Adrian Nation

Adrian Nation

Adrian Nation is a singer-songwriter and guitarist whose work develops from his early interest in Bob Dylan and the guitar style of Mark Knopfler. He says that hearing Isaac Guillory play made him think of the acoustic guitar as a much larger instrument, and that experience shapes the direction of his writing and performance.

Early work and Six Feet Above

In 1998, Nation forms the duo Six Feet Above with guitarist Tim Whitnell. The pair release one album, Tide’s Up, and the song “Waiting Game” receives radio play in Europe and America.

Solo career

Nation then moves into a solo career with Sowing Seeds, released on his own label, Laburnum Bridge. He describes the album as a sign that he can write songs with purpose and meaning. The record marks a turning point in his career.

His follow-up album, Fall or Fly, is produced by Chris West, whose credits include Richard Ashcroft’s Keys to the World. Nation works on the project with West as he continues his development as a songwriter, singer and guitarist.

Style and outlook

Nation describes his first compositions as the work of a searching teenager. His later writing remains shaped by that sense of exploration, but he is presented as an increasingly focused songwriter and performer.