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Our guest today is singer, storyteller and folk-theologian, Ed Kilbourne. Ed is well known and appreciated for his ability to combine music and spiritual teaching in worship and concert settings.
Ed grew up in China, Korea and Japan, where his parents served as missionaries. After finishing his college and seminary degrees in Kentucky, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began his career there as a United Methodist minister. As his gifts for teaching and performing became more widely known, he began to tour the country as a musician and spiritual resource person. In the early 70's Ed moved out West and made his home in the mountains of Colorado. In the late 70's, he moved back to the South, this time settling in South Carolina.
Ed's wife, Kathleen, is a United Methodist minister. She serves as the director the Masters Of Arts In Christian Education program for Pfeiffer University. Ed and Kathleen make their home in the country, near Rock Hill, South Carolina.
If you would like to interact with Ed, if you would like to order his recordings, keep up with his schedule or get booking information, you are invited to sign on to his web site: www.edkilbourne.com
GENERAL ARTICLE
Singer, storyteller, and folk-theologian, Ed Kilbourne, will be performing in (city), on (day, month, & date), at (time), at (place & address). This popular artist is known for his collections of moving music, quirky humor, and insightful monologues. He combines acoustic guitar, keyboards and singing with a storytelling style that has been compared to that of Garrison Keillor, the radio humorist from 'Lake Wobegon'.
Ed began his career in the early 60's, singing in folk groups while in high school and college. During a professional career of 8000-plus solo appearances over the last 40 years, he has worked in every region of the United States and toured in Europe. Today, his primary area of work is the southeastern US. Ed has recorded 23 albums. His current recordings are on the Fly-By-Night label and include a greatest hits collection, "The Best Of Ed Kilbourne", as well as his early albums, "Beyond Belief", "A Place To Watch The Rain", "Leaning Toward The Light", "Building Bridges", and his current studio release, "Promised Land". Also in his catalogue is an intergenerational album "Daddy's Home" that he did with his children, as well as a worship music collaboration with fellow artist Chris Hughes entitled "Light The Fire" and recently a sequel "Light The Fire Again" with his daughter, Amanda, joining him and Chris. A 3-CD collection of recordings of his stories and songs, "The Grateful Ed Live", came out in the spring of 2004.
Ed's wife, Kathleen, is a United Methodist minister. She serves as the director the Masters Of Arts In Christian Education program for Pfeiffer University. Ed and Kathleen make their home in the country, near Rock Hill, South Carolina.
INTRODUCTION
Note: Ed prefers to introduce himself. When an intro is required, enlist someone with a good speaking voice and a reasonable amount of enthusiasm. Have them rehearse the following 20 times and then stand up and clearly and proudly say someting like the following:
(Sponsoring group) is glad that you are here (today, tonight). We are happy to be able to share with you the songs and stories of Ed Kilbourne. In over 8000 appearances over the last 40 years, audiences have enjoyed Ed's unique musical sensitivity as well as his widely recognized gifts for storytelling and humor. We have been looking forward to this (day, night) for a long time. So please help me welcome, from Rock Hill, South Carolina, singer, storyteller, and America's favorite folk-theologian, Ed Kilbourne!