Although the last few years have generated some really interesting female singer songwriters in the UK, America has lagged behind in producing breakthrough female artists with the broad appeal of Duffy, Amy Winehouse or KT Tunstall. Hopefully Nell Bryden can buck that trend, a sassy New Yorker whose new album
“Second Time Around” is beginning to cause waves on both sides of the Atlantic. I was invited down to watch the showcase and take a couple of PR pictures for Gibson Guitars and was impressed by Nell and her bands performance. Musically Nell is difficult to pin down, the influences range from jazz, blues and modern dixie however you can imagine many of the songs on her CD being sung by Emmylou Harris.
Nell and her band are in the UK and Ireland for the month and will be doing shows across England, Scotland and Ireland. No doubt they will find this more amenable than their recent trip to Iraq where she and her band entertained American troops in Baghdad. For further information on her album and live dates visit her website http://www.nellbryden.com/
Written by John Rahim
