What's in the news?
Nina's journey continues to bloom and from time-to-time there is something newsworthy to report. You can visit this page to see new and exciting updates.
Selected to Showcase in "Your Roots Are Showing" Folk Conference
Nov. 25th, 2022
Nina has been selected to perform in the inaugural "Your Roots Are Showing" folk music conference in Carrickmacross, Ireland. If you would like to support Nina as she rallies funds to make this big trip across the pond, she has a GoFundMe set up for donations.
Deering Banjo Company + ProPik Endorsement
Nov. 2, 2022
Nina Ricci received an endorsement by Deering Banjo Company for her use of her ProPik Fingerpicks.
Nina Ricci returns to Dollywood forHarvestFest 2022
September 23rd-October 29th
Nina Ricci will perform in Medora, North Dakota
August 7-13th, Town Square Patio 6:00-7:00
Nina Ricci added to the bill for 2022 Kansas City Folk Festival
May 22, 2022
Nina Ricci performs at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO
Nina Ricci performs in Street Fest at Silver Dollar City on the Tom & Huck stage alongside fellow performer Hillary Klug from April 14th-May 1st, 2022. She has shows at 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, and 4:30pm everyday the park is open.
Articles
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Nina Ricci to perform in Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales 4-day St. Patrick's Day Festival
March 16th-19th
Gatlinburg hosts a 4-Day St. Patrick's Day Festival and Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales is bringing the Irish and Celtic music! Nina Ricci will perform Irish folk songs at this fun festival. The fest happens 5-9pm during the 4 days of the fest.
Sertoma Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival
November 25 and 27th
Nina Ricci has been added to the 2019 Sertoma Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival in the mix with acts like Special Consensus, The Grascals, Midnight Run, Mile Twelve, etc.
Nina Ricci appears on
The Blue Plate Special
October 30th, 2021
Nina performed a set of songs for Knoxville's Blue Plate Special on WDVX.
Nina Ricci mentioned in Dollywood's
"What's Happening" Newsletter
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Nina Ricci to perform in Dollywood's Harvest Fest
September 24th - October 30th
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
August 1st, 2020
Nina has been hired to work as a performer at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Nina Ricci returns to
Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales
"Nina from Nashville"is back with Gatlinburg's Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales from June 1st-June 28th.
Old Song, New Rendition
May 30, 2021
In 2019, when Nina was on tour and simultaneously researching and learning songs for her tribute to Joan Baez, she met a DJ, Mark Gilson from WRFG radio station in Atlanta. He had just interviewed Frank Hamilton, a folksinger, music educator, and founder of the Frank Hamilton School in Decatur, GA. At that time, he was tributing Pete Seeger on the anniversary of his birthday. Knowing Mr. Hamilton had been acquainted with Joan Baez, Mr. Gilson recommended being in touch with Frank, and in the gracious spirit of the folk tradition, she was invited to visit the school and even to participate in a Hootenanny! In later conversation, Nina mentioned she had recorded several additional tracks, including "Lowlands;" to which Frank responded, "I taught that song to Odetta in a stairwell at the Gate of Horn (Chicago)!
Radio Recognition
This is the most-played track from each of the top 100 recent albums December 2020 - April 2021 for DJ Dan Murphy's radio shows: The Acoustic Outpost, Folk Frontier
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Nina Ricci and her mother, Teresa, to be featured on Prairie Public Radio
The Great American Folk Show is a little place on the radio where we commune with you to share stories, sing songs, and talk to some good people with great voices.
Sunday, March 7: In Episode 11, host Tom Brosseau is joined by musician Sarah Morrau; Musician Clinton Davis; Michael Patrick F. Smith, author of “The Good Hand;” Musicians Nina Ricci and Teresa Ricci; and singer-songwriter Quinn DeVeaux. Plus, Notes from the Badlands with Joe Wiegand.
