Liam Grant is a New England guitarist and improviser cut from the American Primitive cloth. Since 2021 he’s performed regularly both domestically and abroad and has toured extensively and recorded with guitarist Glenn Jones (Cul De Sac) and fiddler Mike Gangloff (Pelt, Black Twig Pickers).
His latest solo LP "Prodigal Son" on VHF Records - a lo-fi manifesto for 12 string, 6 string and lap steel - was released in early 2025. New Commute referred to it as "a rough-hewn love letter to the wild, unpolished heart of the instrument” and it has since been featured on NPR's Viking Choice 2025, Wilco's Favorite albums of 2025, and the Quietus Best of 2025 from Jennifer Lucy Allan.
His debut LP "Amoskeag" (Carbon Records, Feeding Tube Records) was released in 2023 and his output additionally includes several EP length collaborations such as a live split 10” with Gangloff and Sam Shalbi (Dwarfs of East Agouza, Shalabi Effect, Land of Kush) and a self-titled trio record with members of the Three Top Serenaders. He has also appeared on various compilations including “The Sun is Not True” a 300th release celebration for Carbon Records including artists like Thurston Moore, Bruce Russell, David Nance, and others.
Glenn Jones:
“First known for his emphatic career with the genre-defying rock group ‘Cul De Sac,’ a band that you forgot played more times with Damo Suzuki than Can did, Glenn Jones has gone on to become one of the foremost American Primitive guitarists of the early 21st century. His life long tenure to the underground has gifted us dear reader with 10 widely acclaimed solo LPs and his approach to fingerstyle remains uniquely idiosyncratic.
Over the course of two and a half decades as a solo artist Jones’ has established and continued to innovate a deeply personal melodic grammar for the acoustic guitar and banjo that is witty, cleverly self-referential and tethered to the weight of reflection and memory.
Sketches of Fahey, a close friendship with the late John Jackson of Fairfax Virginia, a maiden voyage to visit 78rpm gugu Joe Bussard alongside one Jack Rose; devotion to his mother, the ever lovely Nora Smith with her leather jacket, and his cats. The portraiture of days gone by, sentiment for those close and fondly remembered. Ever fleeting. Ever sublime.
Paper Jays Paper Jays is a Rhode Island-based instrumental trio that blends traditional folk structures with experimental, noise-infused soundscapes. The band is known for its use of acoustic instruments and its approach to improvisation and drone-like textures. They evolved from a guitar duo and a home-taping practice, eventually incorporating drums and exploring a diverse range of sounds.