It’s hard not to fall in love with these lovebirds! Jessee Havey and Nathaniel Good, the duo behind Nation of Two, have always had music deeply-rooted in their lives and paved their own rewarding music careers, respectively. However, with the help of one chance meeting, a row of aligned stars, and perhaps a few meddling friends, the two musicians met and formed one of Winnipeg’s most beloved folk/roots act.
Jessee and Nathaniel spoke with us about their love story, their musical history and what you’ll see when you catch their set at Harvest Sun.
How did you both get started in music?
Jessee: We were both born into musical families, so music was always there. I was heavily involved in all things performing arts growing up and joined my first band (the Duhks) just after high school.
Nathaniel: Both of my parents are music lovers, and my father is a pianist, so there was always music being played in the house. I remember as a kid, I would sit on the floor of our living room while he played and I'd sing along, trying to find the harmonies. I took piano lessons (I think around the age of 12 or 13) but picked up the guitar shortly after and never looked back. I started writing my own songs and eventually playing in bands during high school, and it just grew from there.
What’s the story behind how Nation of Two started - it sounds like such an interesting story!
Jessee: We met at a mutual friend's party in St. Augustine, Florida where Nathaniel was living, and I was touring with the Duhks. A few years later, once the stars aligned; we fell madly in love and started playing music together.
Nathaniel: We were certainly fond of each other from the get-go, but circumstances didn't allow for anything more than distant friendship for a few years. One weekend I was scheduled to play a show in Jacksonville, FL and she happened to be in town, so she came along with some mutual friends of ours (who had evidently been working on this for a while) and before we knew it, we were falling hard and sending each other songs that would later appear on our first EP.
Jessee and Nathaniel spoke with us about their love story, their musical history and what you’ll see when you catch their set at Harvest Sun.
How did you both get started in music?
Jessee: We were both born into musical families, so music was always there. I was heavily involved in all things performing arts growing up and joined my first band (the Duhks) just after high school.
Nathaniel: Both of my parents are music lovers, and my father is a pianist, so there was always music being played in the house. I remember as a kid, I would sit on the floor of our living room while he played and I'd sing along, trying to find the harmonies. I took piano lessons (I think around the age of 12 or 13) but picked up the guitar shortly after and never looked back. I started writing my own songs and eventually playing in bands during high school, and it just grew from there.
What’s the story behind how Nation of Two started - it sounds like such an interesting story!
Jessee: We met at a mutual friend's party in St. Augustine, Florida where Nathaniel was living, and I was touring with the Duhks. A few years later, once the stars aligned; we fell madly in love and started playing music together.
Nathaniel: We were certainly fond of each other from the get-go, but circumstances didn't allow for anything more than distant friendship for a few years. One weekend I was scheduled to play a show in Jacksonville, FL and she happened to be in town, so she came along with some mutual friends of ours (who had evidently been working on this for a while) and before we knew it, we were falling hard and sending each other songs that would later appear on our first EP.
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