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Henri Nigro of “The Henrines’ Singer/ songwriter /guitar slinger Henri Nigro has been performing for 35 years up and down the East Coast of the USA. His original music has prevailed though musical associations with singers like Pam Bricker, Ellis Hall, Dennis Brennan, Spider John Koerner, Wendy Sobel, Jeanie Lovering, and many more since the 1970’s. Henri has opened in past years for Conway Twitty, The Monkees, Boyce and Hart, Don Stover, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Pena, Ritchie Furay, and James Cotton. Henri has been associated with many songwriting groups and has attended workshops with artists like Roseanne Cash, Don White, Sandy Mcknight, Jennifer Kimball, and many others. The Henrines Henri has his own originals’ band called the Henrines and plays gigs around Mass, VT, and NH in folk, blues, and country venues like Sally Obrien’s (Somerville), Banjo Jim's (NYC), The Narrows, (Fall River, MA), and the Academy of Music, (Northampton Ma). The Henrines have a New Orleans/Memphis style that blends country folk and blues with a kick like no other band. That ‘Kick’ is mostly delivered by veteran drummer Bob Sargent and bass player Reed Butler. eBlaste Motel His freshman CD entitled' eBlaste Motel' was nominated for CD of the year in 2010 (MCMAA) and is available on Pandora, Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby. Henri has won awards for "New Song of the Year" for 2004 and 2005 from the Mass Country Music Awards Association (MCMAA). His latest CD called ' X's & Y's ' is a retrospective produced by veteran BB King organist Ron Levy / Stripped down and bare-ass tunes with a few Solomon Burke numbers interspersed ! Buy it on CDBaby! Thanks ALL

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

everything!

What is your music dream?

Opening for Buddy and Julie Miller at the Grand Ole Opry!

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

erasing Trump

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Bach's fugue in Am played by Andres Segovia

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Lucinda Williams John Hiatt Buddy and Julie Miller Byrds Marty Stuart and the fabulous Superlatives

What inspires you to make music?

All i've done since age 5 is play musci

What is the message you want to send with your music?

here i is!

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

love it

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Get Spotify/ youtube/ google/ pandora to fork it over for streams...000025 of a cent is pitiful when they're charging 10 bux a month for subscription!

What do you think of Drooble?

seems ok!

What frustrates you most as a musician?

old age

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

i play a monthly gig in camb ma at plough and stars / first sat 4-6 pm for last 10 years

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

unfortunately a nice ass is the prerequisite !

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Johnnie Mac and the Local Forecast Dennis Brennan Duke Levine