Garth Michael McDermott: Home

NEWS and HIGHLIGHTS:

** 4 songs from Highways and Ghosts featured on major TV network shows "What About Brian," How I Met Your Mother" and "Wedding Bells."

**Clothing retailer Martin + Osa (a new division of American Eagle) selects 4 songs (Just Like Thunder, Kicking Up The Dirt, Records To Your Rivals, When I Took The Bait) for placement in their lifestyle movie and accompanying compliation CD.

*"HIGHWAYS AND GHOSTS" one of CD Baby's top sellers!

* "Highways and Ghosts" Top 10 May Releases in Dagger Magazine

**Mountain Stage New Song Contest awards "Kicking Up The Dirt" honorable mention. http://www.newsongfestival.com/contest/2006_finalists.htm

* Featured on KINK (Portland, OR) Local Music Spotlight

*Selected a performer at KINK-sponsored Noon Tunes Concert Series at Pinoneer Square (Portland, OR)

*Featured on WMUA's "Acoustic Cafe" 91.1FM (Amherst, MA) in August.

**Featured artist and interview on Michael Jonzun's "Audition Radio" in Daytona, FL in August.

*Featured on Preying Lizard Music's Soft Rock Indie Showcase in July.

*Featured on Lost Cat Records' "Great American Music Hour" in May.

INTERNET RECORDS CONTEST WINNER: "When I Took The Bait" included on Internet Records compilation released May 2006.

IPO FESTIVAL PARTICIPANT: Performed at The Pontiac Grille in Philadelphia, PA in November '05 as part of the east coast tour of the IPO Festival. www.internationalpopoverthrow.com

***You can sample selections from the new release "Highways and Ghosts," along with snippets from Garth's first solo record "a portrait of the artist as an american lad" in the "STORE" or "MUSIC" section of this site. Lyrics are available in the "MUSIC" section by clicking on the name of the song.