Joe Nichols (folk/world)
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The "original" Joe Nichols (born 1952), a native of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, has performed "psychedelic progressive folk" music since the 1960s. His music is noted for its blend of American styles with exotic elements of world music. Although various live performances and informal jam sessions have been recorded throughout his career, Nichols released his first proper full-length album, Jongleur, in 2003. The debut featured a combination of rock, blues, and folk vocal songs, and several Hindustani-influenced instrumental guitar tracks. The follow-up, Snake Eyes, was released in 2005. This album featured several Eastern-influenced jazz-raga improvisations, and a single vocal song simply titled "Last Song". Nichols has been compared to artists such as the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Hasil Adkins, and Ali Farka Toure. Nichols is scheduled to make a cameo appearance as himself in the upcoming independent film "Some Dark Hollow".
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