The Good Morning Nags

“No Damn Good” by The Good Morning Nags is an work of Folk Music inspired magic, with upbeat tempos, intricate and masterfully performed melodies and talent that is jaw dropping wonderful, it is easy to see why this NYC based troupe of performers are getting some very good press and even more love and admiration from their fans, and the “In The Know” of the NY and Global Music Scene.

“The Good Morning Nags demonstrate superb musicianship and songwriting leaving no wonder of how they became a staple of the New York folk scene.”

— Indie Spoonful

"Listening to their new EP “No Damn Good” is like sitting in a bar room where drinks are flowing, all of your best mates are surrounding you, laughs are plentiful, and there’s no better place in the world to be. Their sound is like a classic folk-rock/bluegrass-meets -The Struts with a little bit of NYC attitude thrown in there for good measure. You can’t help but tap your foot and calp your hands along to the beat. Everything about the band screams, 'Grab a beer and have a good time!'"

Matt Hirsh - Reviewfix

"The biggest thing that we can learn from... the Nags, unlike many of their closest contemporaries and rivals, don’t need big amplifiers or even electricity to ignite excitement in a crowd. They don’t need big volume to make a statement, because harmonies like these don’t have to be loud to leave an impression the size of a lunar crater in the heart of even the most discriminating listener among us."

Thomas Patton III

The Good Morning Nags has an extensive repertoire of rootsy folk music, from Americana and Country, to Bluegrass and Celtic music. They have a strong and loyal following in the New York City scene.

The Good Morning Nags are "bringing a celebratory country anthem to their audience without sacrificing their souls to the pop machine along the way. It’s an idiosyncratic jam that isn’t hard to imagine a room full of folks dancing along to."

Jonathan Frahm - For Folks Sake

The Good Morning Nags is an NYC-based roots-country band that finds inspiration in traditional American folk music as well as more contemporary styles. Back in the late 00s, Britt Reagan (guitar), Tim Hassler (fiddle), Titus Tompkins (drums/percussion), and Ben Quinn (mandolin) began playing music together at the University of Evansville in Indiana. As theater students, they often collaborated to score plays with music. Through these experiences, they quickly learned that their tastes, talents, and friendship formed a four-part harmony and they began writing their own material, culminating in an early collection of songs, “Rise and Shiner”. After graduating, the group dispersed across the country, before reuniting in NYC.

In NYC, the group started busking all over the city, in parks and on subway platforms. Gigs soon followed and Mark Spitznagel (Rusty Guns) joined the band, bringing his virtuosic banjo style, which complemented the band’s increasingly traditional repertoire. Highlighting their love of old time and bluegrass, as well as their raucous busking personality, the band paired up with Erik Samuelson (Three Crown Studio) to release their first 7-song EP, “The Good Morning Nags”.

The band grew once more when Pete O’Neill (Mama Juke, CC & The Boys, and more) brought his dynamic bass lines and rhythmic genius into the mix. With the current 6 members, the band turned its sights on recording a full-length album of original material. After an exciting songwriting process and a successful crowdfunding campaign, The Good Morning Nags returned to Three Crown Studio to record with Erik Samuelson. Their single, “No Damn Good” is available online now and their first full length album, “Hard Hope” is due to release this fall.