Rachel Grimes: No Limits Other Than Your Own Craft

Composer and pianist Rachel Grimes is heralded as “One of American independent music’s few truly inspired technicians” by WIRE magazine. Rachel Grimes is a pianist, composer, and arranger based in Kentucky. She is a member of Louisville rock band King’s Daughters & Sons (Chemikal Underground) and a founding member of the ground-breaking indie-rock chamber ensemble Rachel’s, with whom she toured and released six albums (Quarterstick / Touch & Go).

Highlights

• Rachel’s background - 3:30
• What’s happening in today’s world - 5:32
• The rehearsing process - 9:11
• The orchestra schedule - 10:20
• A solo tour is very demanding - 14:12
• Having an opportunity to play - 17:46
• Kind of music like she likes to listen to - 19:59
• Taking music lessons - 26:07
• Playing a lot of shows with the band - 30:19
• Her band’s stories - 37:27
• Gaining fans from a tour - 47:39
• Kentucky as her home - 53:21
• Having a creative space - 54:22
• The experience of working with an orchestra - 59:48
• What is the music she really makes - 1:03:37
• What she does on stage - 1:26:01
• Facebook Live concerts - 1:38:38

Episode Resources

• Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds:
• roberthuntsimonds@gmail.com 
• http://roberthuntsimonds.com/
• Connect with Rachel Grimes:
• http://www.rachelgrimespiano.com