Artist description The songs are folky with touches of rock, bluegrass, punk, and indie/lo fi. Michael Ed generally likes a very spare sound...as if the songs were being played in a dark Chinese restaurant lounge with five people in it.

Music Style Quirky Home Made Folk Rock.

Musical Influences Lyle Lovett, Uncle Tupelo, Beck, R.E.M., Elvis Costello, Sam Phillips, Crowded House, The Replacements, The Jayhawks, Buddy Holly, Grant Lee Buffalo, Ben Folds Five, The Smithereens, Bob Dylan, They Might Be Giants, Innocence Mission.

Similar Artists Gillian Welch, The Everly Brothers, R.E.M., Guided by Voices, Vigilantes of Love, Ben Folds Five, John Denver, Zamfir.

Artist History Ed has been recording songs for a while now. He's even played a few tunes in coffee houses, pool halls, front porches, and city parks.

Group Members All of the tracks except for a few on The Lost Years were written and recorded by Michael Edward Hester. Those few were also written by Michael Ed (with the exception of Radio Sweetheart Angel which is by David Ziegler-Voll) and recorded by Ed with help from David and some old band mates. Everything else is either a live recording of Ed or a live recording with instruments and backing vocals overdubbed by Ed using his trusty 4-track.

Instruments Guitar, mandolin, bass, drums, keyboard, and a 4 track recorder.

Albums The Lost Years, Acoustic Ed, Franklin Take a Peek

Press Reviews "Great Track! Simple acoustic number with tasty harmonies."- MP3.com had this to say when they featured "Bare Feet and Wet Eyes" in their Folk Punk Section. Both "Late Night Coffee" and "Thinking of Walker P" were also featured selections, with comments about the great vocals and the nice live sound of the recordings.

Additional Info Credits: Cowboy hat photos by Pepe.

Location Cedartown, Georgia - USA

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