The show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger and songwriter Tom Brosseau, announced by Joe Wiegand, produced by Prairie Public Broadcasting. Original instrumentation by Burkum Boys. Additional music by Sean Watkins. Special flyer design by DLT
How to Listen
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Tune your radio to Prairie Public. Find your local frequency here.
Live in the Library
Nina Ricci is a folksinger and songwriter whose sophomore album pays tribute to folk music legend Joan Baez. Listen to her performance - and her conversation with Richard Winham - recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.
Listen to the complete archived show online!https://www.wutc.org/post/live-library-nina-ricci
Nina Ricci recorded 5 songs at the Chattanooga Public Library which has partnered with Tennessee State University Chattanooga which has partnered with the library. Her songs and interview aired on "Scenic Roots" radio show, hosted by Richard Winham on Friday, December 4th, 2020. Songs engineered by Sam Mentzer.You can listen to the show in the archive at https://www.wutc.org/programs/scenic-roots.
Brooklands Radio DJ Alex Nairn interviews Nina Ricci on his show "Brooklands Country"
Translated: "In 2019, the legendary Joan Baez announced her farewell tour, after 60 years of music career. Singer Nina Ricci, whose sound was inspired by Baez's music, decided that a nice gesture would be to pay tribute to her. This is how 'Fare Thee Well: A Joan Baez Tribute' was born, an album in which Nina Ricci performs the 13 songs from Joan Baez's debut album plus a song composed in her honor.
This album follows the order of Baez's first album and the songs are faithful redemptions of the originals. The timbre of the voice, the vibrato and the interpretation of the guitar are very similar, although Nina Ricci puts something of her personality in several of them. Nina Ricci discovered Joan Baez on the soundtrack of the movie Forrest Gump. With 'Blowin’ in the Wind,' the Nashville singer opened her eyes to her career as a singer-songwriter, debuting with the album“ Designs On Me in 2018, an original work full of folk, country, and blues.
Coincidentally, Nina Ricci and Joan Baez took their first musical steps on the same stage: Club Mt. Auburn 47 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, now called Club Passim. Like the famous folk star, Nina Ricci has built her career in small cafes and university spaces."
Click here to read the article from the website.
Nina Ricci's Joan Baez tribute reviewed by Historias del Blues
Translated: "In 2019, the legendary Joan Baez announced her farewell tour, after 60 years of music career. Singer Nina Ricci, whose sound was inspired by Baez's music, decided that a nice gesture would be to pay tribute to her. This is how 'Fare Thee Well: A Joan Baez Tribute' was born, an album in which Nina Ricci performs the 13 songs from Joan Baez's debut album plus a song composed in her honor.
This album follows the order of Baez's first album and the songs are faithful redemptions of the originals. The timbre of the voice, the vibrato and the interpretation of the guitar are very similar, although Nina Ricci puts something of her personality in several of them. Nina Ricci discovered Joan Baez on the soundtrack of the movie Forrest Gump. With 'Blowin’ in the Wind,' the Nashville singer opened her eyes to her career as a singer-songwriter, debuting with the album“ Designs On Me in 2018, an original work full of folk, country, and blues.
Coincidentally, Nina Ricci and Joan Baez took their first musical steps on the same stage: Club Mt. Auburn 47 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, now called Club Passim. Like the famous folk star, Nina Ricci has built her career in small cafes and university spaces."
Click here to read the article from the website.
Nina's New Single, "Goodbye Sandals, Hello Boots" hits radio!
