Experimental Pop / Freak-Rock
Datura Blues
Experimental pop and freak-rock from Humboldt County, California, with a revolving collaborative approach to songwriting and performance.
About
Originally from Northern California, Nick Jennings is a multi-instrumentalist now based in Prague, Czech Republic.
Active since 2006, he plays drums, bass, banjo, guitar and synths across a wide range of projects — from old-time folk and bluegrass to electronic post-punk, dark country, and experimental electronica. Together with his wife Eliška, he fronts Table Mountain String Band, and is active in a number of other groups and collaborations across Prague's music scene. He has performed throughout Europe and the United States.
Old-Time American Folk
Table Mountain String Band
“This husband and wife fronted group make for the best old-time sound in Prague.”
A four-piece group based out of Prague, Czech Republic, playing high-energy, driving old-time American fiddle tunes and folk songs. The band gets its name from an area not far from where Nick grew up, in Northern California.
- Nick Jennings — Clawhammer Banjo & Vocals
- Eliška Jennings — Guitar & Vocals
- Ludvík Jacek — Fiddle
- Petr Pijáček — Upright Bass
Turbine-Room Folk
The Turpentine Ray
Folk and country mixed with a special blend of chaos, revolving around acoustic guitar, banjo, cello, resonator and drums.
- Mark Tierney — Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
- Nick Jennings — Banjo, Resonator, Backup Vocals
- Marc Cram — Bass, Guitar, Backup Vocals
- Matt Ford — Cello
- Jakub Kovtun — Drums
Releases
- Same Player Continues Play When Lit ()
- Turn On To The Sun ()
- The Corporeal Races ()
- The First TV Dinner ()
Electronic Post-Punk
death ponee
Gritty guitars, warped synths, live drums stabbed with vocals. Two synths, guitar, drums — plus a glitchy 8-bit sampler called the MicroGranny.
- Matt Ford — Synths & Vocals
- Mark Tierney — Guitar
- George Allen — Synths & Vocals
- Nick Jennings — Drums
Releases
- Waiting for Rover ()
- Life's Great Uniform ()
Dark Country / Gothic Country
Band No. 7
Sad music about sad things — and it makes them happy.
- Eliáš Slunečko — Guitar & Vocals
- Ludvík Jacek — Fiddle & Vocals
- Sam Whitten — Mandolin & Vocals
- Steve Willis — Banjo
- Nick Jennings — Upright Bass & Vocals
- Bohdan Prachař — Drums
Releases
- Rip Session ()
- Sinnerman ()
Bluegrass
The Renegade String Band
Foot-stomping American Bluegrass.
- Matt Whitten — Vocals & Guitar
- Sam Whitten — Vocals & Mandolin
- Steve Willis — Banjo
- Ludvík Jacek — Fiddle
- Nick Jennings — Upright Bass
Experimental Electronica
Hurphendale
Solo electronic project. Melodic ideas blended and layered, spun into the gravity wells of glitchy electronic beats.
Releases
- Space Dust and Starlight ()
Dark Moody Country & Folk
That Old Dream
A blend of tear-in-your-beer ballads and butt-shaking barn-burners.
- Marc Cram — Guitar & Vocals
- Nick Jennings — Banjo & Vocals
- Caolan O Neill Forde — Lapsteel, Mandolin & Vocals
Music Documentary
Music of Senegal
A documentary initiative showcasing the stories and talents of musicians throughout Senegal through short music documentaries. Founded in 2019.
Collaborations
Free Folk / Psychedelic Freak-Folk
Die Geister Beschwören
Intoxicating blends of finger-picked guitar, singing saw, electronics, flute and percussion. Self-described organic mossfolk.
Past Projects
Shoegaze / Indie
ROYE
A dreampop shoegaze band based out of Prague.
Urban Hillbilly / Hardcore Americana
Holy Fanda and the Reverends
Urban hillbilly and hardcore americana from Prague.
The End of the Road (2026) · I Will Go (2022) · Dopisy v lahvi (2022) · Musíme vocaď pryč (2016) · Konec Cesty (2015)
Dance Post-Punk
Analog Mountain
Synth driven analog goodness.
Alternative / Indie
Ocean Versus Daughter
3 Americans, 1 Brit and 1 Czech who came together in Prague. Keyboard, cello, synthesizer, violin, drums and occasionally glockenspiel.
Slightly Parted (2011)
Gypsy Punk Accordion Rock
The Tower of Dudes
East meets West gypsy punk accordion rock. Lively stage presence and shotgun delivery inspiring frenzied dancing and reckless abandon.
Make Your Own Culture (2014) · Reheat and Serve (2011) · Earl (2010) · A Plan (2008)
Indie Folk
The Sads
An underground indie folk band active in the Prague music scene during the 2000s.
Garage Rock
Zeroking
Garage rock four piece based in Prague.
Steve Shellingsworth Singing Kindergarten Ballads 500,000 A.D. (2008)
Punk
Namodn
A 3 piece punk band from the SF Bay Area, circa 1998.
Album Appearances
Alternative Folk
Clair Le Couteur
New Myths (2017) — Bass
Folk
Alasdair Bouch
Go Forth (2014) — Banjo
Get in Touch
Want to collaborate, book a show, or just say hello? I'd love to hear from you.
info@nickjenningsmusic.com