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"Ahhhh the instruments on the new CD, "Anchors" by Nervous But Excited
are organic
and rich like good soil. The arrangements are layered in a way that
makes me want to listen and hear it grow.
The songs are honest and dimensional.
It's music to my ears."
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About Anchors: "A shining example of their mastery of melody, harmony and heart wrenching lyrics." -Curve Magazine, 2009
About Anchors: "...one of the most heartfelt and unpretentious releases of the year. Nearly all of the album's 12 cuts are about Michigan in one way or the other, but also the songs are about love, loss and learning. "Anchors" doesn't try to be anything more than it is. But what it is is a gorgeous testament to life and the power of communal music.
-WIDR Radio, Kalamazoo
“Kate and Sarah deliver high-quality, intelligent tunes with the skill and passion of legendary folk singers in the making.- Off Our Backs Feminist News Journal
"Nervous But Excited is a homegrown duo that cuts like the Michigan winters....their words have a bite to them...while the vocal harmonies of Kate and Sarah soothes the listener like a warm summer breeze coming off the lake....blending it all together to create music that is touching and moving."
-Laney Goodman-host/producer of Women in Music
“...blending progressive politics, sharp wit, and deep introspection with nuanced harmonies...” -Curve Magazine, 2007
“Nervous but Excited combines a down-to-earth point of view, progressive politics, and resonant, ringing vocal harmonies.” – Ann Arbor Observer
"Nervous but Excited is the best of what I want in a duo.... passion, integrity, originality, hard work, musicianship, wit, and soul..... Kate and Sarah have a lot of great music and some serious soul." -Kiya Heartwood, Wishing Chair
"Kate and Sarah's blend of fluid vocals and real-life lyrics are so compelling that I couldn't stop listening. The first time I heard them, they stopped my heart."- Chicago Free Press
"These two singer/songwriters have something to say that audiences want to hear... and they deliver their heartfelt messages with an irresistible musical flair that moves people to the core. Their aggressive acoustic style and honest, thought-provoking lyrics have been winning over crowds throughout the country. Together, their harmony is powerful and uniquely beautiful. Sarah and Kate left our audience on their feet and begging for more."
- Cheryl VanDeKerkhove, Producer, East Lansing Women In The Arts Festival
...a musical deep sigh if ever there was one... - FAME/Acoustic Music.com {read the review}
"...how I feel about the whole thing - so real. This music comes from such an honest, beautiful place. Their voices sound beautiful together and the production is great - sparse and lush at the same time. I love how their voices can be soft yet retain their strength. Just beautiful. " - Natalia Zukerman, Singer Songwriter
"Your cd makes me want to call old friends." -
Hannah Hawkins, Fan
4/22/2010: Between the Lines : It Takes Two
3/8/2010: TimeOut New York: We Were There
1/25/2010: Ann Arbor.com : Nervous But Excited thrilled to be opening for Folk Festival headliners
9/3/2010: Kalamazoo Gazette : Will Nervous But Excited's "Anchors" start a green-album revolution? Duo hopes so
4/28/2010: Meefers : Nervous but Excited Music Review
This Michigan-based pleasantly aggressive folk duo is dead-on harmonies built upon two songwriters, two singers, three guitars, a mandolin, a violin, a ukulele, a harmonica, genuinely crafted stories, vaguely choreographed dancing, a whole lot of laughter and a glockenspiel.
"Ahhhh...organic and rich like good soil...makes me want to listen and hear it grow. The songs are honest and dimensional. It's music to my ears."
- Amy Ray, The Indigo Girls
Pleasantly Aggressive Folk Duo Nervous but Excited (Kate Peterson & Sarah Cleaver) equals genuinely crafted stories and a uniquely dead-on harmony. They are two songwriters and two singers, switching up acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, violin, ukulele, glockenspiel, bass, harmonica, and working in a whole lot of laughter in between. Their original repertoire ranges in topic from smart, introspective narratives to the tactfully political... interspersed with songs of love and loss that will undoubtedly tug on your heart.
Road warriors to the core, they are a lot less nervous these days, and their endless passion has landed them on stages with folks like Ani Difranco, Iron and Wine, Utah Phillips, Ben Gibbard, Catie Curtis and Cheryl Wheeler - to name a few.
Their April 2010 project, a 6 song EP entitled Just the Two of Us (Our Duo Doing Duos), finds kate and sarah alone in the studio conquering the challenge of interpreting soul, r&b, indie pop-rock and 80's rock into their pleasantly aggressive style. NBE chose 6 duos - The Righteous Brothers, Indigo Girls, K-Ci & Jojo, The Weepies, Tegan and Sara, and Roxette - to cover as a fun challenge for themselves and their voices and as a treat for nbe fans. The EP is accompanied by a series of 6 short and quirk-filled YouTube videos, shot and edited by kate and sarah, explaining in one ridiculous way or another, why they chose each song.
In April 2009 they released Anchors: the first 100% carbon neutral CD release. On Anchors, Kate and Sarah’s unique vocal harmonies are enhanced by many talented players including Girlyman, Lyndell Montgomery and Chris Bathgate among others who joined them to color in the lines of the songs with a sweet-tasting assortment of warming-your-feet-by-the-fire-in-the-wintertime kind of instrumentation. Of this, Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls says "ahhhh ... organic and rich like good soil ... makes me want to listen and hear it grow. The songs are honest and dimensional. It's music to my ears."
Since 2004, nbe has toured consistently and released 3 full-length albums and 3 EPs. They have played many established rooms and with artists such as Lucy Kaplansky, Melissa Ferrick, Ferron, Toshi Reagon, The Butchies, Alix Olson, Bitch, Girlyman, Pamela Means, Chris Pureka and Ember Swift among others. In July 2009, nbe's song Said and Done from Anchors was chosen out of more than 500 entries to be part of the Michigan made movie Annabelle & Bear. With the help of nbe's strong and loyal fan community, kate and sarah won a music competition to film a cameo in the movie.
Nervous but Excited is represented by Riot Grrrl Ink and distributed nationwide by Goldenrod Music.
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