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Grit Pixies

Big BLueS

About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 ************************************************************ ** In a blues scene dominated by bluesmen, blues women, Grit Pixies, promise to deliver more sound per square inch than your average blues duo – in cute dresses to boot. With one guitar, two voices, multiple harmonicas, and plenty of personality, all brought together by a single microphone, Grit Pixies play traditional and original duets, inspired by harmonica/ guitar duos of both the present (Cephas and Wiggins, Annie Raines and Paul Rishell) and of days past (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Fred McDowell and Johnny Woods). While this talented pair, based in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, have only recently taken their show on the road, they have already been featured at the The 1st National Women in Blues Festival (with a return invitation for 2007), played at venues including the Grey Eagle in Asheville, and frequently play at moonshine parties throughout the Appalachian mountains -- in the process receiving praise from reputable musicians and kids alike. ************************************************************ ** "Grit Pixies have talent, style and chops. These young women are a great example of the growing movement of new bands keeping a tradition alive and simultaneously breathing new life into it. Great players, singers, performers and writers, these gals are a hot new act not to be missed." - The WIYOS ************************************************************ ** "Grit Pixies came to New York City and proceeded to turn all the jaded hipsters into instant fans. ‘Party Clothes’ is going to be the new theme song of all the girls in Brooklyn.” - Sonic New York

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Music:

Member Since: 10/13/2006
Band Members: JILL FROMEWICK (harmonica, washboard, vocals) ************************* Since Jill’s introduction to live blues at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack in Atlanta, her fascination with listening to harmonica players has turned into an obsession with playing. She has since studied with harmonica greats including Phil Wiggins, Annie Raines, and Joe Filisko, and incorporates modern and traditional influences in her individual approach to playing country blues. She’s been a regular guest with many bands in Asheville and beyond, ranging from blues to bluegrass, and including the Biscuit Burners, Menage, and the RibTips. Jill has recorded on Eliza’s CD, “Frisky or Fair”, Peggy Ratusz’s “It Takes a lot of Faith”; and soon-to-be-released solo projects by Asheville’s Lance Mills. ************************* ELIZA LYNN (guitar, banjo, vocals): An “all-too-rare discovery”; “infectious swing”; “haunting” - SING OUT! Magazine ************************* Eliza, voted Western North Carolina’s best singer/songwriter in the 2006 Mountain Xpress Reader's Poll, sings with a voice that is “soulful to the point of tasting collards (Hunter Pope, Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC)". Her debut CD, Frisky or Fair, was released in 2005 to critical acclaim, including WNCW 88.7’s Top Ten regional albums of 2006, and showcases Eliza’s “near-perfect blend of honesty and integrity in songwriting and music that envelopes you like wisp of smoke (The Beat, Greenville, SC).” She was recently awarded a grant to study fingerstyle guitar with blues legend John Cephas to further absorb the traditional Piedmont blues sound that informs the original songs of Grit Pixies.
Influences: We're easily influenced, so here's a short list: Cephas & Wiggins, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods, the WIYOS, Etta Baker, Skip James, Hoagy Carmichael, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Billie Holiday, Mississippi John Hurt, Precious Bryant, Tracy Chapman, Loretta Lynn, Paul Simon, Lyle Lovett, Ali Farka Toure, Gene Harris, Reverand Gary Davis, Merle Haggard, Bessie Smith, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little/Big walter, Dennis Gruenling, Joe Filisko, Paco Shipp, Taj Mahal....
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New York & Vermont!

We're taking our show on the road and for the first time, playing in NYC!  (You should get to the shows early because Jill's parents and their ever-organized friends will be there at 3pm, waiting...
Posted by Grit Pixies on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:26:00 PST

Thanks, Monday Morning!

Thanks to Derrik from "Monday Morning" for taking the time to record our first 2 song demo! 
Posted by Grit Pixies on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:51:00 PST