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Ed Gerhard Concert
From Tokyo to Rome and venues across the US, Ed Gerhard's music has touched audiences all over the world. Performing on 6-string, 12-string, slide guitar or Acoustic Hawaiian Lap Slide, Gerhard captivates his audiences with virtuosity, generosity and sly humor. Known for his gorgeous tone and compositional depth, Gerhard can move a listener with a single note. Scott Alalrik of the Boston Globe said it best when he wrote, "Gerhard does not write instrumentals. He writes songs only a guitar can sing."
Here's a few tastes of Ed's style on both steel string and lap steel guitars.
Rye Whiskey (Song starts at 1:34)
You can listen to more audio examples here
Come and enjoy the tunes on Saturday, July 10th at 8pm
About Ed:
Gerhard's relationship with the guitar began at age 10, when he happened upon classical guitar master Andrés Segovia on TV. "I'd heard all the pop music on the radio and maybe a little of that 60's folk stuff, but this was the first time I'd ever heard the guitar all by itself and the sound just instantly got me," he remembers. Ed finally got his first guitar at 14. His initial interest in classical guitar changed dramatically when he heard the music of bluesman Mississippi John Hurt. He quit lessons after the third one. He took some informal lessons with friends and learned by ear, slowing down LPs to half-speed to pick out the tricky parts. At fifteen, Ed was already beginning to perform in local church basement coffeehouses, playing solo and jamming with friends. Ed has released his eighth CD "Sunnyland" in homage to his early blues heroes. He was awarded a GRAMMY® for his inclusion on the CD "Henry Mancini; Pink Guitar." Warner Brothers, MelBay and Hal Leonard have all released Ed Gerhard's music in books. His guitar work can be heard on recordings by Arlo Guthrie, Jorma Kaukonen and in the Ken Burns film "Mark Twain" and " The National Parks: America's Best Idea."
Along with players like Ben Harper and David Lindley, Gerhard's unique approach to the Weissenborn (an acoustic Hawaiian lap slide guitar) is playing a significant role in reinvigorating interest in this somewhat esoteric but beautiful instrument. Ed's style of Weissenborn playing is unique in that he composes and arranges music for solo Weissenborn with beautiful melodies, complex chords and moving basslines, unusual for an instrument that normally serves an accompaniment role.
For more please visit:
www.edgerhard.com
www.myspace.com/goinsouthband
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