Born in Ann Arbor, MI, Lila Nelson began her prolific musical life in the Santa Margarita River Valley of Southern CA with stints in WA, ID, and Santa Cruz, CA and years in beautiful and remote Arcata, CA where she honed her skills as a performer and worked between tour dates as a beloved DJ on the award winning station, KHUM. What began as knack for lyricism and harmony blossomed into enviable song crafts-womanship, stage savvy and musicianship. With her guitar and piano based songs somewhere between the stark, often wry first person of Loudon Wainwright III and the rich elliptical song-scapes of his son Rufus, Nelson's sound is both seasoned and fresh. Loudon remarks on her 2004 debut: "Great songs...poetic tendrils that cling..." In 2005 she was featured on the front page of Neil Young's website with her song "Fresh Paint." She was also named semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition for "Hold it in Your Hand" and she played with the celebrated Richie Havens. Her work has been featured in numerous stage productions including Arts United of Washington D.C.'s "The Scenic Route." She has sung and acted with the internationally acclaimed Dell' Arte School of Physical Theater. Her recent recording endeavors found her working in Santa Monica, CA with F reddy Koella (Bob Dylan, k.d. lang, Carla Bruni) and touring with Kenny Edwards (Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris). "Lette r Home" features Koella, Edwards, Don Heffington (Jayhawks) and Stewart Cole (Sara McLachlan, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros). Upon moving to Oakland, CA in 2009 Nelson opened for Ben Folds at the premiere Bay Area venue, The Fox Theater and toured east playing shows with Russell Chudnofsky (Lori Mckenna, Sara Borges) and John Sands (Aimee Mann, Liz Phair). Her 5 independent releases receive airplay all over the world. In a razor sharp world that favors the soundbite, Nelson maintains a rich inner life, an irrepressible sense of humor, and a profound facility for poetry--all delivered in a sizzlingly charismatic package. "...Lila Nelson has something truly rare: the ability to live passionately in the world while at the same time sharply observing it...She's a poet." KOOP, Austin Texas “Fans of the soul-searching poetry of Leonard Cohen or Kate Wolf will love Lila Nelson.” -Performing Songwriter Magazine “Lila's heartfelt emotion delivers. We are hers, we are here, we listen and smile; her comfort is contagious.” - Times-Standard Nelson's latest release is a three song audio postcard titled "We Never Came" featuring the production work of Mike Dronkers and mastered by Gavin Lurssen. www.lilanelson.org