Award winning duo Trout Fishing in America (Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet) were nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for “Best Musical Album For Children” (their third nomination) for My Best Day (Trout Records). My Best Day was recorded live … Continue reading →
My Best Day was recorded live in Conway on a snowy day, and presented on AETN. It was nominated for a Grammy in 2006, and won NAPPA Gold Award and a Parents’ Choice Silver Honor. Now you can experience the … Continue reading →
Putamayo‘s fun kids’ album, Folk Playground, includes Trout Fishing’s “Fill It Up” along with 11 other fun songs, including “Froggie Went a-Courting” by Laurie Berkner and Leon Redbone’s “Polly Wolly Doodle.” To help ensure that the folk legacy continues for … Continue reading →
Merry Fishes to All received a Grammy nomination for ‘Best Musical Album for Children’. Family Fun magazine called it ‘the Year’s Best Christmas CD,’ saying that the songs are ‘so fresh they practically wiggle.’ Ben Fong-Torres wrote in Parade magazine about its … Continue reading →
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 →
It’s a Puzzle is a Dr. Toy’s “10 Best” album with a selection of songs that express the experiences of kids everywhere. In fact, “Alien in My Nose” grew out of one of Trout Fishing’s songwriting workshops. Here’s what FamilyFun … Continue reading →
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 →
Trout was in Kansas City. We were playing in a club called the Drum Room. It was sometime after sound check that Keith and I were wasting time before the performance. I went into a book store and was browsing. … Continue reading →
InFINity is another Grammy nominated album from Trout Fishing in America. Here’s what Chicago Parent said about InFINity: “Musicians with the magic touch” Fred Koch The children’s musicians I feature this month understand that their art, livelihood and ultimate success … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
