Trinity House Theatre

Michael McDermott’s first CD “620 West Surf” introduced McDermott's signature hit, "A Wall I Must Climb" - a maturely introspective and insightful song - written on the ground at LaGuardia airport in an hour and a half-and which, 7 albums and 18 years later, is still a staple at nearly every McDermott show. It's a song characteristic of those McDermott, who grew up listening to such musical giants as Dylan and Van Morrison, would spend the bulk of his career writing -- compositions Stewart Franke of the Metro Times summed up in a 1996 article as "a simple, brave music."

"McDermott's [work] is reasoned and spare," Franke wrote. "His songs are longer than most, his poetry dense and wordy. McDermott's songs are often in the form of a personal letter, to a variety of unknown correspondents: the half-remembered friend, a fallen accomplice, the ghosts of high school, a vanquished lover, a family member."

In 2008 he toured Italy for the first time, where he was so warmly embraced he returned twice in 2009, and more recently has expanded the pauper community (as McDermott's devoted fan base has long been known) throughout other European countries, including England, Ireland and France. Also, in 2009 he married Heather Horton (an accomplished songwriter/musician in her own right), who's been a member of McDermott's band since 2005. And, the longtime lover of literature is at last trying his hand at penning his first novel. He released his most recent CD “Hey La Hey” in 2009.

John D. Lamb's most recent CD, "Feel That," picked up the 2007 Detroit Music Award for Acoustic Recording.

He has been a fixture in the Detroit Music Scene for years. He was recognized by the Metro Times as Detroit's "Best Rock Songwriter," and is a winner of WRIF's Local Riffs Contest.

He shows his support for local songwriters through hosting the Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters. This conference brings in some of the countries finest songwriters for intensive workshops in Northern Michigan. John also hosts a monthly songwriter’s showcase each month.