Dr. Eliot Grasso, Ph.D. is a researcher and teacher in the fields of musicology and ethnomusicology. He studies melodic variation, the cognitive implications of oral traditions, and the effects of socio-historical contexts on performance practice.


He also performs and records Irish traditional music internationally.


For a full picture of Eliot Grasso’s research and performance history, click on one of the two links below.


  1. Academic Biography

  2. Performance Biography