One of our favorite places to go during the summer is the Edmonds Farmers Market held on Saturdays from July through September.

In addition to local produce, flowers (you can purchase a beautiful bouquet of flowers for as little as $5.00!), and crafters there are sometimes local musicians playing.

This Saturday we had the pleasure of meeting two such musicians/groups.

A Man and His Guitar -

Charlie Spring is a local singer/songwriter that has the most wonderful voice…it’s just him and his guitar. We stood there and listened to him sing a song or two and knew we had to purchase one of his cd’s. We chose A Grateful Man as he mentioned that all the songs on that cd he wrote himself. I can honestly say we were not disappointed!

You can visit his website for samplings of his music as well as where he is playing next. It is refreshing to hear such awe-inspiring talent….from a man and his guitar.

Traditional Music -

As we traveled through the market we could hear at what I at first thought was celtic music, then I though…no…it’s Irish. As we got closer I could tell it was actually neither! (Ok..I admit I never took music lessons way back when……)

It was actually a group of Quichua Indian musicians that are from northern Ecuador playing traditional music from the Andes Mountains!

Of course we just had to purchase one of their cd’s and it has fast become one of my favorites.

You really really (honest!) need to visit their website and read about their history and listen to a sampling of their music.

Quichua Mashis -

Excerpt from website: The members are Quichua Indians from northern Ecuador. The music they share has been passed down through the generations from the Grandfathers. Musical education in their homes begins as soon as they can hold an instrument, around age five. Many of the instruments are handmade in traditional ways with native materials; bamboo, sheep hooves, goat skins and armadillo shells. If the instruments are not captivating enough their sound will surely entrance you.