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St. Anne's Reel Whiskey Before Breakfast

Raw rehearsal recording, straight off the iPhone.

Locktender's Reel

A song about the Wounded Knee massacre of 1890

Wounded Knee (sample)

a couple of fiddle tunes in A on mandolin and octave mandolin

Red Haired Boy/Salt Creek

Title says it, really. Though it could also be called "No use stickin' around when the flame's gone out" ;)

Say Goodbye

This is my take on a traditional song has been done by everyone from Bill Monroe to Ed Sheeran.   I found Bill's a bit bare and Ed's a bit weak.  Nico Case's version was a bit weird.  So I think there's room for a version that pays attention to the melody without mincing.

Wayfaring Stranger

Humphreys Waltz is an original fiddle tune named for the street we lived on.
Take Us as We Are is an original song written for the house on Humphreys Road
Locktender's Reel is a tune by Eric Skye, this is my interpretation of it, and it's paired with a traditional fiddle tune called Temperance Reel

Almost Home

9. Locktender's Reel / Temperence Reel

8. Take Us As We Are

6. Humphreys Waltz

Daniel Nestlerode is a singer songwriter who writes and performs principally on mandolin. Born in Pennsylvania, seasoned in California, Daniel has built a reputation for excellent vocal ability and history soaked original songs.  In 2012 Daniel upped sticks to the UK, and in 2018 he moved again to northern France. The new location provides both inspiration and practical proximity to both the UK and the rest of Europe.
CD number three is in the works.  Tracks to be uploaded here soon!

Daniel Nestlerode, Authentic Americana

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