Berner joined the band as a Dobro/lead
in Virginia had already been playing for
guitar player in 2004. And a few months
years under the name Lost & Found. With
later, Cherrill Green of Magazine joined the
that, Hannah Blaylock and Edens Edge was
band, replacing Hannah’s mother.
born.
Smith says Green brought a lot to the
“We had a really good sound,” Smith
table. “She added beautiful harmonies,
says. “We made pretty music together.” He
played banjo, mandolin and guitar. She
tells of the first time his wife heard them
gave us a fuller sound and led us toward
playing. “She tells me she walked into the
bluegrass a little bit more.”
kitchen to get something and just stopped
Green, with her extensive bluegrass knowledge, told the group a bluegrass band
dead in her tracks when she heard what we were doing.”
On the right track The second iteration of the band, Hannah Blaylock & Edens Edge, came together in 2004. This photo was taken after a show the group did on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Excursion train. From left, are: Steve Smith, Lonnie Eason, Hannah Blaylock, Cherrill Green, Melvin Blaylock and Dean Berner. EEE
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The walls in Smith’s office each tell a different story, different chapters of his life. One, pictures of him, his wife, kids and grandkids. Another, a pencil drawing of 1940s-era downtown Lurton and black-andwhite photos of front-porch jam sessions and country dances. “My earliest memories are of people
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Edge wall, its space almost covered. There
The wall behind his desk is the Edens are concert posters, framed CDs alongside
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