Gramps opened for Phish at shows in Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland. 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 is an energetic humorously entertaining performer with an endless repertoire. Gramps has made three appearances at Phish shows during Summer 1993 when Phish hit his Northwestern U.S. BABY GRAMPS 'The Salvador Dali of Folk Music'. He can be seen most frequently on the West Coast, and plays regular gigs around the Portland and Seattle areas, specializing in fairs and festivals. Gramps opened extensively for Salmon on their 1998 tours, almost always making an appearance on-stage with them for tunes like “Fairies,” “Washington at Valley Forge,” and “Ask the Fish.” Gramps himself also tours occasionally, either solo or with singing saw and homemade-bass player Curtis Chamberlain. He is often associated with Leftover Salmon, and indeed they helped distribute his first CD, Same Old Timeously. Even though cult folk legend Baby Gramps has been performing around the U.S., Canada and Europe for more than 50 years now, defining exactly who he is remains an elusive prospect. Also a big fan of palindromes and other linguaphile absurdities and curiosities, Baby Gramps was the inspiration for the Flecktones’ album UFO Tofu, which contains a few musical palindromes. With a voice like Popeye on helium, Gramps has been known to do tightrope walking in addition to performing his unique brand of bizarre honky-skronk on a beat-up old guitar. Accompanied by Curtis 'King' Chamberlain.
#Baby gramps tour update#
It may be incomplete and/or out-of-date, but we hope to update it soon.īaby Gramps is not so much a man, but a one-man circus act. Baby Gramps sings the blues at the 2004 Festival of the Forest. This entry contains legacy content from the earler 's FAQ file and/or from earlier editions of The Phish Companion. Rebecca Chace, Cathy Sutherland and the UMO Ensemble, and featured Baby Gramps and Christian Swenson, among others.
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