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Tracy Grammer
Acoustic / Folk / Pop

Book of Sparrows available now



Amherst, Massachusetts
United States

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Last Login:  6/28/2009
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   Tracy Grammer: General Info
Member Since4/3/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.tracygrammer.com
Band MembersTracy Grammer and Jim Henry
Record LabelSignature Sounds
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 17 2009 6:00P
Greenfield Community College - Green River Festival Greenfield, Massachusetts
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Stone Mountain Arts Center - Signature Sounds Folk Festival Brownfield, Maine
Jul 23 2009 12:00P
Dodds Farm - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Hillsdale, New York
Jul 24 2009 12:00P
Dodds Farm/Falcon Ridge - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Hillsdale, New York
Jul 25 2009 12:00P
Dodds Farm/Falcon Ridge - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Hillsdale, New York
Jul 26 2009 12:00P
Dodds Farm/Falcon Ridge - Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Hillsdale, New York
Jul 26 2009 7:30P
Infinity Music Hall & Bistro - Hal Ketchum w/Tracy Grammer Norfolk, Connecticut
Aug 7 2009 8:00P
Fremont Abbey Arts Center - An Evening with Tracy Grammer Seattle, Washington
Aug 8 2009 7:30P
Astoria Performing Arts Center - KMUN Benefit Astoria, Oregon
Sep 25 2009 8:00P
The Minstrel - An Evening with Tracy Grammer Morristown, New Jersey
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
Concerts at the Crossing Titusville, New Jersey
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
Concerts at the Crossing - Tracy Grammer w/Meg Hutchinson Titusville, New Jersey
Sep 27 2009 3:00P
House Concert - House Concert Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Oct 3 2009 8:00P
Linden Tree Coffeehouse - Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry w/ Jim Henry Wakefield, Massachusetts
Oct 23 2009 8:00P
Blue Chair Cafe - Tracy Grammer in Concert Edmonton, Ontario
Oct 24 2009 8:00P
Nickelodeon Music Club Calgary, Alberta
Oct 24 2009 8:00P
Crescent Heights Community Hall - Nickelodeon Music Club Calgary, Ontario
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
Cornell Folk Song Society - Tracy Grammer in Concert Ithaca, New York
Nov 8 2009 7:00P
Caffe Lena - Tracy Grammer in Concert Saratoga Springs, New York
Nov 19 2009 7:30P
Music On Four - Tracy Grammer in Concert New York, New York
Dec 4 2009 7:30P
Wilde Auditorium - Music for A Change West Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 10 2009 8:30P
European Street Cafe - Tracy Grammer in Concert Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 11 2009 8:00P
Craftsman House Gallery - Tracy Grammer in Concert St. Petersburg, Florida
Dec 12 2009 7:30P
UU Church of Ft. Lauderdale - Labyrinth Cafe Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Apr 17 2010 7:30P
SD United Methodist Church - San Diego Folk Heritage Encinitas, California
Apr 18 2010 6:00P
House On the Hill - Tracy Grammer in Concert Los Angeles, California

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   About Tracy Grammer
Tracy Grammer rose to acclaim as half of the "postmodern, mythic acoustic" duo, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. The duo released three internationally celebrated albums featuring Carter's award-winning Americana songcraft, and toured with Joan Baez, both as featured artists and band members. Sadly, Carter died of a heart attack in 2002 while touring with Grammer. He was 49.

Determined to honor the journey the duo had begun, Grammer has kept to the road and continues to tour nationally, releasing solo recordings as well as Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer material.

Grammer's newest release is Book of Sparrows (2007). Featuring songs by Tom Russell, David Francey, Jackson Browne, Dave Carter and Kate Power, the under-the-radar indie release has enjoyed a surprising amount of worldwide airplay and positive press. The Montreal Gazette calls Grammer, "one of the finest interpretive artists on the contemporary folk scene" and Tom Russell seems to concur, saying that Grammer's version of his song, "Blue Wing," is his favorite. Long-time collaborator Jim Henry is Grammer's co-producer on this recording and contributes beautiful dobro, electric guitar, and harmony parts.

Grammer's most recent full-length recording is the lush and powerful Flower of Avalon (Signature Sounds 2005). Multi-tasking masterfully as co-producer (with John Jennings), singer, and multi-instrumentalist, Grammer dug deep into Carter's back catalog to carry forward the very best of his unrecorded material. Mary Chapin Carpenter sings harmony and penned the liner notes for the record. Carpenter writes, "Tracy's continuing quest to make sure that the world remembers Dave Carter marks a new beginning of artistry for her. We are lucky that she is so brave, generous and gifted." FOA showed up on "Best of" lists around the country, and was the number-one most-played album on folk radio for 2005 -- a testament to Grammer's strength as a solo artist, and to the enduring appeal of Carter's songwriting.

Grammer's first solo release, The Verdant Mile (2004), is an independently-produced, seven-song EP featuring Grammer with Jim Henry in an acoustic, stripped-down setting. VM was the most played album on folk radio in December 2004 and garnered Grammer heaping praise from reviewers and fans who were waiting to see what she would do next.

In addition to three solo recordings, Grammer has released two recordings from the Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer archives since Carter's death. Seven Is The Number (2006) is the last official full-length Dave & Tracy recording. Unfinished at the time of Carter's death, SITN features songs from Carter's out-of-print solo release, plus two new songs heard here for the first time. American Noel, an 8-song collection of traditional and original holiday songs, was pre-released in 2007. Signature Sounds will officially release the album in 2008.

