MP3 The Eddies - Hold Fast

The Eddies sing songs of work, love & death. They are best described as "The one-of-a-kind great singers of shanties and other upscale songs of life."

16 MP3 Songs in this album (44:20) !
Related styles: FOLK: Sea Shanties, FOLK: Drinking Songs



Details:
The Eddies used to be a book club. Then we became a singing group. We live on Saint Paulâs famous West Side, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Eddies are whirlpools or currents that are contrary to the mainstream ... that's us! Five male voices, often acapella, sometimes with instrumental backup: acoustic guitar, occasional accordion, a little mandola. We choose music that is well enough known that we actually remembered it and/or learned it because we like it and thought we could make it sound good with 5 voices singing it.

We almost always "eddi-fy" our songs. We can't help it.

The Eddies are always fun. We have appeared at the Two Harbors Folk Festival, MBOTMA Summer Festival, Minnesota Folk Festival, Minnesota Irish Fair, St. Paulâs Capital New Year Celebration, St. Patrickâs Day at Landmark Center, Big Deal Fundraisers, Art Exhibit Openings, Community Events, Bars, Festivals, 50th Birthday Parties, etc.

The Eddies are Tom Welna (vocals), Mark Richardson (vocals), Phil Platt (vocals and mandola), Paul Martin (vocals and guitar) and Chuck Lentz (vocals and accordion).