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About Me

I'm never sure what to write in the bio section. I would do some third person review on how my music transcends space and time, and how my voice sounds like an angel and my songs tear at your very soul... but that just seems wierd to me. Not to mention it's just not true! Heck, I can barely write in the first person!
I'm just a guy who likes penning the occasional tune and then playing my guitar. I grew up in South Jersey, and even though I live in PA now I still have New Jersey in my blood. (I'm still hoping for a cure...!) I feel lyrics are my strong point, as I'm not a great guitarist by any means. Nonetheless I get by, and luckily have some talented friends to help out, most notably my step-bro Don, who is a fantastic keyboard player and my best buddy Charlie, who plays a great guitar and has picked up a bass and mandolin to join me on my occasional forays onto the stage. I write about whatever happens to be bouncing around my head at the moment; sometimes sad stuff, sometimes happy, sometimes goofy, sometimes angry, and oftentimes making no sense whatsoever.
I really enjoy performing on the stage, even when I flub something. It's just a cool vibe, and when you can really get a song across to the crowd there is nothing like it. I enjoy open mics also, as I not only get to play but also hear other musicians do their thing.
So thats me and my music in a nutshell. I hope that you find something you enjoy in my songs, as thats what its all about. Hopefully as I get back into the swing of playing live again I'll get some more shows and you can come out and say hi.
"Lights Of Philadelphia" live at The Coffee Club,Media, PA:
"Forth Of July" live at The Coffee Club,Media, PA:
"87th Street" live at The Coffee Club,Media, PA:
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Member Since: 25/05/2006
Band Members: Grant Sharp - Guitar, vocals
Don Tuttle - Keyboards
Charlie Moffa - Guitar, bass, mandolin

Influences: Southside Johnny, John Eddie, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffett, Aimee Mann, Rolling Stones, Albert Collins, Carlos Santana, and the list could continue forever!
Sounds Like: Hmmm, tough to say myself. Other people have commented that my songs have sounded like Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and John Mellencamp (and one person said The Clash!), so that should give you a rough idea.Funny though, I thought I just sounded like me... :)
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

The Fig wrap-up, a new show, and back to the name game.

The Fig show on May 31st was a hoot as always. Mike D always puts together a hell of a show, and this was no exception. He had a lineup of great bands (I really liked the Suitcases a lot), a guitar ...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:47:00 GMT

A year between blogs... man I'm fast!

Well, obviously not much happening musically since it has been so long between blogs. Life-wise lots of stuff, including a new house and losing some really great people along the way. I'll miss them...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 11:48:00 GMT

The Fig and Coffee Club show recaps.

I just wanted to let everyone know how our last 2 shows went. The show at The Fig in Jenkintown was a lot of fun. We did about 45 minutes (11 songs I think, I have the set list somewhere...), an...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:19:00 GMT

Show at The Fig. (Updated January 23, 2008)

Well, it looks like I'll be playing a show at The Fig! Me and Don will be there on March 2nd, so come on out if you can. I'll post more details on who else will be playing once I get them....
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:22:00 GMT

Why there’s been no music for a while.

Well, as you can see there has been quite a lag since I've last posted any tunes. This is for 2 main reasons. First, my son has been diagnosed with eosinophyllic esophagitus (I probably did not ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:12:00 GMT

Fergies Pub show cancelled.

Just letting everyone know that the show on July 1st at Fergies Pub has been cencelled by the producer. He did say he'll have some more oppurtunities for me, so I'll be sure to post here when I ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:18:00 GMT

Shows!

Well, I'm going to be doing some shows with the awesome folks at Acoustic Philly. I'll post the dates in my event section, if I can actually figure out how to do that! I'm excited about doing th...
Posted by on Wed, 09 May 2007 07:20:00 GMT

Open mic contest.

Just wanted to follow up about the open mic contest at Chaplins. Well, I... didn't win! Oh well, better luck next time. I still had a blast and got to hear some more great original m...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:41:00 GMT

Open mic part two!

Well I went back to Chaplins to do their open mic again last night, and low and behold I actually won the open mic contest! In addition to some very nice prizes, I also won the oppurtunity to re...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:27:00 GMT

First open mic in years.

So I finally did my first open mic in YEARS last night, at Chaplins in Spring City PA (and man does that room have a fantastic sound to it). I had a complete blast and actually didn't suck, whic...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:59:00 GMT