The Grit Diaries • Wednesday, July 15 • 7:00PM

Carrboro… prepare yourself.

16 remarkable songwriters.
4 Nashville-style rounds of 4.
One legendary room.
One unforgettable night.

The Grit Diaries returns to The Legendary Speakeasy Theatre on Wednesday, July 15th, bringing together an extraordinary lineup of songwriters from across North Carolina and far beyond. Every artist steps onto the stage with nothing more than a guitar, a voice, and a lifetime of stories waiting to be sung.

You’ll hear songs about love and loss, back roads and broken dreams, redemption and revenge, family, faith, laughter, whiskey, wanderlust, and the wonderfully strange business of being human. Some will make you laugh out loud. Some may break your heart. A few will have you singing the chorus all the way home.

Forget the usual concert experience. This is where songs are born, stories come alive, and songwriters swap verses, jokes, and moments of pure musical magic in the legendary Nashville round format. Every performance is different. Every round has its own chemistry. Every audience becomes part of the conversation.

Keeping the sonic machinery humming, the incomparable Jace returns to the boards, making sure every lyric, every whisper, every soaring chorus, and every guitar note lands exactly where it belongs.

Sound Check: 7:00 PM
First Song: 7:30 PM

The Legendary Speakeasy Theatre
Carrboro, North Carolina

This isn’t just another concert.

It’s a gathering of storytellers.
A celebration of songs.
A musical campfire for people who still believe great songs matter.

Bring your friends. Bring your curiosity. Bring someone who’s never been before.Because once you’ve experienced The Grit Diaries, you’ll understand why people keep coming back.

Be there…or be square.(And let’s face it—square is a surprisingly difficult lifestyle.)

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Open Tunings, and so much more

With open tunings, slide guitar, lap-slap tone guitar, this show is exciting. And a remarkably aggressive fingering style approach makes watching Eric Sommer so fun and crazy! It’ll make you jump out of your seat and holler for joy! There are very few players who have maintained this authentic American style of guitar and Eric Sommer is one of the very best…!

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“How do you call this sidekick to unique personalities ranging from Nick Lowe to John Koerner an underachiever? This multi-instrumentalist bad boy could easily be a superstar in his own right…” Midwest Record, Lake Zurich, IL

“Eric Sommer is an astounding guitar player, a virtuoso on acoustic and electric… Eric has worked with everybody who is anybody; His resume’ reads like a musical encyclopedia…” Nashville Music Reviews, Don & Sherry’s Blog

“It’s a wonderful evening whenever Eric Sommer is part of it… Not to be missed!” Austin Record, Steve Barron

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CityBeat/Best of Cincinnati

Guitarin’ and Singin’ are what Eric Sommer is all about.

Singer/songwriter Eric Sommer is an unbelievable intersection of improbable influences. That and insane experiences channeled into an amazingly diverse catalog. His is a résumé that reads more like a musical adventure novel than a series of career bullet points.