Thanks for being a mentor. RIP

Ed Pearl was the kindest man. I was 13 when my parents first took me to the Ash Grove. We were a folk music family. Whoever called The Ash Grove the West Coast University of Folk Music as right on. I learned so much. So much great music--from all different traditions--in that small, acoustic club. Gone but never, ever forgotten. Ed Pearl.

Ed Pearl was one of the kindest men I have ever met. I was a member of the Ash Grove from Day One. Bess Hawes, who was a family friend and my teacher, told my family about it. When I was a 14 year old banjo player, Ed invited me to perform on the stage that would over the years hold so many great musicians. It is that kindness to a teenage folk music lover that I will always remember. He always greeted us at the door. Ed and the Ash Grove, and all the incredible traditional musicians he brought to Los Angeles changed the my life forever. Bless you Ed Pearl. 

Thanks for being my brother too! I will never forget you and your kindness!
Barbara Morrison