Nedski and Mojo are a contemporary acoustic duo whose recording work reflects an engagement with the folk and roots traditions that have shaped the acoustic music landscape. In 2024, the duo released "Act Naturally," a recording of the Buck Owens composition that became one of the signature songs of the Bakersfield country sound in the early 1960s before reaching a still wider audience through the Beatles' 1965 recording. The song's narrative of an ordinary person making good through the camera's eye has given it a durability across genre boundaries that has made it attractive to acoustic and roots performers well beyond its country origins.
Nedski and Mojo's recording situates "Act Naturally" within the acoustic duo tradition — a format with deep roots in folk, bluegrass, and old-time music — while connecting to the song's broader presence in American popular music. The 2024 release stands as a contribution to the active contemporary acoustic duo scene and as a document of the pair's work at that stage of their recording career.
Session details drawn in part from the Bluegrass Discography.
Tracklist
- 1 Act Naturally Source Recording 2:30