Eric Engblade is “Folk-Rock With Teeth”. Enchanting, encouraging, guitar pick’n, banjo strummin’, kazoo commanding, Eric Engblade sings eclectic folk tunes from depths few dare to descend, counter-offering despair with a hearty helping of hope and hands-on contribution to the care of the Grand Rapids community’s youth.
An accomplished and acclaimed singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, father, music educator, and podcast host from Grand Rapids, MI, Eric Engblade performs as a solo artist or with his band across the Great Lakes region, having opened for prominent national acts as Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings, Paul Thorn, Pert Near Sandstone, among others.
Some other career highlights include performing at Hoxeyville Music Festival (2010, 2017), Beaver Island Music Festival (2011), Hiawatha Music Festival (2011), Earthwork Harvest Gathering (20l6), Buttermilk Jamboree (2017, 2018), Cowpie Music Festival (2018), and at Frederick Meijer Garden Amphitheater (2012, 2018).