nels andrews

The enigmatic wordplay of Nels Andrews’ beautiful 4th album, Pigeon and the Crow, is a creation possessing many of the same qualities as Midlake and Spheeris records. In the field of literary folk music, Pigeon and the Crow certainly is a winner.

Watch the new video from Nels Andrews for Table by the Kitchen. The track features on his forthcoming new album ‘Pigeon and the Crow’ – a songwriter’s record in the spirit of Van Morrison’s Veedon Fleece.

Listen to Memory Compass, our Song of the Day and the new single from Nels Andrews, taken from his forthcoming album ‘Pigeon & The Crow’ which was produced by traditional Irish flautist Nuala Kennedy and includes guest appearances by fellow songsmiths Anaïs Mitchell, AJ Roach, and Anthony Da Costa.

Nels Andrews is to grace the UK shores again accompanied by guitarist Jonathan Goldberger as he kicks-off his UK tour in Glasgow on 20th May.

We head off-piste with London’s Green Note Café for a spectacular night billed as a Songwriters circle featuring Nels Andrews, Peter Mulvey, Allison Russell…as well as Brandon Seabrook and J.T. Nero. It was a truly magical night! Read our live review.

One of Folk Radio UK’s favourite artists Nels Andrews heads to the UK this month for an unmissable tour. We caught up with him to talk about the tour and his last album ‘Scrimshaw’.

Nels Andrews latest release ‘Scrimshaw’ is a sparsely presented and strikingly intimate album that combines deft storytelling with a warmth of tone and gentleness of pace.