A century ago...

the biggest and brightest city between St. Louis and San Francisco was Bisbee, Arizona, a bustling mining town nestled among rolling hills and mountain passes, a true Copper Queen. Sadly, she was also born of disaster: the deportation of 1917 in which a thousand miners were left for dead across the New Mexico border, the wholesale collapse of the copper industry some years later, and countless broken dreams in between. Nonetheless, with her character, color, and charm intact, she thrives once again, a seemingly blessed place to do honest work, and, when honest work is done, to drink, to dance, and to dream.

In the saloon, plucky piano, six-string strum, and a beaming voice rise above the din. Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl are the house band. Amy Ross sings through a smile and conducts the keys of an old upright piano in a celebratory dance while Derrick Ross plays wistful, classically inspired guitar. Like carefree kids on a curfewless playground, they play to sepia-tinged memories, sunkist daydreams, and simple pleasures, wresting hope from hopelessness and countering heartbreak with a splash of humor and a melodic twist. Popular musical conventions having been long since cast aside in these parts, the result is all the more satisfying for its ingenuity, a fact to which all those present will testify.

For the first time, the blissful melodies and soothing sounds of Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl are available beyond these borders, having recently been committed to warm analog tape, and, more recently still, carefully mastered as their self-titled debut CD. The resulting assortment of barroom fantasies, Crayola musings, and personal tragedies redeemed invite you to join the townspeople in a drink, a dance, and a lifetime of dreams. Thanks to a little honest music, the Copper Queen shines again.

Reviews

MusicOMH
Mundane Sounds
Mote Magazine
Bisbee Marquee
AZ NightBuzz
GarageBand
BandFreaks

News

Oct 14, 2013

Amy succumbed to her long-fought battle with Lupus.
She died from a blood infection.

Derrick took his own life later that night.

She was 40, he was 39.

AZ NightBuzz published a nice article and interview with Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl.

Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl are back in Arizona. They have a couple of shows scheduled, and their new album, Just Like The Others, will be available in September. More about the new album coming soon.

Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl have been hiding out in Nashville for a while, but they'll be back in Arizona around the holidays for a homecoming tour.

Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl have recorded their second full-length album, this one a collection of their favorite cover songs done their own unique way. We're currently working on the artwork for that release.

The Moon Is No More Reunion Tour 2005 in on! Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl have rescheduled their Plush show. All the details in shows.

Releases

Self-Titled (727CD003)
Just Like The Others (727CD006)
Children of Fortune (TTRCD001)

Dirt in My Mouth (YouTube)

NMWG TRACKS on YOUTUBE

Nowhere Man
and a Whiskey Girl

Amy Ross
Derrick Ross

727 Records

Joshua Provost