Biography
Ed Kilbourne is known for his collections of moving music, clever humor, and insightful monologues.
He combines acoustic guitar, keyboards and singing with a story-telling style that has been compared to that of Garrison Keillor, the radio humorist from 'Lake Wobegon'.
Ed began his professional career in the early 60's, singing in folk groups while in high school and college.
During a career of 8000-plus solo appearances over the last 40 years, he has worked in every region of the United States and toured Europe. Today, his primary area of work is the southeastern US.
Ed has recorded 23 albums. His catalogue is on the Fly-By-Night label and include a greatest hits collection,"The Best Of Ed", 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".
There is also a children's album "Daddy's Home" that he did with his daughters, as well as a worship music collaboration with fellow artist Chris Hughes entitled "Light The Fire" and the newly released 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", was released in the spring of 2004. Volumns 4,5&6 of the 'Live' series along with the new studio album "A World Of Good", are scheduled out late in 2007.
Ed's monologues and Gospel stories will be published in early 2008 under the title "The Gospel According To You".
Ed grew up in China, Korea and Japan, where his parents served as missionaries. After finishing his college and seminary degrees in Kentucky, he began his career in Atlanta, Georgia 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 West and made his home in the mountains of Colorado. In the late 70's, he returned to the South, this time settling in South Carolina.
Over the last 20 years, Ed has become nationally recognized and appreciated for his ability to combine music and spiritual teaching in worship and concert settings. Ed's wife, Kathleen, is a United Methodist minister. She is the director of the Masters Of Arts In Christian Education program for Pfeiffer University. They make their home in the country near Rock Hill, South Carolina, a few miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as off the Southwest coast of Florida on Manasota Key, near Englewood.
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