"It's irresistible to me, I wouldn't want it any other way"
066: Nathan Gillis
Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.
On Wednesday, December 2 of 2020 Music is not content! It’s connection.
I skipped a week last week. Did you notice? We were too busy cooking food over here (that we’re still eating since it was a tiny gathering).
I’m gonna make this quick today. I’ve got some work going down over here, and I’m also getting ready for an interesting gig I’ve got online tomorrow so there’s not much to say except I’ve got some walls to paint and am looking forward to getting that done.
We will soon be streaming some video, and I hope to eventually get it to look halfway decent. I’m pretty happy with the sound lately.
I was recently on a songwriter zoom call where Angela Parrish (from Ep. 37) convened some of her favorite writers. This guy Nathan Gillis blew us all away, just dropped timeless gem after timeless gem - he reminds a lot of people of Prine and for good reason.
I just couldn’t get him out of my head - the level of craft that this guy brings in Colorado Springs is a marvel. I had to reach out for an interview.
He was kind enough to share some rough demos of a couple songs, there’s no album polish but the muse is there in full effect. I’m just gonna duck out here and let him tell us a little something about what music means to him. This man is a true inspiration.
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Without further ado, here’s Nathan Gillis.
It’s an honor to have him on the show.
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Thanks for listening to Play It Like It’s Music. Thanks so much to Nathan Gillis for spending some very generous time with us. You can find his band on Facebook, other than that there’s no web presence to speak of. Which fits!
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Music is a beautiful thing and it makes the world go round.
Big love to your ears.
Trevor
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