[Fair Lawn] Tracy Grammer to Perform on April 7th

[news at fairlawn.org]

A GREAT EVENING OF MUSIC COMING UP ON APRIL 7! 

Joan Baez, The Boston Globe, Mary Chapin Carpenter and the editors of PASTE
magazine can't be wrong. Tracy Grammer is superb! 

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Tracy Grammer will perform her
evocative brand of folk/pop at the Fair Lawn Community Center on Saturday,
April 7, 2007 at 8pm. Tickets are $20 per person and are still available at
the Fair Lawn Community Center at 10-10 20th Street in Fair Lawn. For show
and ticket information call 201-794-5372 or go to
www.fairlawncommunitycenter.org. 

Tracy's music is thoughtful and uplifting, with great songs that will
transport you to a higher frame of mind; the perfect wrap-up to the week.  

THIS CONCERT IS THE NIGHT BEFORE TRACY'S BIRTHDAY (!), so in addition to
some world-class music that will positively highlight your week, we'll also
have a birthday celebration with some edible goodies for everyone. It should
be a very special night. 

Hailed as a "brilliant artist" by folk superstar Joan Baez, Grammer has been
touring in support of her superb albums, Flower Of Avalon (2005) and Seven
is the Number (2006), BOTH of which have been regulars on "Best of" lists
and listener polls around the country. "Flowers" was the #1 most-played
album on folk radio across the United States for 2005, and "Seven" has been
named "2006 Album of the year" by Folkwax Magazine! 

Flower of Avalon was the first full-length album by Grammer since her
musical partner and master songwriter Dave Carter died suddenly in July
2002. Carter and Grammer met in Portland, Oregon in 1996, and toured
nationally with Baez in early 2002. 

After releasing an excellent EP in 2005 called The Verdant Mile, Grammer has
carried on Carter's legacy with songs that showcase her outstanding voice,
guitar, and fiddle - what one critic described as "a careful line between
alt-country and the more haunting archetypal songs Carter wrote so well." 

Grammer's ongoing success around the United States, throughout Europe and
beyond is a testament to the enduring appeal of Carter's songwriting, and
her own amazing talent. Acclaim for Tracy Grammer has included: 

"Tracy Grammer is a brilliant artist and unique individual. Her voice is
distinctive, as is her mastery over the instruments she plays." -- Joan Baez


"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.... I was honored and humbled by the
invitation to sing on this record." -- Mary Chapin Carpenter 

"Fans of Alison Krauss and Union Station and Rosanne Cash's later,
contemplative work should feel right at home." -- Acoustic Guitar Magazine 

"Grammer is, in her own right, among the finest singers and musicians
anywhere in folkdom." - The Boston Globe 

"Transcendent." -- Rockzillaworld Magazine 

"Heartbreakingly poignant vocals . touching lyrics." -- Paste Magazine 

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SEE YOU THERE! And don't forget Steve Forbert on Friday, May 11! Tickets are
on sale now.