Tracy Grammer tours solo, and is joined in New England by multi-instrumentalist Jim Henry (Deb Talan, Mark Erelli, The Burns Sisters, The Sundogs). With electric guitars, acoustic instruments galore, and beautifully matched voices, the duo plays original music and pays homage to Carter and other songwriters while charting a new course for themselves in the musical landscape. If the music fails, they intend to go on the road as a comedy team. You'll have to see the show to know why.

See www.tracygrammer.com for dates and information; www.jimhenry.net for more on Jim Henry. And just for fun, look on the map below to find out where you visitors come from, and where we'll be playing next.
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Fernando Parra





Jun 27 2009 4:36 PM

Hello how are you. A hug from my country Chile and thanks for your friendship. The best thing for you.
Cassandra Robertson





Jun 25 2009 8:12 PM

Gentle Arms of Eden is absolutely one of the essential folk songs, congratulations!!
Crystina Maez





Jun 24 2009 7:52 AM

Smile! Life is beautiful.
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Jun 24 2009 3:08 AM

cool
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Jun 16 2009 8:03 AM

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Jun 12 2009 8:15 PM

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The Molas





Jun 10 2009 7:31 PM

Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Thanks for checking out our videos and songs.
Wallace





Jun 2 2009 10:47 PM

I just dropped by to let you know that I was thinking of you.
Wally
Brett Huckfield





May 31 2009 5:09 PM

Hi Tracy, Great to have you as a friend!! Best wishes, Mike (Brett Huckfield's promo team).
PS Please check out Brett's debut release 'Here Again' (available on iTunes, Amazon, Napster etc.) Hope you enjoy the music!!
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May 31 2009 5:17 AM

Thanks for the add!
Greetings from Tokyo.
Hope you like our animation movie.
Have a nice weekend my friend.
R-O-M-A
Paul





May 30 2009 2:37 AM

Thanks for the add.... Rock on.
Beth Hart Fanpage San Francisco





May 29 2009 7:47 PM

great sound...thanks for the add!
cheers,
Michelle ;)
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May 24 2009 5:07 PM

Happy Memorial Day! A big shout out and expressions of gratitude to the warrior men and women in uniform who have shed their blood, dedicated their lives, and worked so hard so that the rest of us may live free!
Wallace





May 21 2009 10:47 PM

Just wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Fernando Parra





May 21 2009 2:50 AM


Thanks for your friendship. The best thing for you. Hugs from Chile friend.
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May 17 2009 1:20 PM

Our first EP is finally out. Buy it on iTunes or from :http://cdbaby.com/cd/loners
Enjoy!!
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May 16 2009 4:17 AM

I wondered if our site had you befriended, and yes there you were proudly in our top 40 already... it was a wonderful concert tonight in LaCrosse. You have a spot to stop anytime, only 8 minutes from Johnsmith btw...

Dave Zeman Schipper
J.A. Etchison





May 11 2009 5:37 PM

hey there, Tracy Grammer!

well, it's been a long and winding road, and an even longer time coming, but my debut CD, 'I Remember', is FINALLY HERE!!! YAY!!!!!

to celebrate, American HeartBeat Records(tm) has arranged a FREE DOWNLOAD of "Now Is The Time" in exchange for a valid email address. "Now Is The Time" is a brand new, upbeat song I wrote about hope for America's future, and the world.

we've got a bunch of exciting things planned to kick this whole thing off, and we need to get a better picture of who our friends are, so the FREE DOWNLOAD form will ask you a few questions, like, what's your country and nearest major city. it all takes maybe 15 seconds.

anyhoo, the FREE DOWNLOAD, and the FUN, begins at www.JAETCHISON.com

I look forward to getting to know you a little better, and I thank you SO VERY MUCH for your friendship and support!

please tell your friends about JAETCHISON.com, and ask them to sign up for the email list, too! FUN things are coming up!!



peace from Atlanta, Georgia, USA,


J.A. Etchison


:)
Jeanne T. Arrigo





May 11 2009 4:05 PM

Tracy -

Beautiful set last night! It was wonderful to hear and meet you, and I loved hearing all the stories about the music and Dave Carter. Travel safely!

Best,
Jeanne
BARBARA WILKINSON- SONGWRITER





May 7 2009 4:51 AM

Hope you have a great weekend--Thanks for the friendship!! New Tunes -"BITTERWEEDS" and 'JUSTINCASE" ON PLAYER

Barbara

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Dave Clupper





Apr 29 2009 8:24 PM

Hey, it's Dave Clupper. If I haven't told you thank you for your support yet, thank you! Check out my profile to view a video of a live clip shot from Downtown Tulsa with my daughter Ellen. Also, you can listen to a majority of my new record "Letting Go" released earlier this month until June 1st. If you want to own a copy, look for the Buy Now Button on my profile or to just own a track it's available on iTunes and many other digital retailers. Talk soon!
Saskia





Apr 27 2009 10:37 PM

Tracy, thank you so much for adding your duet with the wonderful Joan Baez - I've added it to my playlist - it's a beautiful song and your voices together are just gorgeous. How about coming to Australia Tracy?

Best wishes from the great land downunder.

Sas
Bill Lancaster





Apr 27 2009 6:04 AM

Dropping by to wish you the best day ever and tomorrow do the same. If you have the means please give a couple of dollars to charity. Be it to fight Diabetes, Asthma, Cancer, Hunger, AIDS, or any other cause that touches your heart. I know of no better feeling than what you feel when you make another person’s day a little better. Bill
Wina





Apr 25 2009 8:10 AM

Thank you for adding "till we have faces" in duet with Joan Baez - beautiful. I hope I can see you in concert one day. Love, Wina in the UK
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Apr 20 2009 11:35 PM

You have a great sound. Looking forward to seeing you in Colorado sometime. Godspeed-Bluematter
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