Grant Maloy Smith

Grant will show up on time and fully prepared to perform. He is very social and will engage with the audience before the show (when it's appropriate). When he takes the stage he will draw everyone into his heartfelt songs by his expressive singing and playing. Grant is a skilled performer, and will arrange and pace his set according to the emotional temperature of the room. He has 2 hours of original songs that he can perform, ranging from the tenderest love songs, to more dynamic numbers.

He talks (briefly) to the audience between songs, to make sure they are with him and fully entertained. He has a wry sense of humor and will display it from time to time. He is an accomplished guitarist and singer. Audiences always rave about his voice and guitar playing after seeing him perform.

Grant enjoys meeting the audience after shows and will happily sign photos, CDs, and programs, and chat with everyone who wants to meet him. He has several professionally made albums that have been in contention for Grammys® in recent years.

He has a youtube channel under the name americanrootsgrant that shows many of his recent performances, for your review. You can also find him on Facebook using the same name, as well as on his website.

Grant Maloy Smith is an American Roots Singer/Songwriter with a country bent. His songs tell heartfelt stories about real people, and are unfailingly optimistic and forward looking. His latest album "Dust Bowl - American Stories" spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts, including 10 weeks in the TOP 10 of the Americana/Folk Album Sales Chart, and reached as high as #12 on the Country Album Sales Chart, and #2 on the Heatseekers Chart (across all genres). The album continues to earn rave reviews, like this one from NO DEPRESSION, the bible of American Roots music:

"A heartland masterpiece .... lyrics and music as potent as Woody Guthrie ... Sent chills down my spine ... Grant is flawless ... Bound to become a classic ... Grant's ability to capture the heartland in his music is amazing ... A reminder of the darker period of Bob Dylan, and it’s that good, that memorable ... Grant Maloy Smith at his cleverest..."
~NO DEPRESSION MAGAZINE

Most venues have a PA and a sound-person already, but very small ones or house concerts sometimes do not. Therefore Grant has a high quality Fishman PA that he can bring if required. This PA is suitable for small rooms and up to 50 people maximum.

A stage monitor is requested for larger rooms, or those where there is not much sound coming back to the stage (i.e., outdoors).

There are no special lighting requests. This varies according to the venue type, although a professional appearance is always requested, for the greater enjoyment of the audience.

A raised stage is requested in venues, but not needed in house concerts or other extremely informal environments.