Grit Laskin
Though Grit Laskin is world-famous
for the guitars he builds, he has also spent the last 25 years writing and performing music. With the band The
Friends of Fiddler’s Green, with Ian Robb, and as a solo act, Grit’s music has graced folk clubs, concert halls,
and major folk festivals across North America. He plays tenor mandolin, Northumbrian smallpipes, concertina, guitar,
and fiddle, and he has accompanied musicians as diverse as Raffi and Stan Rogers. Respected as a songwriter as
well as a musician, Grit’s songs have been recorded by the likes of Pete Seeger, the Tannahil Weavers, Margaret
Christl, and Rick Fielding. Grit's album, “A Few Simple Words,” is a beautiful collection of finely crafted songs,
hailed by Sing Out! Magazine as "a stunning album." His latest recording, "Earthly Concerns"
earned him still more praise. And his latest recording, "Unabashedly Folk" is a special double-CD re-release
of his first two solo recordings "Lila's Jig" and "Unmasked."
