Incredibly rich, full-bodied maple sugar aroma and sweet, woody flavor, rounded and quite fragrant on the palate. Long, smooth, sweet and delicious finish.
Erin McDermott has been writing and performing her original style of mysteriously familiar and boisterously catchy alt-grass/Americana for over six years, opening for the likes of Grammy Award winner Tim O'Brien, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Russ Barenberg and Railroad Earth. Erin has captured a style that is not only evocative, but uniquely her own and has begun to gain the attention of established singer/songwriters.
Born in a tourist beach town in New Jersey, Erin moved from the East coast to the West coast and four states in between by the time she was three. A keen observer of the human experience, she has gathered countless stories about intriguing characters through her many adventures.
Masterfully depicting the lush landscape of bittersweet Vermont summer days, lingering winter nights, and the people that stoke the fires in her memories, she brings to life these characters in every breath she takes. Whether writing about historical figures with mordant humor, expressing tender strength and sophistication or reaching toward light-hearted enthusiasm, Erin possesses a powerful gift for communicating her life stories.
Erin McDermott writes short stories in song about small town life in Vermont. Her characters come alive in the songs and you get to know these real people by the time the second chorus comes around. With a voice as strong and as uniquely expressive as her lyrics, Erin is a songwriter to watch in the coming years.
- Tim O'Brien (singer/songwriter)
Erin McDermott's voice is true and authentic, it embodies everything Vermont and good.
- Jamie Masefield (Jazz Mandolin Project)