8/11/18 It's only taken me a whole bunch of years as a performer to realize that folks may have trouble pronouncing my name. It is one of those that if you hear it you will spell it wrong and if you see it you will say it wrong. All that said it is my name so, here's an audio clip of how to pronounce it.
Seeking Bookings for 2021
Solo shows for all sorts of venues and events.
You may contact me through the "Contact Me" page or at edmanwalkin@yahoo.com
Here's the Latest
2/6/21
There is a certain emotional lift for both audience and performer at a live show. Missing this is the worst part of the pandemic for me. It’s very hard on one’s heart to make a folk recording without the interaction with folks.
The Folknet virtual concert series in full swing now. Look for them and many other folk music things here. folknet.org
You can find more videos at my YouTube page. Find it here.
Added another short poem today. Check it out here.
I keep mentioning Carmen Kelley. She is a first rate solo singer-songwriter in her own right. Here is a link to her website. Carmen Kelley Music
Yes, I do play private parties and assisted living events. Send an email to ed@edmanwalkin.com for details.
Still looking for some new “listening room” type bookings. Watch this space for updates and new shows.
Thank you all so much for your support and for supporting the venues where I perform.
You can find previous "Here's the Latest" entries at Old News.
“Where words fail, music speaks” - Hans Christian Anderson
edmanwalkin is Ed Amann, Guitarist, songwriter and folksinger. Oral tradition* folk music, blues, hilljazz (Ed's country with a jazz attitude, old standards with a down home twang.) Ed performs songs from many eras and across several genres. The songs Ed writes are right at home in this wildly eclectic mix.
Ed can be reached through the contact me page or at edmanwalkin@yahoo.com
“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without” – Confucius
* Oral tradition means that in nearly all cases the songs are performed from memory without the use of cheat sheets, teleprompters or backing tracks.