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The Eddies - Who Are They?

"The one-of-a-kind great singers of shanties and other upscale songs of life."

The Eddies engage audiences with a compelling mix of traditional, roots, and contemporary songs with multi-part harmonies.

Their 'Songs of Work, Love, and Death' are often acapella, but also accompanied by guitar, mandola, and accordion.

9th Annual Free Concert and Potluck
Down By The Riverside
May 27, 2007

The Eddies used to be a book club. Then we became a singing group. We live on Saint Paul’s famous West Side, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Eddies are whirlpools or currents that are contrary to the mainstream ... that's us!

Five male voices, often acapella, sometimes with instrumental backup: acoustic guitar, occasional accordion, a little mandola. We choose music that is well enough known that we actually remembered it and/or learned it because we like it and thought we could make it sound good with 5 voices singing it.

We almost always "eddi-fy" our songs. W can't help it.


Minnesota Folk Festival (with Lou Killen)

The Eddies are always fun. We have appeared at the Two Harbors Folk Festival, MBOTMA Summer Festival, Minnesota Folk Festival, Minnesota Irish Fair, St. Paul’s Capital New Year Celebration, St. Patrick’s Day at Landmark Center, Big Deal Fundraisers, Art Exhibit Openings, Community Events, Bars, Festivals, 50th Birthday Parties, etc.

The Eddies are Tom Welna (vocals), Mark Richardson (vocals), Phil Platt (vocals and mandola), Paul Martin (vocals and guitar) and Chuck Lentz (vocals and accordion).

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The Eddies' Girlfriends in a previous life. Also the cover art for our CD Hold Fast.

The Eddies FAQ



What About Those Names?

Baker Meadows
or Phil Platt

Cherokee Smith
or Chuck Lentz

Curtice Belvidere
or Mark Richardson

Wabasha Levee
or Tom Welna

Wyoming Brown
or Paul Martin

Endorsement Section

Favorite Soundman
Dick Rees


Official Brewery

Semi-Official Brewery

Official BBQ Sauce
E.J.'s - Made by Earl himself.


Favorite Guitar Store
Willie's American Guitar


Best Place
to Buy Bulk Strings
Frugal Strings


Favorite Luthier
Davy Stuart in New Zealand


Favorite English Pub
TBA

Favorite Place
to sing Sea Shanties
1st Monday of every month
The Dubliner
University @ Vandalia


A Note About Fonts
When The Eddies got started, we chose the font called Papyrus for general use. It is a cool font, but too many people have started using it.

So naturally we had to change. I chose a font I have always liked and then altered it a bit in photoshop.

If you are the first to name the font we use in our logo, The Eddies will buy you a beer. I bet no one will earn this generous prize.