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Born and raised in the semi-rural outskirts of Sebastopol, Nina Gerber has been an undeniable staple of the West Coast acoustic music scene since the late 70's. From the first time she heard Kate Wolf perform in a local pizza shop, the budding teenage guitarist single-mindedly dedicated herself to her instrument. Within a few years she had won Wolf's respect and a place as her principal musical collaborator. 

From there she built a career as a sought after teacher, arranger, producer and prolific accompanist to a veritable who's who of folk music royalty including Greg Brown, Karla Bonoff, Kate Wolf, Dave Alvin, Lucy Kaplansky, Peter Rowan, Rosalie Sorrels, Mollie O'Brien, Laurie Lewis, Eliza Gilkyson, Chris Webster, and many more.

In 2023, Nina released her fourth solo CD,  a heart-centered project inspired by—and dedicated to—some of her favorite songwriters.  ‘Time Is Funny That Way’, funded through a grant from Whippoorwill Arts, includes a pair of her original compositions as well as seven songs by Kate Wolf, Nanci Griffith, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, and Keith Allen. 

To describe Gerber as virtuosic, while accurate, misses the point. As Gillian Welch is to David Rawlings, Gerber is to countless singer songwriters — her musical choices are surprising, intriguing, deserving of one's full attention, and at the same time, sit comfortably within the framework of any given song.

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It would take pages to list all of the praises Gerber has received from the many songwriters she has worked with, but the following offer a glimpse of their admiration.

"It is so Zen the way she under-girds and complements whatever music is at hand, never playing an extraneous or superfluous or irrelevant note." — Roots Revival Icon Maria Muldaur

"Nina has this uncanny ability to weave an emotional tapestry throughout a song — never getting in the way of the song, but adding this incredible depth to it. Sometimes, I am just amazed at what I hear coming from her side of the stage." — Acclaimed Songwriter Karla Bonoff 

"Nina makes magic happen as few can. Sure, she has the technical chops and knows the fingerboard, but it's what one does with those tools that sets the artist apart from the technician. And Nina is an artist--one who has made a profession of giving wings to songwriters' scribbles. And I'm not talking paper airplanes." — Acclaimed Fiddler and Songwriter, Laurie Lewis, "Far West Best of the West" Award presentation