Nathan Rogers

Nathan Rogers
Birth name	Nathan Prescott Warren Rogers
Genres	Folk
Instruments	Guitar Voice
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Halfway Cove Borealis Records
Associated acts	Stan Rogers, Garnet Rogers, Catherine MacLellan, Murray McLauchlan, Barney Bentall
Website	nathanrogers.ca
Notable instruments
Throat Singing Stomp Box

Nathan Rogers (born July 16, 1979 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian folk musician / songwriter. He is the son of Stan and Ariel Rogers.^[1] His father, a folk musician and songwriter, died in a fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797 on June 2, 1983.^[2]

Rogers was immersed in the songwriting tradition from an early age, gaining a keen appreciation for singers and songwriters like Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen. The music of his father, Stan, also featured heavily in his early listening.

Early musical experience consisted of singing in school choirs and plays. While attending boarding school in Oakville, Rogers worked with a world-class boys choir, occasionally touring as far afield as New Orleans. Nathan's brother David, himself an excellent guitar player, found Nathan's first guitar in the garbage down the street, cleaned it up and presented it to the then 13 year old Nathan. Rogers completed his high school education in 1997 and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1998. Rogers worked with Mitch Podolak on the World Next Door Festival then stayed in Winnipeg to pursue a degree in Religious Studies.

In 2004, Rogers approached Rick Fenton to produce his debut album, True Stories.^[2] Around the time Rogers released True Stories, he began to develop his talent at throat singing. He has since added a stomp box to his shows to provide rhythm and regularly features Mongolian and Tuvan throat singing.^[3] Most recently, Rogers has been to Iqaluit to study Inuit throat singing and to teach various Asian styles.

In 2009, Rogers released his second album, The Gauntlet. The album is supported by Fogarty's Cove Music and was released through Borealis Records.

Discography

• True Stories (2004)
• The Gauntlet (2009)

References

1. ^ Wiebe, Tim (October 21, 2002). "With friends like these...". Canadian Mennonite. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "A LEGEND REBORN; NATHAN ROGERS FOLLOWING FATHER'S PATH - WITH CONTEMPORARY TWIST". Edmonton Sun. November 14, 2004. 
3. ^ John P. McLaughlin (November 17, 2005). "Nathan Rogers carves out own musical niche: Stan's singer-writer son has his chops down". The Vancouver Province. 

External links

• Nathan Rogers

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Date of birth	July 16, 1979
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