Mance Grady -

Performer and Recording Artist

Whether Mance is a guest artist with Irish traditional, Celtic Rock, New Age, Classical, World Music, Pop, Rock, you name it -- Mance always delivers powerhouse performances. This is due to his skill in many genres of music, his impeccable sense of dynamics, and his remarkable improvisational ability.

Mance's roots as a classically trained percussionist, plus his interests in blues, rock, big band, jazz, country, Latin, traditional Irish and more, are what make him the versatile and virtuostic player that he is today.

Along with Mance Grady's talent and abilitites, comes a refreshing ensemble player whose creed is "check your ego at the door and let's play for the sake of the music."

While recognized mostly for his chops on the bodhrán, Mance is a tasty percussionist on drum set, hand drums and a multitude of percussive instruments.

Mance has appeared on numerous recordings dating back to the late 1970's...

Inspiration

It is a deep sense of respect and admiration for those artists and individuals who were big influences in his life that inspires Mance's creativity. Whether it was the no-nonsense approach of his early drum teacher which instilled in a young boy the desire to challenge himself in practice for hours on end to the warmth and caring of his grandparents who were a huge part of his life and helped shape him into an impassioned artist. His performances have a natural and organic sense to it, tinged with an underlying excitement. Truly unique and wonderful.

Often on the fore of the forefront, so cutting edge as to be ahead of the curve that when the merit is realized, he's already moved on and conspicuously absent from the acclaim. When given the opportunity to shine, Mance is simply brilliant. And for those who are privy to this fact, we are all the better for it. It cannot be manufactured or copied, and when others try - we recognize the effort.

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