“…technically excellent, yet musical and subtle...an excellent exemplar of solo piping...” - Ethnomusicology

“…an overall amazing achievement…highly intellectual in this first instance, with an emphasis on subtlety and fine-woven structures.” - An Píobaire

Breathe Blue

Breathe Blue is an intimate and introspective album of Irish traditional music featuring Eliot Grasso on tin whistle and Adam Hendey on guitar.

“Breathe Blue is a very fine album from two gifted players. Grasso and Hendey clearly play on the same wavelength – their work together is refined and meticulous. There is superb chemistry in their shared vision. There’s considerable invention, especially in the accompaniment, and some beautiful little touches in how the melody is expressed that demonstrate the care with which these musicians approached the music for this album.” - Daniel Neely, The Irish Echo

“...playing is remarkably compact and precise, tastefully embellished with a restrained creativity and inventiveness....” - Journal of Music in Ireland

“...chanterwork is fleet and fiery executed with exceptional cleanness and control...” - Irish Echo

Dréos: The Clearing

“The Clearing is a taut, accomplished work that plays at the crossroads between Irish and Scottish music. Dréos as a group is very tight musically – each of the members has superior skills – but I think it’s the chemistry that Grasso, Vance, and Waddell share that makes their music especially interesting.” - Daniel Neely, The Irish Echo

“…startling understanding of his chosen instrument and the Irish tradition…” - Irish Edition

“…achieves a startling depth, consistency and clarity of tone...” - The Irish Times

Standing Room Only

Energetic music featuring Eliot Grasso on uilleann pipes accompanied by guitar, bouzouki and fiddle. Recorded at age 17, Standing Room Only, Eliot’s solo debut album, brought him to international attention.

“...the playing is so effortless…” - Irish Music Magazine

“…a remarkable display of good taste…” - Green Man Review

“...brilliant and compelling piping…” - Living Tradition Review

The Odyssey of These Days

Odyssey of These Days is original chamber music composed by Eliot Grasso in response to the deep and penetrating abstract artwork of Oregon painter Robert Wesley Hurd. This three-movement work features uilleann pipes, violin, hardanger fiddle, vielle à roue, and cello. The composition earned Eliot a composer’s grant from the Oregon Art Commission and the work was given its world premiere at the Hult Center in Eugene, Oregon.

“Grasso’s music seems to activate the space just in front of the canvas, animating the intricate layers and texture within its frame. Just as the music activates the space, the tonal relationships and layered intricacies begin to shift acting more like a symphony elapsing in time rather than canvases set in space.”

- Cathy Denning, Art Historian, Oregon State University

Up Against the Flatirons

A recording of solo uilleann piping commissioned by Na Píobairí Uilleann, Ireland’s national piping organization.

“...a dazzlingly agile and lyrical piper...” - Baltimore Magazine

“…dazzles listeners with masterful technique…” - Goucher College Quindecim

North by Northwest

North by Northwest is a duo session album with Eliot Grasso on uilleann pipes and flute and Dave Cory on banjo and guitar.

That Which is Heard, Volume 2

That Which is Heard, Vol. 2 features gorgeous, contemplative, and energetic music improvised in a Celtic style by Eliot Grasso (flutes, whistles, & shruti box) and Brandon Vance (fiddle & shruti box).

That Which is Heard, Volume 1

That Which is Heard, Vol. 1 features gorgeous, contemplative, and energetic music improvised in a Celtic style by Eliot Grasso (flutes, whistles, & shruti box) and Brandon Vance (fiddle & shruti box).

Is-Land

Is-land is a three-song instrumental offering, featuring the combined skills of a small ensemble: Jeff Johnson (keys), Josef Lupták (cello), Janet Marie Chvatal (voice), Brandon Vance (violin), Eliot Grasso (flute & whistle), Lisa Carter (Celtic harp) & Emy Carter (violin)

“This is the music of cosmic loss. Thankfully, the composition morphs. By the time we get to the end, the instrumentation has changed. The tones, while sober, are tinged with movement and hope. We are on a journey, from one state of being to another. The next tune, Is-land, takes us to another realm. We transition directly from grief to pure, blessed peace.” - Kirk Jordan

Celebrate World Music

Celebrate World Music! was a world premiere concert at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall featuring original works by eight composers, with 11 solo artists playing traditional instruments from around the world, accompanied by the Northwest Sinfonia orchestra, and conducted by Grammy-winner David Sabee. Featured tracks include Nan Avant’s “Tributum” performed by Eliot Grasso on uilleann pipes.

Live Recordings from the William Kennedy Piping Festival, Vol. 2

Eliot’s solo performance that opened the 50th William Kennedy Piping Festival for the Armagh Pipers Club, Europe’s oldest piping club.