Grammy Award-winning Guitarist Ed Gerhard Returns to Laconia for a Holiday Concert to Celebrate the Season

LACONIA — Ed Gerhard returns to Laconia on December 1 for his 21st Annual Christmas Guitar Concert at The Belknap Mill.

Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22 in advance and $24 at the door. They are available by calling (603) 664-7200, at Greenlaw's Music in Laconia and the League of NH Craftsmen in Meredith and on the web at www.edgerhard.com

Gerhard will perform soulful arrangements of well-loved carols, as well as his own concert favorites. Fans of guitar music and

Christmas alike will want to be a part of this memorable show.

Gerhard returns to The Belknap Mill celebrating the highly anticipated release of his new CD "There and Gone," a collection of original compositions and covers including a stunning arrangement of "Imagine/Across the Universe," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and a concert favorite on Weissenborn, "Killing the Blues."

His critically acclaimed holiday recordings, "Christmas" and "On A Cold Winter's Night," continue to garner raves. Boston Globe calls "Christmas," "...the best holiday recording of the year... rivetingly lovely...this is a gem." Selections from "Christmas" are featured in the Ken Burns documentaries "Mark Twain" and "The National Parks: America's Best Idea." Gerhard was awarded a Grammy Award for his inclusion on the CD "Pink Guitar" a collection of Henry Mancini compositions.

In 2010 Gerhard's CD "Luna" was Chosen by Acoustic Guitar Magazine's 20th Anniversary List of 240 Essential Albums.

"This soulful album of original compositions rich in melody, chordal complexity and stylistic variety proves why Gerhard is considered to have the most exquisite acoustic guitar tone on the planet." - Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Bring a non-perishable food item to benefit Community Action/ Laconia Area Food Pantry and receive a $1-off coupon for any CD at the CD tables. One donation per CD.

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