Grant Dermody
Harmonica
Available: Wednesday
Ages taught: 5+
Levels taught: All
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Grant Dermody is a harmonica player, singer,
songwriter, and teacher from Seattle, Washington. Described as "an
understated harmonica virtuoso and a vocalist of subtlety and warmth" by
Don McLeese of No Depression magazine, Grant is a highly versatile
musician.
A lifelong student of the harmonica and acoustic blues, Grant’s latest release is the masterful Lay Down My Burden.
The album’s 16 tracks hear him and a phenomenal lineup of 26 guest
stars – including many of the blues’ elder statesmen — intertwining
original songs and timeless covers, a set that displays his pioneering
approach alongside of his commitment to the timeless traditions of the
blues.
A dedicated mentor of the instrument, Grant has taught harmonica for
many years in both private and group settings nationwide to students of
all ages. Teaching venues have included Blues Week at The Augusta
Heritage Center in Elkins West Virginia, The Country Blues Workshop in
Port Townsend, Washington, and the Telluride Acoustic Blues Camp in
Telluride, Colorado, and Blues Week at The University of Northhampton in
the United Kingdom. Grant has taught hundreds of kids in elementary
schools throughout the Seattle area how to play the harmonica.
“Grant is a player's player and a teacher's teacher. His personalized teaching elevated this beginner's playing to the next level. I soon returned to learn how to teach others. In doing so, Grant provided both information and inspiration.” - Rob Thomas, student
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