NEWS

• NEW MUSIC | Single Released Today | AUSTIN

  NEW SINGLE | AUSTIN | Download

  I've decided to have a soft release of the first single today from the new album, AUSTIN. You can download the track via my website in the Store, it's not on iTunes or anything like that yet, this is just for you - the one who pays attention to what's going on with my music! I appreciate the support.

  I will also have vinyl singles of this track made by Austin Signal at the show tonight at Threadgills South in Austin. These vinyl singles are special, they have the artwork printed on the vinyl itself, they are really cool. I only have 20 at this time, so come and get one and get down with us tonight in Austin. Here's the Facebook invite: Panic Stricken - Threadgill's w/ Shawn Nelson

  The entire album will be released in the next few weeks. It has ten songs that were recorded LIVE on May 25, 2016 in one session at Signal Hill in Austin. Patrick Herzfeld was behind the glass engineering and mixing. Jerry Tubb from Terra Nova mastered the album. I love this record, it's all string and songs featuring Matt Slusher on lead acoustic guitar, Fletcher Murchison on mandolin and Morgan Thompson on upright bass. I'm excited to get the music out there, help me spread the word! Peace.
  
  

• New Record Comong Soon - "Austin"

  It's record time again. Just got the master from Jerry Tubb today. Coming soon... 10 tunes, some new, some old, a Townes Van Zandt number and a Carter Family classic. Can't wait for y'all to hear it. We recorded it out at Patrick Herzfeld's studio, Signal Hill Recording, LIVE and in ONE DAY back in June with Matt Slusher, Fletcher Murchison and Morgan Thompson. 

  

• The Weekly Austin Residencies

  I am very fortunate to play weekly in Austin. Come check out one of these residency shows sometime!

  TUESDAYS are at HOLE IN THE WALL on the Drag. No Cover. Show at 9pm.

  

  And WEDNESDAYS are with GRAHAM WILKINSON for our 2fer1 Show at BUNGALOW on Rainey Street. No Cover. Show at 9pm.

  

• Goin' Out West

  Goin' Out West in July with shows in Lubbock, Trinidad, South Fork and Taos.
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  THU JUNE 30 | LUBBOCK TX
  OBar

  FRI JULY 1 | TRINIDAD CO
  The Underground Station
  
  SAT JULY 2 | SOUTH FORK CO
  Rhythms On The Rio Summer Soiree
  
  SUN JULY 3 | TAOS NM
  Taos Mesa Brewing
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• THU MAY 26 | MUCKY DUCK | HOUSTON

  Shawn Nelson & His Acoustic Pickers will be at THE MUCKY DUCK in Houston on THU MAY 26 at 7pm.

  Always a great time at this legendary venue. Get your tickets and reserve your table here.

  

• April 8 | 3TEN ACL LIVE w/ Donavon Frankenreiter

  Big news this week - I'll be playing the new Austin City Limits venue, 3TEN ACL LIVE, on FRIDAY APRIL 8 with Donavon Frankenreiter. To say that I am excited, honored and just plain stoked would be an under-statement. Get your tickets here.

  

• New Video | Cruel Ol World | Hole In The Wall

  This past Tuesday at HOLE IN THE WALL in Austin, I asked if someone in the audience would video this brand new song of mine, Cruel Ol World, for a shot of bourbon. Nick Pierce raised his hand from the front table and the result is below.

  It's not exactly the typical barn-burner of a song that we usually pick at The Hole, but I think it has legs and intent. It's also truthful, my Momma still talks about all the boys who "left" for Vietnam.

  It's also only second time the band has played this brand new song. That's how it's done here, #AustinRehearsal.

  Thanks Nick and thanks to Sarah, Mike, Will, Shane and the rest of the folks up at The Hole for giving us a stage and a home. Long Live Austin. See y'all next Tuesday April 5 at 9pm.

  Peace & Blessings.

   

• Back to the Hole In The Wall This Week & More

  Back at it again this week with some killer shows in some old school Austin joints with some old and new friends. First up is tonight TUE MAR 29 at HOLE IN THE WALL with Slush, Fletch and Morgan at 9pm. Always a good time. Wednesday is Bungalow on Rainey St for the 2fer1 Weekly Show with Graham Wilkinson Music at 9pm. Friday is gonna rock at Botticelli's South Congress with new buds, Dyrty Byrds from Denver. Gonna open up the show with a solo set at 7:30pm.

  Saturday, I'm going fishing. Peace and Blessings.
  
  
  

• POODIE'S | FRI MAR 25 | 8PM

  I'll be out in Spacewood, I mean Spicewood on Friday March 25 for a show at 8PM with the acoustic band at Poodie's. If you are out there, drifting down Highway 71, swing by for some beers, burgers and tunes. #NoBadDays

  

• SoundCloud Update| Featuring 2fer1 & The Devils River

  For your streaming listening pleasure, we have updated the SoundCloud page with five of the seven releases streaming for free including the latest 2fer1 Album recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis and 2015's "The Devils River"...because music is more important than money...well...until you are broke.

