Gillian Grassie

Announcing: The Do it Auf Deutsch Tour!

I’ve been abroad so long I’m afraid I’ve neglected my North American lovelies – so I’m hitting the road!

From September through November, I’ll be driving all over this great land, from coast to coast and across the Canadian border, to play for you in venues, coffee shops, bookstores, cafés, art collectives, basements and living rooms.

I’ve booked part of this beast, but there is much that remains to be confirmed. Check out the Google Maps for my trajectory and suggest additions/amendments to the itinerary.

Fill my heart, fill my gas tank, fill my belly… I’ll see you on the road!

Love,
Gillian

NBC Philadelphia 10! Show Performance

Where’s Gubkin?

I spent most of June traveling around Russia as a part of the ESL Folk Project. The first of its kind, this project sought not only to assist young Russians in their study of the English language in a fun way, but also to introduce them to sides of American culture that are perhaps not very well represented by Hollywood and other popular mass media.

I originally wrote this post for the group’s blog about our experience at the Gubkin camp. There are many more stories, pictures, videos, songs, bios, teaching materials, etc available online at www.eslfolk.com. Enjoy!

Off The Rails

I’ve spent roughly half of the last month on a train, covering over 15,000 kilometers, from Hong Kong to Gubkin, where I’m now sitting in a hotel room in the South Western corner of Russia. If you ever wondered what it would be like to ride a train alone for four days traveling along the Transsiberian railroad, check out this blog post.

ESL Folk Tour in Russia!

Super limited web access at the moment, but just wanted to put up a quick note letting you know what I’m up to for the month of June – I’m currently traveling with a group of musicians to summer camps in Russia, teaching kids English through American folk music! This is our tour schedule:

June 5th – 8th: Elista
June 9th -14th: Rostov-na-donu
June 16th -19th: Gubkin
June 20th-23rd: Ufa
June 25th-28th: Samara

There’s a neat blog up for the project at www.eslfolk.com

More to come (here) soon!