Tracy Grammer

We're thrilled beyond words to be able to bring the incomparable Tracy Grammer to our little Common House stage!

Tracy rose to acclaim as half of the postmodern, mythic American folk duo, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. From 1998-2001 they released three internationally celebrated, folk chart-topping albums, featuring Carter's mytho-poetic Americana songcraft. In 2002 they toured with Joan Baez, both as featured artists and as Baez's band members. Called “the new voice of modern folk music,” the duo was clearly in its ascendancy when in July 2002, Carter suffered a fatal heart attack while they were on tour. Dave was 49; Tracy was 34.

Determined to honor the duo's journey and to bring Carter's songs and those of other favorite writers to broader audiences, Grammer has kept to the road, releasing solo albums as well as selections from the Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer archives. Her 2011 release, LITTLE BLUE EGG, is a collection of intimate recordings from the duo's home studios. LBE was the #1 most-played album on Folk Radio in 2012 and, once again, the Dave and Tracy were the #1 most-played artists for the year. Tracy has recently completed work on a Kickstarter funded project — her first new record since "Book of Sparrows" was released ten years ago.

Tracy Grammer has become one of 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, she is also a masterful storyteller with an ease and charisma on stage — not to mention a riotous sense of humor — that belie her modest beginnings as Carter's reclusive accompanist. Stories about the duo's first meeting, Carter's quirks and fancies, or Grammer's own misadventures and missteps are woven thoughtfully into the set list to create a uniquely personal evening that connects audience to performer, to the Carter/Grammer legacy, and most importantly, to one another.