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 →
Closer to the Truth is a family friendly folk rock album from Trout Fishing in America. “Closer To The Trout ,” a review in Songwriter’s Monthly, said of this album, The Trouts are quite an amazing pair of writers. Great … Continue reading →
Family Music Party is a live Trout Fishing album featuring 16 of Trout Fishing’s most beloved songs. From the rollicking “My Hair Had a Party Last Night” to the touching “Count on Me,” these are songs that will liven up … Continue reading →
My World is an award-winning collection of kids’ songs that give grown ups a peek into a child’s world — and vice versa. “If this doesn’t brighten your day, nothing will,” says FamilyFun magazine. Chicago Parent put it like this: … Continue reading →
Reel Life, an album by Grammy nominees Trout Fishing in America, is danceable folk rock with world music influences. Songs The Number Of That Truck Lightning More Than Love Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyeballs Sleepytime Cartoon Eleven … Continue reading →
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 →
A review in Music Monthly describes Who Are These People? as “a new direction for folk music,” but you’ll find it danceable, too. Songs Carry Me There’s A Panther In Michigan Never Look Down Who Are These People? Serious About … Continue reading →
Mine is an award-winning album from Trout Fishing in America, available on CD and MP3. Songs Boiled Okra And Spinach 18 Wheels On A Big Rig (Written by Heywood Banks South Hand Music) Mine! Hall Of A Hundred Doors Swimming … Continue reading →
Over the Limit was named Indie Pop Album of the Year in 1992, cementing Trout Fishing in America’s reputation as (in the words of Nashville Scene) “one of the most energetic and innovative” bands around. Just A Little While You … Continue reading →
Trout Fishing in America knows what it’s like to fear getting into Big Trouble because monsters came over to play. This and more than a dozen other childhood experiences are chronicled in Big Trouble, and award winning album from the … Continue reading →
Truth is Stranger than Fishin’ is the debut release from four time Grammy nominees Trout Fishing in America. Brian Mansville of Nashville Scene writes, “Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet-who take their name from a Richard Brautigan novel of the 1960s-sound … Continue reading →
