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We'd like to announce that Nate Clendenen placed second in the guitar competition at the Berlin Fiddler's Convention last month! He performed the bluegrass standards "Blackberry Blossom" and "Little Sadie" - apparently both judge and crowd favorites. Many great contestants competed in several categories. Definitely join us next year in September.

Hey there folks! Happy July to all... We hope that everyone's July 4th was appropriately festive. Ours was, for sure... Happy birthday, America!

We are very pleased to announce several new happenings in the next week.

First off, Nate will be performing at Pepper's Tavern in OC, MD on thursdays starting tomorrow around 10pm. Awesome mexican food right on the boardwalk and 16th st.

This Friday marks the start of a run of dates uptown at the Blue Ox... 130th and Coastal Highway, OC, MD at 8pm.

Super stoked to report that the Carolina-based bluegrass group, Big Fat Gap, will be playing next Tuesday the 15th at Bamboo. Nate and the boys will share the evening and it will be fabulous. Lots of pickin'. Lots of grinnin'. Mint Juleps. Deliciousness! 9th St and the boardwalk 9pm.

UPCOMING SHOWS
7.10 Pepper's Tavern, OC, MD 10pm
7.11 Blue Ox, OC, MD 8pm
7.13 Fat Tuna Grill, Millville, DE 5pm
7.15 Bamboo, OC, MD 9pm w/ Big Fat Gap

Greetings ladies and gents! The summer is nearly upon us... the sun
is shining and the tank is clean! Nate's regular slots are proving
very lovely. There are some radio gigs soon (tomorrow actually) and
August will mark Nate's return to the great state of Colorado.

ON THE RADIO Tomorrow, June 16th and other dates throughout the summer, Nate will perform live on 98.1 WOCM at 6pm. Tune in to check the debut of a couple new songs. If
you're not at the required coordinates to receive said broadcast, log
onto www.irieradio.com to listen and view over the internet.

THE USUAL SUSPECTS Of course the Tuesdays at Bamboo (9th st and the
boards, OC, MD) and Sundays at Fat Tuna (Rt 26 Millville, DE) are
chugging right along. It should be noted that Nate's good buddy Bryan
Russo will be doing next Sunday (6.22) at the Tuna... as he will on
the 3rd or 4th Sundays of every month.

DENEN ELECTRIC CO RIDES AGAIN! On Saturday, June 21st at M.R. Ducks
(Talbot st and the Bay, OC, MD) at 4pm the boys will be plugging in
and turning up! M.R.'s is an old-school Ocean City locals joint
perched right on the Bay near the downtown bridge. Check John, Sonny
and Nate tear it up live and in person... maybe a couple special
guests will turn up as well. Come see for yourself.

JUST ANNOUNCED! Nate will be performing on Friday, August 1st at
Owsley's Golden Road in beautiful Denver, CO. More details to follow.

Wow! Its been a while...

So much can happen in life that we have no control over. Staggering
sometimes to think about. Make sure you hold on to yourselves, your
love, your lovers, your sanity, truth, and honesty. Its a crazy
world out there and it will eat you alive if you're not paying
attention.

We certainly hope that everyone has had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday
and start to the winter holiday season. Nate has ventured deeper
into his home of Maryland's Eastern Shore. He's been working on new
material, burning the wood stove, hangin with his doggie, and trying
to keep it all together.

If you're around the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, come check him
out at his winter residency in Salisbury. Flavors of Italy, a tasty
pizza, pasta, and beer spot owned by one of Nate's old buddies, or
"the Flave" for short, has begun hosting various live musicers. Nate
will be performing on Fridays from here on out for a little while. He
can also be seen performing with the gospel group, One Voice. They
are a rootsy vocal group led by Nate's mother, Patty, and they will
be doing some Christmas-minded shows throughout December.

There are many more shows in the works. Maybe a western run later in
the season, some New England dates in a bit. Nate has even dusted off
the old electric guitars and started jamming with some great rock and
rollers... We'll keep you posted.

Hello all! We hope this email finds everyone well and enjoying a lovely start to Spring.

Just a quick line to let you all know that the Nate Clendenen Grass Duo will performing this weekend. By this we mean... Nate and long-time buddy, banjo-man extraordinaire, Robert Mabe will be pickin at Andy's is Chestertown, MD. This is a great place to see a show, have some food, or drink some brew. Not to mention they'll be supporting the NYC-based, Alt-Country-Grass band, Yarn. Very lovely times. We hope everyone who can will be there. A whopping $5 at the door with the music starting around 9pm.
http://www.andys-ctown.com
http://www.yarnmusic.net

Some summer dates are starting to line up but there a while off still. Check the website and MySpace.

We think Nate will be releasing some new music soon via this new thing called the World Wide Web. Apparently its all the rage... Some live stuff from his shows last year with Larry Keel, maybe some new demos... We'll keep you well informed...

We know this is the first News entry in a while. Our apologies. There's been soooooo much musical lovliness since the last news posting. Here two of the latest announcements...

We are pleased to announce that Nate has started being featured
periodically on XM channel 43 (XMU). Keep them requests coming! Its
SUPER easy. Just email Billy Zero, Program Director, at
to request your favorite tune. They featured
"Song for Lauren" off of the "Old Soul" release. A record appears at
<http://www.radiounsigned.com/index02.html>. Check it out!

Video of the now legendary Galax performance this past year is now
available online. Visit <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJcyIKDWeZE>
for "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" performed by an all-star group of pickers
including Robert Mabe, Jamie Griggs, Clay Jones from Mountian Heart,
Nate Leath from Old School Freight Train, Ryan Cavanaugh of the Bill
Evans' Soulgrass, Darren Shoemaker, Nate Clendenen, and more! The
performance lasted roughly 10 minutes and only ended upon the power
being cut by the organizers. If you've ever been to something like
this, you know what it means to have the sound cut... in certain
circles this is a curse... in ours its a blessing. Video and audio
by Rex McGee... enjoy!

What up kiddies... So the road keeps going and so do the bookings... On June 21st Nate will be supporting Larry Keel and Natural Bridge in Denver at a rockin room called Quixote's. Great pickin', lots of grinnin', all in a room built for Grateful Deadin'... The elusive Seattle date is closer to being solidfied and there are several other Colorado dates in the works. Stay tuned...

Nate Clendenen's performance at the 8x10 Club in Baltimore has just been released on the website. Sound quality is nice and it showcases some of the newest of tunes from Nate's brain - some of which Robert had never heard before. Check it!!!

Nate recently found a lost recording from the summer of '03. Recorded in Salisbury, MD by Jim Rowbottom, "Songs..." features five songs never before released, rarely played, and basically forgotten for some reason. They're great tunes and are now available for free download on the website. Check it!

New website... New mailing list... New music... New tour...

Nate is embarking on his first national tour in quite some time. Come see a show. Tell your freinds. Tell your mommas and poppas. Tell your sisters and brothers. Many dates are still TBA so check back for updates. Much love...

Two more shows on the New England leg have been announced and they're tasty! Nate will be returning to Boston on April 11th to Harper's Ferry (Alston, MA). Great room. Nate's on at 10:45. Also, returning to Sully's Pub in Hartford to open for the wonderful Josh Dion Band. Be there or be square! See y'all out on the road...

Lots of insane energy floating around out there at the moment. National tour in the works - the New England leg has been posted while the western legs are still being confirmed. We look forward to a great set of shows in some new towns. Everyone's help is greatly appreciated - you got a few freinds that might dig the tunes? Maybe in Denver, Seattle, Albany, etc? Let 'em know. We're all in this together and we are grateful. Much much love and many thanks...