Nathan Fleming with Bobby Flores

Andy Vance · Post by **Andy Vance** » 14 Aug 2017 5:28 am

Bobby Flores and the Yellow Rose band were in Seattle this Saturday at The Little Red Hen. Nathan was playing a beautiful Emmons guitar and he is a great player! If I have half the touch/tone and half of the speed that Nathan had Saturday, I'll die a happy man. If you ever have the chance, check them out! How can you go wrong with a great pedal steel player and triple fiddles?

Andy

Ben Lawson · Post by **Ben Lawson** » 14 Aug 2017 6:59 pm

Hey Andy. I met Nathan in St. Louis two years ago. He played with Johnny Bush and amazed us all. He is one of the up and coming greats.

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 14 Aug 2017 10:57 pm

I'll second Ben. That set in St. Louis with Nathan playing for Johnny Bush was terrific!

Kind Regards, Walter

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 15 Aug 2017 2:35 am

As an aside, Bobby Flores doesn't take a back seat to anybody when it comes to playing a steel either.

Tommy Detamore · Post by **Tommy Detamore** » 15 Aug 2017 5:21 am

Nathan Fleming is a ball of fire! Players like him are the future of our instrument. And if Bobby Flores has him in his band you know he has to be great!

Andy Vance · Post by **Andy Vance** » 15 Aug 2017 6:12 am

Ben Lawson wrote:Hey Andy. I met Nathan in St. Louis two years ago. He played with Johnny Bush and amazed us all. He is one of the up and coming greats.

Hey Ben, good to hear from ya! Yes, Nathan mentioned he was also playing for Johnny Bush as well as Amber Digby.

Andy

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 15 Aug 2017 8:33 am

Yes; I am probably the proudest on looker of Nathan; as he was one of my first students(back when I taught regular) like 20 years ago. He was such a natural...I knew he had it; when I would show him a picking pattern that took me months and months to accomplish and it took him 5 minutes...ha.
Nathan has a natural ear for hearing and learning and physically able to head down a wonderful musical road.
Ricky

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 15 Aug 2017 9:28 am

Ricky Davis wrote:Yes; I am probably the proudest on looker of Nathan; as he was one of my first students(back when I taught regular) like 20 years ago. He was such a natural...I knew he had it; when I would show him a picking pattern that took me months and months to accomplish and it took him 5 minutes...ha.
Nathan has a natural ear for hearing and learning and physically able to head down a wonderful musical road.
Ricky

When he lived in Philly, he came to me for lessons and, after I heard him play, I told him that he didn't need any lessons from me. He was already advanced enough that he just needed a gig to polish it all up. Next thing I knew, he had moved to Texas and was working for Johnny Bush! Hah! Good on ya, Nathan!

Jim R. Harrison · Post by **Jim R. Harrison** » 15 Aug 2017 10:04 pm

As a followup to Ben Lawson and my friend, Walter Stettner, here's Nathan playing for Johnny Bush in St. Louis.

Cheers, Jim Harrison

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 25 Sep 2017 5:16 pm

I saw Nathan play a great set with Johnny Bush last night in Fort Worth. Very smooth and precise with swing and the right note choice.

The future of steel guitar is secure.

Mack Quinney · Post by **Mack Quinney** » 26 Sep 2017 4:02 am

My wife and I went on the Bobby Flores Alaska Cruise first part of August. I got to hear Nathan play three dances and a concert. He is an outstanding player and fits in great with the Yellow Rose Band. One of my favorite steel players.

Mark Greenway · Post by **Mark Greenway** » 26 Sep 2017 5:25 pm

I had never heard him play before, so I had to find something of him playing. I found this. He's pretty dang good alright.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGavfaNeVRQ

Mike Kowalik · Post by **Mike Kowalik** » 26 Sep 2017 6:05 pm

Looks like the lacquer push pull Dave Biller had....if so it's a tone monster!!