About
Nina Ricci
On Being and Becoming
Nina Ricci grew up in a suburb of Nashville, TN called "Donelson." Homeschooled through high school and with many hours on her hands, she gravitated to the guitars her dad kept around her house on Donna Hill Drive, just across the interstate from the famous Opryland. She applied her early knowledge of music from piano lessons to her newfound instrument and began to display a natural facility for finger-style guitar, much like her father Bob Ricci, who was also gifted singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Through the coaching of her mother, Nina began to entertain the idea of writing her own songs. When Nina was 15 years old, her father, Bob Ricci passed away and the life of both she and her mother was altered. Having atte
As it became more obvious that she might have some musical talent,
On The Road
Photo by Get Noticed Music Photography
After 4 years of living on-the-road as an itinerant musician between 2019-2023, Nina Ricci has honed her craft the hard way. Her varied experiences as a street performer, as a solo performer in small venues, theaters, and in festivals as well as theme parks (Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, Medora, ND) have made her a formidable presence onstage, and her travels have given rise to new dimensionality in her songs.
Since releasing her debut all-original album Designs On Me in 2018, Nina has also released several singles and a tribute album, Fare Thee Well: A Joan Baez Tribute (2020,) which she recorded while she was on the road.
Off The Road
Being invested in the business of touring was an all-consuming effort, and few songs were composed during that time— though many ideas percolated and were jotted down. As a result of her erstwhile experiences and having time now available to her, Nina has been “in-flow” with her hands in the “paint,” creating a multitude of new songs that she expects will make up the compendiums of 3 new albums.
Currently, Nina resides in the foothills of Signal Mountain, with the swinging city of Chattanooga, Tennessee rippling just below her toes. She performs locally on occasion, but her attention is primarily given to writing and recording new music for upcoming albums.
After 4 years of “hard travelin',” you may imagine that Nina has much to write and sing about. Expect a new album called Hard Travelin' Girl to be released in the not-so-distant future.