Ed Shank’s Acoustic Classics

My music is perfect for breweries, wineries, coffee shops and restaurants -- not too loud and never offensive. From Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce and The Beatles to Green Day, Depeche Mode and Ed Sheeran, there's something for everyone in the music I play. The atmosphere I project is peaceful and light-hearted. I'm the perfect entertainer for everything from date-night, a family outing or a high school reunion.

I was raised in 1970s-80s rural Pennsylvania by a dad who was a little bit country and a mom who was a little bit rock and roll. My parents bought me my first guitar when I was 13, which I played in a few garage bands before selling it when I graduated high school a began a 38-year career in the military.

In the years following 9/11, I found myself deployed multiple times to the Middle East without any source of entertainment, so I bought a cheap guitar to play for my fellow soldiers around the campfire. Now I enjoy entertaining others with classic rock, folk and country songs that get people of all ages singing along.

I require very little space and only one electrical outlet. My setup consists of a single speaker for voice and an acoustic guitar amplifier.

If no electricity is available, I can play up to six hours from a single, battery powered speaker.