We decided to take it up a notch! So we hit the roof of a Williamsburg apartment building and rocked it out for some neighbors.
Welcome to the website for
The Grand is a 5 piece band with a unique take on Folk, Rock and Blues. It has a Cajon and Electric Bass backbeat, fiddle and guitar twang and 4 part harmonies making a big sound from a lot of acoustic instruments. The upbeat contemporary folk tunes written by the rusty voiced Joe Tippet makes toes tap and drinks flow.
THE BAND
Joe Tippett - Lead Vocals & Guitar
Susan Goodwillie - Saw & Vocals
Ian Unterman - Fiddle & Vocals
Alex Mandell - Percussion/Cajón & Vocals
Cormac Bluestone - Bass & Vocals
What We're Up To
Back in Rehearsals
We're aiming for some fall dates! We're working on new songs and reworking old material. Everything is sounding so good!
The Grand Recording
It's been a slow couple of months for The Grand because our band members have been so busy!
We're aiming to have the tracks done in the next month. Stay tuned for more information. Once the band is all back in New York we'll be posting show dates.
- Alex Mandel is the understudy for the Tony Nominated Hand to God
- Joe Tippet is in the highly anticipated Sara Bareilles musical, Waitress at American Repertory Theater
Cormac & Joe tracking Guitar Parts
We're aiming to have the tracks done in the next month. Stay tuned for more information. Once the band is all back in New York we'll be posting show dates.
The Grand is back!
We are finally all back in the same city and back to rehearsing. We're putting our set back together and working on new material. We'll be announcing some dates in the next month or so.
Congratulations to our band members - Joe Tippet who is going to Broadway with Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Airline Highway and Alex Mandell who is going to Broadway with the critically acclaimed Hand to God.
Congratulations to our band members - Joe Tippet who is going to Broadway with Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Airline Highway and Alex Mandell who is going to Broadway with the critically acclaimed Hand to God.
New Flash Opening for Website!
Even though we're on a hiatus with the group split up across the east coast, we're still working. We're sure you noticed the new opening to our website - Enjoy!We're going to get back in gear as fall approaches. Check in here, twitter or facebook for updates or sign up for our mailing list!
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Shows
Previous events
We'll be playing a benefit to kickoff the film, "First Day/Last Day," a brand-new feature film written by Carlos Ibarra and directed by Benjamin K. Martin. We'll be playing with: Wifey, Alexander Morgan and The Rungs
$20
We'll be playing an early set at the legendary Sidewalk Cafe opening for a night of Americana and folk, featuring "Household Tales".