Ed Sweeney

I like to think I know what I am doing. I want to believe I can manifest my artistic future. Yet experience has taught me that I always wind up in a different place than where I thought I would…

Lindsey Lerner had me as a guest on her podcast Cost of the Status Quo.  

Lindsey's podcasts explore why we do the things we do. 

Enjoy!

A few weeks ago BWH Music Group sent out a call to independent artists for Christmas Music. Starting December 1st they will be playing Christmas Music 24/7 on their network. 

Three selections from each of my instrumental Christmas recordings "Inside…

I received an ego boost the other night with the arrival of an email via my website.  The writer had been compiling a list of tracks played at Disneyland's Frontierland between 1992 – 2012 and came across my track The…

A few months ago while googling I stumbled on a music camp, featuring Richard Thompson, called Frets and Refrains.  Two of the counselors at the camp were Martin Simpson and Happy Traum – guitarists I always wanted to…

I recently returned from the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City. A phrase I heard from a few artists and venues was that I play Cover Songs! I didn't take this as a compliment.

It used to be…

I usually don't watch the Kentucky Derby, but how could I resist watching the replay of the "biggest long shot ever!"

What struck me was how the announcer completely missed what was going on in real time.

The announcer's "blinders"…

I performed at a Christmas Open House for a museum a few months ago.  A dear friend stopped by to listen. She mentioned that she was surprised I didn’t have an electronic tuner on my instruments.  At most of…

In 1988 I released an instrumental Christmas recording Inside Fezziwig's, The Spirit of Christmas Past  on Kicking Mule Records. Inside Fezziwig’s received great reviews as well as national and international airplay. 

A couple of years later Inside Fezziwig’s…

This is my tree.

I try to take a morning walk walk along the Blackstone River Bike Path. Every day there are changes to see if I listen and watch the world around me.

Every morning I walk I check…

The New Year is the traditional time for reflection.  As I try and map this new year in front of me, this is what I have come to realize over the past few weeks. 

Chance encounters have had a large…

If imitation the highest form of flattery, I freely admit I am trying to flatter many, many musicians.

I was blown away the first time I heard blind blues guitarist Paul Pena play. I was a teenager, and his band…