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At St. Olaf College in his native Minnesota, Nathan Thompson ran the mile in 4:41. Then he sailed cross-country through an ocean of mid-west corn, leaving small-town America, to land at Boston's Berklee College of Music.

Although he graduated cum laude from that famous music Mecca, his own songs won out over jazz standards. This is not easy, says Nathan. Jamming to well-known tunes like 'Round Midnight--while hunched over your guitar in the midst of a cool combo--does not compare to standing alone at a microphone, mouthing your own words to your own tune.

Nathan has worked at the craft of writing and performing in the proving grounds of Boston's acoustic scene: The Black Rose, The Middle East, The Tam, Naked City Coffee House, Club Passim. He's been featured live on Emerson Radio's WERS-FM 88.9.

He recorded his song Stay So Long for the compilation CD Show-up, Sign-up & Play.

Nathan is influenced by country and blues. His clear, strong voice rings out on his songs, evoking images of America's heartland with simplicity and detail. From Stay So Long:

          I've been putting corn on my window sill
          The birds fly up, then they're gone
          The birds fly up, then they're gone
          They never stay too long
          I can't get them to stay so long.

Nathan Thompson hates to wait. His dreams of a life of writing and performing music for his supper are fast catching up with him. Which is good, because Nathan won't slow down for them.

Steve Rapson

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