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Category Archives: press
Trout Fishing in America, by Rebecca Haden
from Today’s Man magazine Ezra Idlet built a tree house – not a small house up in a tree for kids’ campouts, but a 540 square foot house a mile from the home where he lives, with original art works … Continue reading
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CD/Book Review: My Name Is Chicken Joe, by Brad Moon
from Wired.com/geekdad When National Public Radio refers to you as ‘the Lennon and McCartney of kids’ music,’ you’ve got a lot to live up to. Four time Grammy-nominated duo Trout Fishing in America (Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet) rise to … Continue reading
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Soulful, relatable songs for school-aged kids, by Kathi Kamen Goldmark
from Common Sense Review Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood — aka Trout Fishing in America — deliver 14 original songs about both everyday life concerns (a hole in your favorite jeans, nasty alarm clocks, the importance of good manners, the … Continue reading
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Parent’s Choice Review, by Lynne Heffley
from PARENTS’ CHOICE Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood, the duo known as Trout Fishing in America, are the real deal: solid rock ‘n roll and jazz pros who fuel their comic and soulful songs with powerhouse vocal and instrumental stylings … Continue reading
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Bass Fishing, by Shelton Clark
from Bassics Magazine IN 1976, Keith Grimwood was playing in the bass section of the Houston Symphony, a fan of music who, after symphony concerts, would “hang up the tux,” he says, and check out a five-piece rock band called … Continue reading
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Performance Notes: Acoustic Duos, by Brett Ratner
from Guitar Player magazine Those familiar with the acoustic duo Trout Fishing in America appreciate their uncanny ability to create a full-bodied ensemble sound. It helps that both members sing and that bassist Keith Grimwood is an experienced and adroit … Continue reading
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Fresh Fish, by Shelton Clark
from Acoustic Guitar magazine Guitarist Ezra Idlet and Bassist Keith Grimwood have played together as the duo Trout Fishing in America for 22 years. They’re an anachronism in many ways. They play contemporary, acoustic-based music, but they are a throwback … Continue reading
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Dirty Linen, review of Closer to the Truth
Emerging from the ashes of the Houston-based group St. Elmo’s Fire in the late 70s, TFIA is a quirky pair of musicians. Establishing their own independent label Trout Records in 1990 with the debut Trout is Stranger than Fishin’, Ezra … Continue reading
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Who Are These People? by Karen Liebowitz
Music Monthly/National Beat ‘Who Are These People?’-That was my exact reaction when I first glanced at the CD cover. What kind of name is that for a band? It sounds like a how-to-do-it-yourself manual on catching, cleaning, and cooking fish. … Continue reading
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