Some punters say we sound like Simon and Garfunkel but neither of us are willing to admit to being the Garfunkel in the equation so we like to think of ourselves as a kind of Simon and Simon.
Over the past three years Mick Lynch and Kevin May of pop/folk act The Guggenheim Grotto have touched U.S. and U.K. audiences in a way the duo couldn’t have imagined. From setting out as Dublin songwriter circuit regulars to building a devoted cult following in the U.S. with warm embraces from media and competitive iTunes charting, the band has captivated audiences and tastemakers on both sides of the pond with its mix of poetic, often literature-inspired lyrics set to timeless, soaring pop melodies. The band’s debut album, …Waltzing Alone, was self-released to immediate critical acclaim in Ireland on September 9, 2005, and its first promotional single “Told You So” rapidly became a firm favorite on Irish airwaves, reaching No. 12 on the Irish National Airplay Chart. In America, awareness of the band began to rise thanks to the support of DJs like David Dye at WXPN, Kate Bradley on XM50’s The Loft and Nic Harcourt at KCRW, and in March 2006 the band traveled to Austin to perform a brace of gigs at SxSW. TGG released …Waltzing Alone in the U.S. on United For Opportunity on September 26, 2006, and in November of that year embarked on its first U.S. national tour. Now with four U.S. tours under its belt, the band has found itself having made huge in-roads with American audiences and industry alike – from playing listening rooms across the country to large festivals, performing on tastemaker radio programs to Charleston’s nationally syndicated Mountain Stage radio/TV show. Songs from the record have been used in major network primetime TV shows like One Tree Hill and Brothers And Sisters, and the band has met warm embraces from U.S. national and regional publications like Paste Magazine, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post. In April 2007, …Waltzing Alone’s opening track “Philosophia” was also chosen a the iTunes Free Single of the Week, and the record rocketed to No. 1 downloaded folk album on iTunes, where it stayed for weeks. TGG’s sophomore record, Happy The Man, made its digital debut at No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes Folk Chart in October 2008. It boasts the band’s same signature mix of timeless, multi-instrumental pop/folk, but offers a greater maturity and a higher sense of self-consciousness while delving into more sampling and electronic techniques. The album hits stores January 27, 2009 supported by a national tour.
Hello Mick and Kevin..It was worth the drive (264mi.roundtrip) to hear your awesome harmonies throughout your songs! The whole show at the Diesel was GREAT!Thanks Peace, Dor
If you're in Dublin this Sunday and have no plans...my album launch is on in the Cobblestone with band, brass and craic. Doors 9pm. Hope to see you there and if not, have a great weekend : ) gav
Hey Guys. Love your tunes. Your Waltzing Alone album has inspired my own and helped me through some tough times. May you embrace the perfection of this imperfect world and remember that you are, and always will be, a "work of art."
Every time that we listen & write music... play an instrument... dance... act in a play... or work in some audio/image/video engineering process... something is healing inside...
When we share it with friends... something is healing all over...
Love can drive... in a simple way... everything
We are connected
Vibejays & Friends
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimada/o The Guggenheim Grotto,
cada vez que escuchamos o escribimos musica... tocamos un instrumento... bailamos... o trabajamos en procesos de ingenieria de audio/imagen/video.... algo se sana por dentro...
Cuando lo compartimos con otros... algo se sana en todas partes...
El Amor puede conducir... de manera simple... todo...
So are we going to plan a night out in Boston????? I will definetly be at the shows...hopefully both of them...I have friends that heard about last time you were in boston and they want to meet you!
