Beaver Nelson Last Hurrah CD

Principally recorded at Top Hat Recording & The Living Room, Austin, Texas.

In the same vein as Townes Van Zandt, Beaver Nelson is a songwriter with an interesting bent and a most individual way of looking at the world. Having survived the disappointment of several run-ins with Nashville, Nelson surfaces strong and without compromise. His music is very much about the pain of simply being alive, yet he injects a dose of humor into his view of things. Songs like "Landed In the Mud" and "One Car Collision" are typical. Lyrically, he shows a great deal of skill, and his wordplay flows fluidly into his music. "Too Much Moonlight" and "Things Get Shaky 'Round Midnight" are fine examples of his almost scholarly approach. A wise old soul who has lived many lifetimes, Nelson continues to forge ahead, charting new territory as a songwriter of distinction. More ragged troubadour than stage-crashing pop-star, Beaver Nelson is an original whose gruff façade becomes more and more attractive as the moonlight fades and the music takes over. ~ Jana Pendragon

in 1991, Rolling Stone described Beaver as a "teenage songwriting prodigy" & local music pundits hailed him as the next Townes Van Zandt-meets-Springsteen - he presents his first new recording in years

Personnel: Beaver Nelson (vocals, acoustic guitar); Gurf Morlix, Jules Shear, Michael Fracasso (vocals); Kevin Carroll, Rich Brotherton (mandolin); Champ Hood (fiddle); Mark Patterson (drums, percussion).

Recording information: Living Room, Austin, TX; New York, NY; Top Hat Recording.

Personnel: Beaver Nelson (vocals, acoustic guitar); Toni Price (whistling); Scrappy Jud Newcomb (acoustic & electric guitars, dulcimer, background vocals); Casper Rawls (guitar); Rich Brotherton, Kevin Carroll (mandolin); Champ Hood (fiddle); Pete "Wetdawg" Gordon (piano); George Reiff, Brian Zoric (bass); Mark Patterson, Dana Myzer (drums, percussion); Gurf Morlix, Michael Fracasso, Jules Shear, Woody Price (background vocals).

Engineers: John Harvey, Brian Anderton, Joe Blaney.

CMJ (3/1/99, p.32) - "...THE LAST HURRAH [reveals] a talented country-pop singer with whiskey-smooth vocals and a keen ear for melody. A semi-acoustic, but rocking ensemble highlights Nelson's best."
Dirty Linen (10-11/99, p.92) - "...It points to an intense raw style...[confirming] that he is a very important writer..."