"The I, The IV, and The V" - Greg Priddy - WJCU; "Power Folk," “Mostly Folk,” & “The Catskills Cafe" - Artie Martello; “Booklands Country” - Alex Nairn - Brooklands Radio; “Along the Tracks” - Neil King - Blues and Roots Radio; "Acoustic Routes" - Dave Chamberlain - Blues and Roots Radio; “Americana Central Time” - George Hamilton - WKRN/WKOM; "It’s For Folks" - Ken Nagelberg - WHYR-FM; "The Local Brew" Ana Lee - 89.5FM WMOT; "Folk Talk” - Rik Palieri - WBTV Burlington; "Alternative Roots” - Mike Davies - BRUM Radio; “What the Folk Is That” - Gary Hazlehurst - Stafford FM; "Radio Nowhere “ - Joltin’ Joe - WSMC 90.3 FM; "From Texas and Beyond" - Lochlann Green - KA Radio; “Womenspace"- Carolyn VandeWiele - WFHB; "Folk and Acoustic Music” - Michael Stock- WLRN; “Serendipity" - John Sillberg - CKOL; "Folk Music Notebook" - Ron Olesko
Fare Thee Well: A Joan Baez Tribute charts on Folk Alliance International radio chart
TOP Albums of September 2020
46. 'Fare Thee Well: A Tribute to Joan Baez' by Nina Ricci
At it again...
Nina Ricci and her mom, Teresa, at Beaird Music Group recording new single: "Goodbye Sandals, Hello Boots"
Nina Ricci Interview on
Traditions with Ron Olesko
August 23rd, 2020, Folk radio show TRADITIONS aired an interview with Ron Olesko and Nina Ricci on "Folk Music Notebook" and WFDU-FM in New Jersey. Ron and Nina discussed the details of her release of Fare Thee Well: A Joan Baez Tribute.
On July 31st, 2020, Nina releases her tribute to her favorite folksinger, Joan Baez who celebrates 60 years in music this year.
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Nina Ricci Wins New Directions in Folk song contest
Nina has been selected as a winner in the New Jersey Folk Festival's "New Direction's In Folk" contest and will appear on the Shore Stage at this year's New Jersey Folk Festival on April 25th, 2020.
Recording begins Dec. 30th at Jump Dog Audio Productions
On Monday, Nina will begin recording a tribute to folksinger Joan Baez, who is retiring this year having performed for 60 years. Nina is re-inventing her 1960 debut album Joan Baez which consists of 13 tracks, most of which are traditional folk ballads. Nina looked up to Ms. Baez's musicianship when she began listening to her recordings as a young teenager. Nina became interested in folk singing herself and began performing traditional folk songs alongside her original music, introducing new audiences to these historic and beautiful songs. Nina has arranged the songs for this album with her own artistic sensibility, and with the utmost respect for the original versions recorded by Ms. Joan Baez.
Nina Ricci opening for John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Nina Ricci to perform at The North Georgia Folk Festival
The 35th Annual North Georgia Folk Festival is Scheduled for Saturday, October 12th, 2019 at Sandy Creek Park in Athens, GA. Featured performers for this years' festival include Jonathan Byrd and his band, The Rebecca Sunshine Band, The Moonshine, Crooked Mile, Caroline Aiken Band. Joe Leone and Gypsy Heart, The Skillet Lickers, Nina Ricci, and Oh Jeremiah.
Nina Ricci performs with Carolyn Hester at
YES Cinema, Columbus, IN
On September 26th, 2019, Nina Ricci performed in a once-in-a-lifetime concert alongside Greenwich Village folksinger, Carolyn Hester at YES Cinema in Columbus, IN. Tony Gillespie of The Southern Indiana Folk Review and The Village - Folk Music, History and Memorabilia, presented the concert. This concert was made possible by the following sponsors: Donut Central, Upland Brewing,Charwood Suites, Brunni Marketing Solutions, Voyles, and DNA.
Nina Ricci performs 40 nights in Gatlinburg with Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales
Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales returns this summer to entertain Gatlinburg visitors! Tunes & Tales is a summer-long street performance festival featuring costumed musical performers, storytellers and cloggers portraying characters from time periods as far back as the 1800s. Daily performances will be from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Nina Ricci appears on WBIR ahead of Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales 2019 Season
Nina has received an endorsement from Alaska Pik, the maker of her fabulous fingerpicks!
