Valley Stage Productions is pleased to open it's series "P.M. Sundays" this coming Sunday at the Richmond Free Library beginning at 4:00 p.m. with Grammy Winner Ed Gerhard. From Tokyo to Rome and venues across the US, Ed'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. The Boston Globe said it best when they wrote 'Gerhard does not write instrumentals. He writes songs only a guitar can sing.

Based truly on the quality of his work, Ed built his considerable reputation, beginning with his debut album “Night Birds” in 1987. It garnered a spot in the Boston Globe Critics Poll Top 10 Albums of the Year.” Shortly after the album’s release, Windham Hill Records included Ed on its Guitar Sampler (Vol.1). One of the highlights of the three hundred thousand unit selling Sampler, “The Handing Down” introduced the world to the beauty of Ed Gerhard’s music.

Ed has released his ninth CD “There and Gone." " ... some of the richest steel-string sounds you’ve ever heard." Andy Ellis, Premier Guitar magazine. 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.”

Tickets for the concert can be bought in advance for $17.50 by visiting http://valleystage.net/index.php/artist-directory/114-ed-gerhard or by contacting Don Sheldon at 434-4563. Tickets will be $20 the day of the concert. There are a limited number of seats available for this performance.

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