Loading Dock Music Series with Harmonic Dirt

In February of 2016, Mike Gridley and Susan Coleman decided to experiment with a musical idea: On a cold winter afternoon, Susan, a non-musician (but a diehard fan), wrote what became the first of many lyrics to a song that began to take shape in her head. Husband Mike, an accomplished local musician and songwriter himself, took her lyrics and basic ideas and brought them to life! Amazed and energized by the creation, they collaborated on another song…and another. Many others. They began sending rough tracks to their close friend and fellow musician Taylor Bucci, who immediately felt the potential for a real collaboration. Further encouragement and songwriting approval by other friends and musicians gave Susan the confidence to continue.

Before long, Susan and Mike completed a repertoire of dozens of songs, the best of which were selected for their debut album Anthracite. The new group, Harmonic Dirt, recorded at…