Some songs that he has put his ineffable stamp on are, The Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Teddy Bears Picnic, his own Palindrome song and Dylan's "Visions of Johanna', but you will remember whatever he decides to sing long after you leave the venue. He always has other brilliant musicians stopping by and usually a dancer or five gyrating ecstatically at his stage front almost close enough to touch. When he plays Portland's Laurelthirst Public House the intimate casual setting is perfect and his long time sideman 'Shoehorn' supplies whatever back up make perfect sense, saxophone to washboard, flute or bongos while his feet tap out the rhythm with a life of their own. He knows America's songs and artists, blues, folk rock, protest and even some of the most memorable pop like they are all members of his immediate family so he keeps their spirits alive while turning each into his own part of the musical conversations. Baby Grampss Community, tickets, shows, tour 2022-2023 Concerts Info Playlist Followers. He is a complete original yet he is also a history lesson set to music on a Hawaiian steel guitar strummed smacked and fondled until it seems more like a trusted pet then a mere musical instrument. BABY GRAMPS:'The Salvador Dali of Folk Music' Baby Gramps is an energetic humorously entertaining performer with an endless repertoire. According to an article in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine.
He plays a National Steel guitar, and sings his own unique arrangements of rags, jazz, & blues from the 20's & 30's, and many originals with wordplay, humor, and throat singing. Baby Gramps, for me has always been part of why I love living in the Pacific Northwest. Baby Gramps is an energetic humorously entertaining performer with an endless repertoire.
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