for the amazing support along American Nomad’s musical journey! See ya soon!

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the silence. We’ve been busy busy busy trying to get this music ready for you all to listen to. Today is a special day though. I am so pleased to inform you we are finalizing the mix as I type and putting the album to tape. American Nomad’s debut LP Country Mile is just about FINISHED! All that is left to do is master it and send it off to the printers.

I must say that it has been an honor to work with such a stellar team of people on this record! From Laurie’s wisdom and guidance, to Nino’s engineering, to every musician who rocked it on each song. It’s been a blessing. It’s also been an honor to get your support in making the album. Without you, this album would have been much more difficult for this Indie band to have made. And don’t think we forgot about your rewards! They will be our first priority when we are done with the record.

Thanks again all. American Nomad loves you! We will be announcing the date for our CD release in the Bay Area party very soon.

We are so pleased to share that the Bay Area’s own NPR affiliate KQED did a 3-part video series on American Nomad a few weeks ago. Checkout the video below to hear us talk about our creative process. Thanks to KQED’s Emmy-winning video producer Kristen Farr for approaching us and putting the film together! You rock.