Tracy Grammer At FINCH Coffeehouse, Newburyport, Friday, March 19th

March 19, 2010

When: Friday, March 19th; Doors Open at 7:00 pm, Performance Time: 8:00 pm
Where:FINCH Coffeehouse , Unitarian Church Parish Hall, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport, MA

Tracy Grammer performs at the FINCH Coffee House, Newburyport on Friday evening, March 19th.

Born in Homestead, Florida and raised in southern California, Grammer comes from a musical family. Cousin Leo Fortin played double trumpets in Lawrence Welk’s band, while her grandmothers and mother played keyboards and accordion. But it was her guitar-playing father who was her first true inspiration.

“When Dad used to get out his lap steel and electric guitars, we’d invite the neighborhood kids over and sing country songs. I’d sit across from my dad and read the music upside-down so I could turn the pages for him. I developed an ear for harmony early on and hardly ever sang the melody,” she muses, “and it drove my little brother crazy.”

Grammer is currently touring in support of FLOWER OF AVALON (Signature Sounds 2005), her much anticipated solo debut. In January 2006, that album showed up on “Best of” lists and listener polls around the country, and was the #1 most-played album on folk radio across the United States for 2005.

Tracy Grammer tours internationally with songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jim Henry (Deb Talan, Mark Erelli, The Burns Sisters). With acoustic and electric guitars, beautifully matched voices, dobro, mandolin and violin, this duo shares original songs, instrumentals, and pays homage to Carter and other stellar writers while charting a brand new course for themselves in the musical landscape. Grammer says, “I’ll keep on singing, and I’ll keep on telling my story, however that evolves. Working with Dave Carter was the first step on what I hope is going to be a long and fruitful road for me: the endless quest for authenticity through music.”

Tickets:

Tickets are an affordable $15 per person and are available now at DYNO Records on Middle Street in Newburyport and at the door night of show. Seating is limited, advance sales are encouraged.

Doors open at 7:00 pm for coffee, tea, light fare and good conversation.

For more information about the show, please visit the FINCH Coffee House website or call Karen at 978-465-5767.