Welcome!

Newcomer? Why, you've come to the right place. Old Timer? We've been waiting for you. Good to see you back!

Summer's End

Forget the Autumnal Equinox. Put aside your pool schedule; the one true mark of the end of Summer is . . .

SCHOOL'S IN!!

Parents moan over the cost of school clothes but look forward the not having to listen to those two dreaded words, "I'm Bored," for, at least, a little while. Students moan and teachers dust off their armor and shields, preparing once more to do battle for childrens' minds. It's a grueling battle that lasts a lifetime.

Meanwhile, I step out of the hurt locker that is my temporary practice space, looking forward to getting out and playing with friends. August turned out to be much more fun than I could have aniticpated. So I look forward to this month that much more energized as a result.

I'm all the more energized because this month work is finally scheduled to begin on the permanent home for Big Moose Music, my record label and Studio 12. With any luck, we'll be set to start the new year off right with the first sessions for my upcoming sophomore CD.

This month I'm getting to play and hang out with some of Santa Fe's best singer songwriters and even get to pal out with some of the Southwest's most renowned folk artists. So please check my performance link on the menu to your left and come out and join the fun. Have some dinner and enjoy a great show. You deserve it

Until then, feel free to move about the website. Take your time. We don't believe in being in a hurry. Enjoy your stay.

Code Slinger's Take Note: I personally code this site & am always open to ideas. So if you've got a favorite snippet of code to share, drop me a note & enlighten me! And If you'd just like to join my mailing list or talk music, I'd like that too! Please write me at hermusgp@garypaulhermus.com

IMPORTANT NOTE - I do not share my mailing list with anyone.

PHOTO NOTE: The photos seen herein are the work of some very talented friends which I'm honored to display. Their names are posted with their work. If a photo catches your eye & you wish to contact the photographer, please drop me a note: I'll pass it along so that you can communicate directly with them.

I'm often asked, "So What kind of stuff do you play?"

I call myeslf a contemporary singer songwriter and storyteller. Here's what others have to say:

Elliot Glick of City Island's Starving Artist: "This guy is what coffeehouses were made for. He sang his original songs that were witty and charming, funny and poignant. The songs were musically diverse and tasty, and played with the skill of a fine musical craftsman."

Lazlo, blowupradio.com: "Gary Paul Hermus is a storyteller, the truest definition of a folk singer."

My friends at The Folk Project: ". . . intricate finger style guitar work & intelligently crafted lyrics."

Barbara Russo of the Staten Island Source: ". . . down-to-earth personality & relaxed attitude. He's definitely not a high-maintenance guy."

Robert Hicks of the New Jersey Daily Record: " Hermus likens his songwriting to portraying a character in a play or a movie. In that sense, he feels his songs are cinematic, poetic and dramatic in their storytelling."

But my heart will always hold a special place for the insight of my friend Rooster Rick of the Homegrown String Band, who sees the simple heart of truth veiled behind needless complexity. He said:

"I'd say you're a 'songster. ' That's what Mississippi John Hurt called himself, not a bluesman but a songster."

Got an opinion?? If, after YOU'VE heard me perform, you have a thought or two to add, or simply want to say hello, just e-mail hermusgp@garypaulhermus.com.