We recently had the amazing opportunity to check out Portland,Oregon based Americana artist Paul Nourigat and his new single “Bad Cards”. You can listen to “Bad Cards” on Spotify Here and on Apple Music Here

You can check out the video for “Bad Cards” below

Paul Nourigat,is living proof that it is never too late to make music . Until five years ago was just a musical bystander. However, he picked up a guitar and five thoughtfully-themed albums later he hasn’t looked back. With steely determination and no formal musical training, Paul learned to play ukulele, guitar, sing, write songs, and produce.

We are absolutely loving his latest single “Bad Cards” .The song features Paul Brainard,Ji Tanner & his son Nick Nourigat on guitar.

At the heart of Paul’s songs is his life. Growing up, his family moved around internationally and nationally as a result of his father’s military career, and he lived in 12 homes by the time he graduated high school. This transient existence forced his sense of independence and mindfulness of the world around him. Just after high school, he survived a brutal and humbling motorcycle accident that claimed a few digits on his shattered hands, after which he discounted playing musical instruments. That is, until his wife of 40 years signed him up for a group ukulele session, which led to guitars, writing over 150 songs, and the rest is history.

“My songs speak to people who want to hear stories,” Paul says. He crafts each album with well-developed overarching themes, and each song features narratives with classic story arcs, including sweet resolutions. In the future, Paul plans to leverage his vast unpublished lyrical catalog for other artists, and license his works to film and stage productions. Outside of music, over the past decade Paul has been parlaying his literary gifts as a noted author, writing and publishing 10 books, which are distributed around the world, teaching kids, teens, and young adults about life essentials and financial topics. This year, the country of Canada selected one of his graphic novels for use in its ESL program for 50,000 teens for the next 7 years.

The single Bad Cards is a laidback folk rocker featuring hard-earned wisdom.

It’s a darkest-before-dawn type of song with inspiring lyrics such as: Sun comes up each morning/like a washing machine, /Fixes up our messes/ Helps us all get clean/It’s OK to get beaten down/then set yourself free/When I’m down, I remember, there’s a lotta folks worse off than me.

Paul says.“ “As one of my ten life lessons on this album, this song is about how we all get dealt bad cards,—life can really suck for all of us. Most happy people are not in a good place by chance, they get there through perseverance, hope, and perspective.”

The world needs more artist like Paul Nourigat, He is a gifted musician and talented storyteller who has given us an absolute gem with “Bad Cards “ We will definitely be on the lookout for Paul’s fifth album “Smiles That Pass By”