"With strong 'words of earnest' impeachment and yet so cautiously that he prefers to quote old dead authors..."
Andrew Steimetz-1848 in History of the Jesuits.
Welcome to Words of Ernest, Friends. I am a writer/author/music journalist, non-mainstream performing singer-songwriter. I also love to cover traditional old time tunes and several songwriters whose work I love. I play guitar, fiddle, keyboards and mountain dulcimer. Call it folk. If it ain't fun, I ain't doin it. Read all about Words of Ernest here.
New Audio Interviews with Spencer and Rains, Rebecca Frazier, Lily B. Moonflower, John Depew, Emily Johnson Eday and Aimee Riegal! Click here.
Story Songs at the 53rd Annual Walnut Valley Festival featuring Lily B. Moonflower and Aimee Riegal!
Join me with Lily B. Moonflower of MoonShroom, and Aimee Riegal of 80 Proof Alice, at the 53rd Annual Walnut Valley Festival, September20th, 9:00 am, on the Rick Meyers Stage, Stage 3 as we swap original songs and talk about the process and the whole creative thing! Click the pics for links and select Story Songs from the menu for more about what this set is and how you can present it at your event or even your own home. Full audio interviews with Aimiee and Lily, just select interviews from the menu.
Lily B. Moonflower of Lily B. Moonflower and MoonShroom
Aimee Riegal of 80 Proof Alice
Sally Vee (left) and Katia Pixie Racine (right)
Story Songs at the 51st Annual Walnut Valley Festival and National Flatpicking Championships with Elexa Dawson and Jim Ratts. Click the pic to ck out Story Songs, read about past sets, video and pics.
"I have had the great pleasure to work with Ernie for more years than he or I probably would want to admit. At our request, Ernie has written opening statements for the 'Walnut Valley Festival Program' close to a dozen times, numerous invitation letters for the “Walnut Valley July Occasional” advertising folder, the over-view story for our festival wrap up “December Occasional” and assorted recording reviews of performing artists, and human interest stories in our daily festival publication “The WVA Voice”. The total number of times we have reproduced Ernie’s stories has surpassed over 450,000 copies and we have been more than pleased by the craft at which Ernie composes each of the stories we have commissioned him to write.
We would recommend Ernie Hill to assist anyone that has a story to tell and a desire to express it in a creative, down to-earth, professional way. You can expect to find more of Ernie’s work in the future publications of the Walnut Valley Festival.
Rex Flottman,
Media Director
Walnut Valley Association
www.wvfest.com
"Ernie Hill is a quintessential fan of music and the history of American music, and as such, he loves the craft, the art, the pure sound, and the people who make it. His writing is loving and honest. He’s a troubadour for roots music and musicians — and the stories they carry within.” -Betse Ellis of Betse and Clarke