Barefoot Nellies

Hey, folks,

Y’all ready for this? This day only comes but once a year: our annual Scarefoot Nellies Halloween show! We know you ain’t too yellow to come on down to Amnesia next Monday, round about 8:30 or so, to hear some good ol’ bluegrass tunes played the way they were meant to be played: in ridiculous costumes with a fog machine churning out clouds of some mysterious substance at every available opportunity. Monday, October 26 Amnesia 827 Valencia St. 8:30 until the witching hour Free! Beer specials until 8 pm www.amnesiathebar.com Be there or be scairt.

xoxo,
The Barefoot Nellies

Jess Beebe, bass
Betsy Maudlin, fiddle
Prentice Sellers, banjo
Nicole Solis, mandolin

Nellies at Hardly Strictly

Hey, folks–

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to watch the Nellies play at Hardly Strictly yesterday. Words can not express what it was like to play at such a great venue and for such a great crowd. I wish we had taken a picture from the stage. There sure were a lot of you there!

Speaking of pictures, if you happened to take any of us on stage, we’d be much obliged if you’d post a couple to our Facebook page or to our Flickr group. (Since we can’t see ourselves onstage, we have to rely on the goodness of our friends, family, and fans, to show us their photos!)

xoxo,
The Nellies

Hey, folks–

To help hype our big ol’ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival performance (Saturday, 12:35 pm on the Porch stage, in case you’ve forgotten), we recently appeared on KGO radio’s Wednesday cafe and finally met the faces behind the voices of the fabulous Rosie Allen and Bret Burkhart. (As well as fellow musician, Kevin “The Rat” Radich.) Our good buddy Jeff Zeiba made an MP3 of the performance. (Update: There seem to be some technical difficulties with the MP3. We’ll upload a new version soon.)

And today, the Nellies got to share our picks for the festival with the readers of Daily Candy. Check out the whole thing here.

See you tomorrow at the festival!

xoxo,
The Nellies

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Hey, folks–

Man, oh man, do we have some sweet gigs for your viewing and listening pleasure next week–all over the state, too (if by “all over the state,” you mean the Bay Area and Fresno area).

On Saturday and Sunday, we’re playing the Hobbs Grove Bluegrass Festival with lots of great bands including our good friends Dalton Mountain Gang (just named the Emerging Artist of the Year at Bluegrassin’ in the Foothills in Plymouth!) and Deep Elem as well as plenty of other fine bands whose acquaintances we have yet to make, like the Anderson Family Band and the Brombies. Molly Tuttle will be sitting in with us on guitar. After two sets here, we’ll be all good and practiced up for…

Monday at Amnesia! The Nellies and 49 Special will be sharing the stage at Amnesia. Get there early, ’cause the Nellies are on first since we need our beauty sleep for…

Wednesday’s appearance on KGO radio. Tune in to 810 AM at 5:40 on Wednesday to hear the Nellies chat a bit and pick a song on the Wednesday Cafe. Our good pal Katy Rexford will be sitting in on fiddle, and Molly Tuttle will be joining us on guitar. That appearance is to promote…

Saturday’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass show! Yes, folks, it all leads up to this. The Nellies are playing on the Porch stage at 12:30 pm on Saturday, and you’re all going to come watch us and cheer us on. Molly Tuttle will be sitting in on guitar with us. It’s pretty much every band’s dream to be able to play they’re favorite festival, and this is it for us.

See our gigs page for more details.

xoxo,
The Nellies

Hey, folks–

You may have heard this already, but the Barefoot Nellies are joining Tim O’Brien, Hazel Dickens, Gillian Welch, Doc Watson, Jorma Kaukonen, and many others at this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival.

Mark your calendars for October 2, 3, and 4 this year.

Nicole

Hi, folks–

Come on down to Amnesia on June 22 to see a fun, fun double bill with us and the Earl Brothers, our favorite old-timey-ish band. Our sunny bluegrass songs about love and prison will be a nice counterpoint to their dark bluegrass/old-timey songs about love and prison.

Nellies are going on at 8:30, Earl Brothers on at 10.

Check out our gigs page for more details.

xoxo,
The Nellies

Hey, folks–

We’ve got a special treat lined up for you all tonight. While Betsy and Prentice are off gallavanting around for Memorial Day, Jess and Nicole rounded up three of our favorite pickers — Tom Lucas, John Kael, and Annie Staninec — to join us for a rollicking Barely Nellies lineup.

But wait, there’s more. Since we’re a girl band and all fickle-like, we invited some more of our bluegrass pals to come up and pick and sing one or two or three or so with us in the second set. It’s gonna be fun. Come on down!

Tonight! Monday, May 25
8:30 p.m. till wicked late
Amnesia
853 Valencia St., San Francisco
Free!

xoxo,
The Nellies

Hey, folks–

We just updated our gigs page, but we wanted to call attention to one very special show coming up: the fundraiser for Big City Mountaineers on July 9. This summer, the Nellies’ original guitar player, Erika Walther, is going on a four-day hike to North Palisades Peak in the Sierra Nevadas to help raise money for BCM. She put together this amazing event to help with her fundraising efforts. You can read more about it on Erika’s donation page.

So far, Kathy Kallick and the Nellies are scheduled to perform, but I know Erika’s lining up some other great bands. So put it on your calendar, and if you can’t make it, consider donating to Erika’s cause.

xoxo,
The Nellies

Hey, folks–

First, a quick reminder: we’re playing the FIFTH Monday, not the fourth Monday, this month at Amnesia. So check us out with 49 Special on March 30 (and stay for the debut of the George Strait singalong that night).

Back to business. Occasionally, the Nellies like to post photos on our site. They look nice, especially in these blog posts. However, all our band photos are very, very old.

So, we’re asking you, dear fans, to please take our photo. Click away, flash or no flash, at gigs. Then let us know where you post them. On Facebook, you can put a message on our profile page. On Flickr, you can add them to the Barefoot Nellies group. Let us know how (or if) we can use them. When we do, we’ll do our best to always link to your website and credit you. Thank you!

xoxo,
The Nellies

Hi, folks–

As part of our whole website changeroo, we’re also moving our mailing list to a different (and better) service. One thing to note, you’re going to get an email asking for confirmation. You have three choices:

1. Click the “keep me on this list” button. That will take you to the ReverbNation site (the company that’s hosting our email list). You will have to fill in some information, such as your zip code and age.
2. If you don’t want to fill in the info (and we certainly don’t blame you if you don’t), then ignore the email. Three days later, your address will be considered “approved.”
3. To unsubscribe, click the “unsubscribe” link.

That’s it! Easy peasy! If you have any questions, email nicole [at] barefootnellies.com.

xoxo,
The Nellies