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“Music for me is a language like no other; it is my channel of authenticity. I know I’d only be telling half the truth without it..”
- Tracy Grammer

Born in Homestead, Florida and raised in southern California, Grammer comes from a musical family. Cousin Leo Fortin played double trumpets in Lawrence Welk’s band, while her grandmothers and mother played keyboards and accordion. But it was her guitar-playing father who was her first true inspiration.

“When Dad used to get out his lap steel and electric guitars, we’d invite the neighborhood kids over and sing country songs. I’d sit across from my dad and read the music upside-down so I could turn the pages for him. I developed an ear for harmony early on and hardly ever sang the melody,” she muses, “and it drove my little brother crazy.”

Grammer is currently touring in support of FLOWER OF AVALON (Signature Sounds 2005), her much anticipated solo debut. In January 2006, that album showed up on “Best of” lists and listener polls around the country, and was the
#1 most-played album on folk radio across the United States for 2005. We call this a triumph — a testament to the enduring appeal of Carter’s songwriting, and a sign of good things to come for Grammer as she continues on her solo career.