Grant Maloy Smith • Americana Singer/Songwriter

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🎤✨ @RecordingAcademy members from across the country are meeting with lawmakers to champion creators and ensure music continues to thrive. Add your voice and take action. #MusicAdvocate #SupportMusic
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“WADE IN THE WATER" is on the #Grammy ballot for Best Global Music Performance. It’s a mash-up of two powerful traditional songs - "Wade in the Water" and “Down to the River to Pray,” a Gospel song. Please check it out at: www.grant-maloy-smith.com/fyc #fyc

Your moment of #Zen, from Corona Del Mar, California, as a flock of pelicans flew overhead today.

Woot! #KevinLucas and I won three trophies at the #IndieMusicChannel #awards for our songs "Jericho" and "Wade in the Water." #music

I am happy to say that I won three ICMA InterContinental Music Awards yesterday! Two in American Roots for "Your Fire" and "She Walked" on my PENNY BALLADS album, and a third with Kevin Lucas for our song "Scarborough Fair" in Best Instrumentalist.

Good news and bad news: my electric guitar sounds as good now as it did before I had it underwater at Lake of the Ozarks for an hour. The bad news is that it didn't sound too good before. That's why I hadn't played it in 10 years. If you haven't seen the video, here's the link:
youtu.be/wCV6hdBzWl0

Interview: Grant Maloy Smith Talks About His Music and His New Album "Penny Ballads" • Americana Highways Grant Maloy Smith has a new album "Penny Ballads." We interviewed him about the music and more. Enjoy our music coverage.

Thanks to Americana Highways for this interview. americanahighways.org/2025/08/05/i...

It's that time of year, I guess! Thanks to the Indie Music Channel for these nominations, from Kevin Lucas and me. #Awards #nominations

I am glad to announce that Kevin Lucas and I have been nominated for our song "Scarborough Fair (reprise)," a unique version of the ancient song written in the 17th century. If you haven't heard it or seen the video, you're in for a treat! youtu.be/pEmrX_LhgXY #music #musicvideo

Politics ruins everything. Visualize #horses

Kevin Lucas and I are making two #musicvideos this week in Illinois and Missouri. Day #1 is in the can! #music

I'm heading to southern Illinois to shoot some videos with Kevin Lucas, but he's also performing and hosting his annual fundraiser at Blue Sky Vineyard on Saturday, and I'll play as a guest artist. We're raising money for the #GoodSamaritan #HomelessShelter.
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I'm up for the best Americana album released in June. You can vote for me without signing in, creating an account, or giving any info at this link. I sure would appreciate it!
americanahighways.org/2025/07/02/v...

I met Joanne Jacques when I played in the Richmond district of London (UK) 10 years ago. We kept in touch, and it turned out we had a friend in common, John Carroll. It's hard to believe it's been a decade since that show! I love it when my fans are also friends and we stay in touch.

Kevin Lucas and I are proud that our recent single, "Wade in the Water", has won producer of the year in the Elite Music Awards. We will submit it in the Grammys this year. It's a mash-up of this poignant song and the spiritual "Down to the River to Pray.
www.grant-maloy-smith.com/music/wade

I'm thrilled to be returning to the Central Valley this coming weekend to play public shows in #Fresno and #Tehachapi, as well as some private events in #Oildale and #Bakersfield. Boy, have I got some songs to play for you! Please come see me!
www.grant-maloy-smith.com/shows
#music #concerts

I've just found out that I am a finalist in four categories of the InterContinental Music Awards!
1. "She Walked"
2. "Your Fire"
3. "Lord Knows I Cried"
4. "Scarborough Fair (reprise)" (with Kevin Lucas)
Congratulations to entrants and finalists.
www.grant-maloy-smith.com
#music #roots #awards

I just found out that I got two nominations in this year's #HIMAwards contest. One is the song I did with Janis Ian in the Americana category, and the other is in the Blues category. The awards will take place on July 30 in Hollywood.
www.grant-maloy-smith.com/albums/missi... #music #awards

Penny Ballads Grant Maloy Smith · Album · 2025 · 11 songs

Check out my new album "Penny Ballads" distributed by @DistroKid and live on Spotify! open.spotify.com/album/6eGnGd...

This new song from me and Kevin Lucas is unlike anything we've done before. I hope you like it! www.grant-maloy-smith.com/music/jericho

Vote for Grant Maloy Smith to perform LIVE at the 2025 Global Citizen Festival, appear in Rolling Stone, and win $50,000! I Tell The Story Of America Through My Songs And Billboard Top 10 Theme Albums, Like DUST BOWL: AMERICAN STORIES.

If you would be so kind as to vote for me, I would appreciate it. tophitmaker.org/2025/grant-m... #music #americana

It's 10:30am at home, but it's 4:30pm here in #Slovenia, so that's my excuse. #laško #beer

At the Lufthansa lounge at Boston Logan waiting to fly overnight to Frankfurt then Ljubljana for a fun week in Slovenia!

After giving a 50% discount on the Appalachia boxed sets (LP, CD, 40-page book, digital MP3s), I received a bunch of orders. It was fun putting them together and shipping them out. The discount code is AppHalfPrice, which you can enter when checking out!
www.grant-maloy-smith.com/albums/appal...

There are some more days to vote. I was in first place but have slipped to second. Every vote helps!
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Vote for Grant Maloy Smith to perform LIVE at the 2025 Global Citizen Festival, appear in Rolling Stone, and win $50,000! I Tell The Story Of America Through My Songs And Billboard Top 10 Theme Albums, Like DUST BOWL: AMERICAN STORIES.

If you could spare a moment to vote for me, I sure would appreciate it!
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YouTube video by Grant Maloy Smith Wade in the Water / Down to the River to Pray | Lyric Video | Spiritual, Faith, Struggle & Hope

Kevin Lucas and I are happy to announce our lyric video. It's a unique mash-up of the classic "Wade in the Water" and the spiritual "Down to the River to Pray." It draws deep from the spiritual and folk traditions of early America. Check it out!
youtu.be/hjhJum-qD6g

Grant Maloy Smith and Kevin Lucas - Wade in the Water | iHeart Wade in the Water

Check out our new single "Wade in the Water" live on iHeartRadio! www.iheart.com/artist/id-46...

Appearing on TODAY IN NASHVILLE to promote my MISSISSIPPI album
#flashback #music
www.grant-maloy-smith.com/albums/missi...

I am still so proud that the National Veterans Foundation chose "Man of Steel" as their official theme song. You can see the video here. Check out their website and support them in any way you can.
nvf.org/grant-maloy-... #VETERANS