{"id":2939,"date":"2018-03-04T11:01:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T17:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2018-03-04T11:01:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T17:01:53","slug":"nathan-evans-fox-fiddling-licks-rattlin-riffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/nathan-evans-fox-fiddling-licks-rattlin-riffs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNATHAN EVANS FOX \u2013 FIDDLING LICKS &#038; RATTLIN\u2019 RIFFS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bones of My Beloved\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VhjThXO_I94?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. What does it mean to be selected as a finalist?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My wife and I are super new to Texas, and neither of us knew too much about the music scene here before we moved to Houston. Being selected as a top ten finalist is a really exciting way to dive into the scene and get to know so many amazing songwriters and performers. Obviously, it&#8217;s a huge honor.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. How did you select the songs for the Wildflower contest and are they based on any memories or experiences?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Funny enough, one song &#8220;Bones of my Beloved&#8221; is about my recent move from North Carolina to New York City then to Houston and what it&#8217;s like to miss home and the friends and family and places that were so important to me there. I think the song is trying to work toward accepting the fact that I had good reasons for leaving and that my family and friends will be alright. I wrote the other song, &#8220;Who Haunts this Place,&#8221; for my wedding. Some friends played it and surprised my wife with it, so the song is pretty special to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Other than the guitar, fiddle and mandolin, what instruments do you also know how to play? What make\/model will you use during your Wildflower performances?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fiddle is my main instrument&#8211;I&#8217;ve been playing since I was four\u2014and I eventually fell in love with guitar sometime in middle school. Mandolin is just what inevitably happens when a fiddle player learns guitar. Otherwise, I&#8217;m not very good at other instruments, but can sometimes fake it on keys. I&#8217;m super excited to be playing a Martin D-16 at Wildflower. I bought it not too long ago though I&#8217;ve been lusting after it for a while&#8211;we&#8217;re still honeymooning.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nathan Evans Fox - Wild Geese\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBBPslxJX4M?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Is bluegrass your preferred genre?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Right now, I&#8217;m placing myself in the Americana genre because it seems to hold together the country, bluegrass, folk, pop, and gospel sounds I grew up with. Being from the mountains of North Carolina, it&#8217;s impossible to get away from bluegrass (which I think is a pretty neat stroke of luck), and I embrace the bluegrass threads woven in my music. But I&#8217;m not disciplined enough to be a true bluegrass picker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Where is the best place to experience songwriting utopia?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Somewhere quiet and kinda private where I can listen to my thoughts and feelings and everything else that gets dumped into the songwriting crock pot.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2940\" src=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/3087-004-6CE3F95F-306x306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" \/>7. Do you have a favorite quote, lyric, or credo that you live by?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I do have a credo! It&#8217;s the North Carolina state motto:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>&#8220;Esse quam videri.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It means &#8220;To be rather than to seem.&#8221; Pretty straight forward stuff but also challenging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Does it take practice to rattle off lyrics at such a quick tempo? Do you ever insert or omit a word here and there when performing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This question makes me chuckle a little because I never realized I don&#8217;t get tongue-tied by my own songs. (Let&#8217;s hope I didn&#8217;t just jinx it.) If I cut out or insert words during a show, it&#8217;s normally to clean up some language (sorry, Mom) or riff on something with the audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. How did you meet your wife and will she be in the audience on Saturday during the contest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My wife and I met our first week of our freshman year of college. She was dating someone else at the time, so we became good friends for a few years until we eventually started dating. I know it can be a clich\u00e9, but I actually married my best friend which has been pretty cool. It&#8217;s like I&#8217;m always double-dipping&#8211;I get to go to Wildflower with my partner and my best friend and they don&#8217;t have to feud over getting an extra ticket. So, yea, that&#8217;s a really weird way of saying, we&#8217;re both coming to Wildflower this weekend!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2941\" style=\"width: 316px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2941\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2941\" src=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/17457798_10154763887964678_5514648143806616721_n-306x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"229\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Nathan Evans Fox Home Album<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathanevansfox.com\/\">http:\/\/www.nathanevansfox.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nathanevansfox\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nathanevansfox\/<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nathanevansfox\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/nathanevansfox<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJuiU9YPjqvI915OsnpogKw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCJuiU9YPjqvI915OsnpogKw<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/nathan.evans.fox\">http:\/\/instagram.com\/nathan.evans.fox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nathan Evans Fox is competing with the other finalists on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. on the UnitedHealthcare Singer Songwriter Stage located inside the Eisemann Center at the 25th Wildflower! Arts &amp; Music Festival. Nathan will also perform on Saturday at 5:15 p.m. on the CityLine Stage. Additional information about the 2017 Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Contest and the full list of Top 10 Finalists is detailed on the website: <a href=\"https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/songwriter-contest-workshop\/\">https:\/\/wildflowerfestival.com\/songwriter-contest-workshop\/<\/a>. #WAMFest2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. What does it mean to be selected as a finalist? My wife and I are super new to Texas, and neither of us knew too much about the music scene here before we moved to Houston. 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