Greg Klyma (acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica, vocals... sometimes piano and bass) often performing solo. Also, one half of the highly entertaining and versatile duo, Vagabond Van, with Tom Bianchi (electric and upright bass, harmonica and vocals... sometimes guitar and mandolin). You may catch us performing with any number of drummers and soloists, including, but not limited to Sick (fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals), , Ryan Fitzsimmons (guitar, vocals), Jim Larkin (drums, bass), Bruce Chandler (drums), Terry "Buffalo" Ware (guitar), Dean Brown (drums, vocals), Dana Price (keyboards, fiddle, vocals), Shrimp (drums, guitar, bass, vocals) and many other talented friends.
RUST BELT VAGABOND
"The Truth," "Helen Rose," "Roll Me Away," "Two Degrees in Buffalo," "Suicide Blue," "Add a Little Love," "St. Bernard's Parish," "Father Baker," "Given Enough Time," and the traditional "Erie Canal" and performances by Jonathan Byrd, Sick, Tom Bianchi, Anthony da Costa, Dana Price, the Mighty Mighty Wiggus, David Glaser and others.
Influences
Mom and Dad, Grandpa Frank, Gary Szwajda, Mr. Van Brocklyn, Coach Masters... Dukes of Hazzard, Hee Haw, Star Wars, The Princess Bride... Steve Earle, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Hank Williams (Sr. & Jr.), Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Prine, Todd Snider... many friends and others, song circles, long drives, short walks, girls, pot, books, billboards, history, mistakes, triumphs, insomnia, anxiety, recovery, debate and good conversation...
Greg Klyma was born in Buffalo, NY and has been living on the road performing music full-time since August 1998. Traveling from the rust belt to FEMA villages with guitar and mandolin in hand, capturing the stories of the people he's met and seen for over a decade, Greg has honed his songwriting and storytelling while developing a show that lands somewhere between the worlds of Steve Earle and Steve Martin - it's literate, witty, visual, sometimes comical and forever building on tradition while seeking its own voice.
The blog here is regularly updated as is the LETTER TO YOU at Klyma.com. If you want the most up-to-date info, Klyma.com is the best place. If you would like to receive show announcements, join Greg at Reverbnation. There is a sign up widget below these paragraphs.
Always love stopping by for a listen!! Turned lots of folks on to you here in Michigan! Next is Vietnam baby!! Next week I will be there. Hope you are wonderful....Miss Lis
you know, if you have some free time traveling between memphis and pennsylvania you could always swing by indiana and visit your cousin!! hope all is well!
it is a long way to the top, if you want to rock and roll. but, it could be worse...one could try ascending the mountain with polka instead. polka is much heavier to lug up there...so i think rock is the better bet.
Well Klyma my Delusions of Grandeur grow stronger every day. By after labor day we will be quite the force to be reckoned with. Steady yourself in N.Y Greg Klyma, hold your mandolin for dear life.
Sweet man! I can't wait. Definitely signing up for that night. If you sent me some posters, I would definitely hang them up around town for you, if that's what you meant.
