With inspirations ranging from Andres Segovia to Mississippi John Hurt, Ed Gerhard is one of the true masters of steel string fingerstyle guitar. A Philadelphia native now residing in New Hampshire, Ed was inspired by the late guitarist John Fahey to develop his own compositional voice. The Boston Globe declares: "Ed does not write instrumentals. He writes songs that only a guitar can sing." Melodic and cliché-free, his lush playing travels in unexpected directions, conveying classic sensibilities or inflections of the blues. Ed, who can also be heard on recordings by Arlo Guthrie and Bill Morrissey, returns to the Freight tonight to celebrate the release of his eighth album, House of Guitars. He will be joined by a special guest, the Japanese guitarist Shun Komatsubara.