• Tuesdays in Februrary at The Hole In The Wall

  Come check out the acoustic band on TUESDAYS at 9PM in February at THE HOLE IN THE WALL!

  Featuring Morgan Patrick Thompson on upright bass, Fletcher Murchison on mandolin and Matt Slusher on guitar.

  

• January Residency | The Hole In The Wall

  Shawn will be playing with his acoustic band every Tuesday at 9pm in January and February at the legendary, Hole In The Wall. The band is full of old friends and hot pickers - Fletcher Murchison on mandolin, Matt Slusher on guitar and Morgan Patrick Thompson on upright bass.

  

• Austin's New Year 2016 | Auditorium Shores

  Austin residents may want to stay in town for New Year’s Eve this year. The Austin’s New Year line-up includes Grupo Fantasma, Golden Dawn Arkestra, and Carolyn Wonderland. Austin’s New Year (ANY) is an annual alcohol-free celebration that showcases a variety of art, food trucks, and live music on three stages.Other confirmed performers include The Statesboro Revue, Big Cat, Vallejo, KP and the Boom Boom, Shawn Nelson, and Kalu James.
  
  The free event begins at 4 p.m. at Auditorium Shores, South 1st Street and Riverside Drive, with a fireworks finale at 10 p.m. Shawn Nelson Band plays at 4pm.

  

• October Residency | Hole In The Wall | Tuesdays

  On the road home from the Colorado tour this past August, Fletcher, Morgan and I started talking about doing a resicency somewhere in Austin to keep this little engine of acoustic americana country bluegrass running. We had such a blast playing together and the folks in Colorado really dug our sound, so we want to try it out in Austin.

  We got lucky when the Hole In The Wall welcomed us home with an October residency!

  We are going to record the shows and we'll have some special guests as well, but the trio is me on guitar, Flether Murchison on mandolin and Morgan Patrick Thompson on upright bass.

  Check out what the Grateful Web had to say about our show in South Fork here.

  

• One Stop Country | New Album Review | The Devils River

  
  New Album Review - The Devils River
  "The natural born storyteller weaves us through life’s ups, downs, and all things in-between, while perfectly utilizing the honesty of his vocals to hold us within the lyric from song to song as he gives us a snapshot into the past ideals and values of the country music genre. The Devil’s River is a refreshing reminder that if you know where to look for it, you will find that pure and true country music is still alive and it is doing quite well." more

• New Album | Graham Wilkinson & Shawn Nelson | 2fer1

  Exciting news from 2fer1, the album Shawn and Graham Wilkinson recorded at SUN STUDIO in Memphis with Patrick Herzfeld and Morgan Patrick Thompson is available at our shows and will be available for downloads very soon. In the meantime, you can pick up a copy at our weekly show at BUNGALOW in Austin on Rainey Street.

  Keep up with 2fer1 on Facebook.

  

• Show Review | Grateful Web | Rhythms on the Rio

  

  Show Review | Rhythms on the Rio 2015 | Day One
  "On the main festival stage beside the rushing Rio Grande River, Texas singer/songwriter Shawn Nelson eased into the weekend events with a traditional tune, “Wildwood Flower.” It allowed him to showcase his band: Fletcher Murchison on mandolin and backup vocals and Morgan Thompson. A tight trio, Nelson and his bandmates launched into some of his original tunes that were more reminiscent of red dirt bands than what you’d expect from a Houston native who’s been performing in Austin for a dozen years" - Janie Franz, Grateful Web

  

• The 2fer1 Story | Graham Wilkinson & Shawn Nelson | Sun Studio Record Release

  Graham Wilkinson and I have been playing together for what seems like forever and our little Wedensday night residency at Bungalow on Rainey Street in Austin evolved into recording a 8 track album at Sun Studio in Memphis. It was an unforgettable experience and we are both excited to release it on August 22 at Kebabalicious at our Album Release Party. Check out more of the 2fer1 Story about our music, record, shows, friendship, history and future:
  White Light Exposure | 2fer1 | Graham Wilkinson & Shawn Nelson

  

• Buddy Magazine | Record Review | The Devils River

  

  Record Review: The Devils River
  "The 11 songs on Nelson’s sixth album take listeners thoughtfully through love and lost love, honky-tonks and hard times, thoughts drunken desperados and chili and tacos, a little whiskey in the coffee cup, working life far from home, of mortality, and more." - Tom Geddie, Buddy Magazine

• The Daily Country | Album Review | The Devil's River

  

  Album Review: Shawn Nelson The Devil's River
  "The fan favorite title track kicks things off and melodically gets you ready to roll through an album that takes you on a journey in Texas and beyond. Overall, the album has a definite classic country feel with honest and relatable lyrics that touch upon life, love and other musings." more