Madison, WI-based songwriter-performer - Nancy Rost - News

Accordion Crimes

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Or maybe just a misdemeanor? I'm working my squeezebox on "My Country 'Tis of Me", the opening track of Das Binky's forthcoming debut album, Divide The Storm. I also play piano on the title track. And yell my head off on the closing track. I'll probably be doing all that and more in support of Mr. Binky's album release in January. To stay in the loop, go here: http://www.dasbinky.com/

Piano lessons

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Autumn is coming, and with it comes a new piano teaching schedule. I'm accepting new students now.

I work with a wide variety of ages, musical tastes and learning styles, with special attention to creativity and enjoyment in playing. Individual lesson plans include repertoire, technique, theory, ear training, reading and improvisation as appropriate. Lessons take place at Madison Music Foundry, which also offers some great group classes and performance opportunities as part of your lesson fee. If you or your child are interested in learning piano with me, you may contact me directly - nancyrost@nancyrost.com - or via MMF to discuss scheduling a trial lesson.

Songwriting season

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

In four hours I'll begin my now-annual three-month songwriting marathon. Want to watch my progress, or perhaps join me in the challenge?

http://www.fiftyninety.fawmers.org/

In Banned Wagon news, we now have a Reverb Nation page. Do stop by and check it out from time to time.

http://www.reverbnation.com/bannedwagon

Back on the Wagon

Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

No World Tour of Iowa this summer, but Banned Wagon is getting around in 2011, playing anything from the local VFW fish fry to the big Midwest Renewable Energy Fair up north. We'll be doing our first studio recording this July and stepping up our booking. Check the band dates on my page - come see us if you can and suggest other places we should play. If you're too far away, check my YouTube channel for some videos. Here's a photo from Tyler and Adrienne Applegate's farewell party at Talula. Wish you were there.

For the sixth consecutive year ...

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

I'm taking part in February Album Writing Month, the annual challenge to write 14 songs in 28 days. If you're interested in songwriting and aren't already fawming, come check it out! http://www.fawm.org

(Making a video with fellow fawmers in 2008 - like the hairbrush microphone?)

Anthologized

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

I'm honored to be included in Phil Norman's fantastic new album "Four Februarys" with our co-written song "Changed My Name".

You can download the album at http://rockstarphil.com/fourfebruarys/. If you like, there's a handy donation link there for February Album Writing Month, our songwriting home.

New videos up

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

I've been adding some videos from the "Two Johns and a Nancy" show we did on December 10, 2010. You can check some of them out on my YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/nancyrost.

Back from the Tour

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Yes, the Banned Wagon tour happened, and it was great fun. For now I'm going to link you to this blog: http://www.msa-ps.com/?pid=273 More to come soon, I hope -- including some awesome video we shot around Iowa. We have a couple of parties coming up on the autumn calendar, and are in the process of figuring out what's next for local gigs and future tour dreams.

I'm also rediscovering the joy of being a singer-songwriter, and after returning to solo performing, it's also time to get back to writing. Look for some new music here on this website and working its way into performances as soon as I can ....

Jumping on the Bandwagon

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Thanks to the initiative of my friend Andrew Nath, I've joined a band. We've been calling ourselves Bandwagon, or, more recently, Banned Wagon. It's a six-piece, performing a variety of covers (Americana, reggae, pop and rock) and originals by several of the band members. We're playing every other Thursday at the Washington Hotel Coffee Room, and sharing the stage with a bunch of musical friends. This is in preparation for our July tour of Iowa, which we'll undertake on a flat-rack pulled by an old-fashioned tractor from Andy's dad's farm. The Washington Hotel gig itself has been fun and suitably quirky. This week mandolinist Huck Gent accompanied one of my songs on banjo while a conga line of young children danced across the room; bassist Dan Higgs led guitarist Jeremy Higgins and me in a yodeling song; and drummer Chris Marr brought some fantastic Caribbean rhythms to our rendition of "When Doves Cry". I'm looking forward to the next one already.

Mad Toast Live podcast

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

I had a blast at my guest appearance on Mad Toast Live on November 10. Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines were fantastic hosts, fun to talk with and to jam with! I got to try out a couple new songs and play some older ones with a new ensemble. The podcast of the show is now streaming at http://www.madtoastlive.com. It will remain in the archives, and can be downloaded, at http://madtoastlive.podbean.com/page/9/