About
Performing in and around Boston in sold-out concerts for three decades, Grasmere is a local jazz and blues legend with a devoted grass-roots following. Combining all the grace and elegance of the classic jazz singers with the ringing power and authority of the great blues shouters, Grasmere’s sound is wholly her own. Think Bonnie Raitt laced with the smooth landscapes of Joni Mitchell, the imaginative improvisations of Ella Fitzgerald, and the gritty authenticity of Big Mama Thornton.
Louise’s forthcoming album Two Crows was born and raised during two years of struggle and perseverance. Shortly after the initial recording sessions, Grasmere had an acute cerebellar stroke with absolutely no warning signs. After many months of rehab and recovery, Grasmere was back in the studio completing the tracks. Two Crows is a real come-back story and Louise wants you to know she is 100% back!
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From the title track “Two Crows” to the poignant story rolled out in “Tillie’s Song,” Louise’s new album explores the countless choices and chances we encounter in life and weaves compelling stories about the inevitable twists and turns in the road. In the song “Jupiter,” Grasmere goes out on an ethereal, creative limb to imagine how Jupiter, the Roman God of the Sky, decided what he really wanted when he took control of the universe from his father Saturn. The romping silliness of the song “Miser in a Money Tree” reminds us all that through all the differences we may have, we need to take care of each other and live and let live.
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Louise has recorded three solo albums: No Detour Ahead, Blue Ain't Only Blue, and the forthcoming Two Crows, which will be out later this year. Blue Ain't Only Blue was named one of the top 5 blues albums of 2006 by the Boston Herald. Grasmere also released an album with the Boston-based Americana & Roots Gospel band Meeting Across the Water and has appeared as backup vocalist on many recordings. In addition, Grasmere has traveled worldwide as a featured soloist for several Boston-based choral groups. This year Grasmere will tour Peru and Brazil with two Boston choirs.
