Thursday, May 1, 7:30 Show (7 door): Folksinger Tracy Grammer, Northwest Favorite, with Katie Henry, at Unity of the Valley , 3912 Dillard
Tickets $23, Now On Sale; drop by the store or call 541-345-8986 to reserve, or click on this lnk to go to our web store.
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TRACY GRAMMER is one of contemporary folk music's most beloved artists. Renowned for her springwater-clear alto, perfectly intoned violin, and guitar playing that is by turns percussive and delicate, Grammer is also a gifted storyteller whose incantations add a rare mixture of vulnerability, intimacy, and hard-won insight to her performances. As one fan puts it, "With Tracy, it's never just about the music; it's a soul journey."
Opening for Tracy is Katie Henry. Katie has returned to Eugene after a successful solo career and years with supergroup Babes with Axes
Quotable
“Tracy Grammer is a brilliant artist and unique individual. Her voice is distinctive, as is her mastery over the instruments she plays.” - Joan Baez
“One of the finest pure musicians anywhere in folkdom.”
- Boston Globe
“Her pure voice conveys the simple truths of these songs; her gifts as a musician are like that of a painter who is a master of chiaroscuro, offering light and shadow at every turn.... A treasured part of my music collection.“ - Mary Chapin Carpenter
"One of the finest interpretive artists on the contemporary folk scene." - Montreal Gazette
"One of the most enduring, irreplaceable voices in American folk music." - Anti-Heroin Chic
"[Grammer] flies solo with a style and grace that must be heard to be believed … she is a voice to be reckoned with.” - Village Records
“Tracy Grammer has that elusive quality of being able to speak directly to another person's heart - instantly bypassing all of the usual infrastructure - the moment she starts to sing. She's great.“ - Richard Shindell
“Armed with a few of the sassier members of the string family, and a voice as nuanced and strong as you could hope for, Grammer delivers ... with a supernatural force that funnels straight through your ear to the deep, deep center of your heart.” - The Missoula Independent
“Tracy has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard in my life. There's also a sadness and sorrow and pain and depth of knowledge to Tracy's playing. I really think there's nobody like her in the world.” - Dave Carter, quoted in Dirty Linen